Reading Time: < 1 minute Air Berlin has filed for administration after Etihad Airways said it cannot continue to guarantee future cash infusions into the troubled airline. “This development is extremely disappointing for all parties, especially as Etihad has provided extensive support to Airberlin for its previous liquidity challenges and restructuring efforts over the past six years,” Etihad has said […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) removed the final Avro RJ100 from flight operations after over 15 years as part of its fleet. The last of a total of 21 aircraft took off from Geneva this morning and made its last official landing at Zurich airport. Immediately after landing in Zurich, the aircraft registered under HB-IYZ […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Dublin Airport welcomed more than 3.1 million passengers in July, which was a new monthly record for the airport, and a 6% increase on the same period last year. July was the first time in the airport’s 77-year history that more than three million passengers have been facilitated in a single month. A total of […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Iran’s Development and Renovation Organization (IDRO) and Russian Helicopters Company plan to team up to assemble light Russian helicopters in the Islamic Republic, IDRO’s deputy director Abolfazl Kiani Bakhtiari announced. Mr. Bakhtiari said that apart from the Russian Ka-226 and Ansat light multirole helicopters the Iranians would also assemble their own Saba-248 cargo and passenger […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Новая российская авиакомпания “Азимут” получила третий самолет Sukhoi Superjet 100. Как сообщает авиаперевозчик, воздушное судно с регистрацией RA-89036 прибыло в ее базовый аэропорт Ростова-на-Дону 13 августа. Самолет прилетел из Ульяновска, где на него нанесли фирменную ливрею “Азимута”. Третий самолет ростовского перевозчика поступил с вторичного рынка: прежде он находился в эксплуатации у авиакомпании “Ямал”. Произведенная в […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Сведения об этом были озвучены Сергеем Шойгу, который подчеркнул, что решение о подготовке военных лётчиц было принято на основании довольно большого количества просьб, к тому же, специалисты полагают, что женщины смогут справляться с боевыми самолётами отнюдь не хуже мужчин, тем более что подготовка состава будет вестись должным образом. Уже осенью текущего года к обучению приступит […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute The first A350-900 for Hong Kong Airlines has completed its maiden flight in Toulouse, France. The aircraft will now enter the final phase of production, further ground checks and test flights before being prepared for delivery at the end of August. Hong Kong Airlines has a total of 15 A350 XWB on order. Bringing new […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Women will be admitted to the Krasnodar aviation school for pilot training this year for the first time in Russia’s modern history, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu told reporters on Saturday. “There are quite a few girls who would like to become military pilots. We’ve received hundreds of letters, hence the decision to enroll the […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Russia’s United Engine Corporation has been approached by the developers of Frigate Ecojet project to power this perspective new-generation aircraft with four PD-14. This engine is being developed for MC-21 program. The four-engine version of Frigate Ecojet, dubbed Freejet, has been in the works since July this year, and now its designers have started negotiations […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Qatar Airways has said that it expects to receive its first Airbus A350-1000, the largest aircraft in the A350 family, by the end of this year. The news comes after the airline abruptly canceled an order for four smaller A350-900s last month, apparently due to production delays. Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker said this […]