Reading Time: < 1 minute An Iranian airplane traveling from the country’s city of Isfahan to Tehran, was forced to make an urgent landing after experiencing technical problems, the head of Isfahan province airports Hassan Amjadi said. According to him, the airplane made an urgent landing in Isfahan airport midnight, IRNA news agency reported. The airplane which was carrying 157 […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Китайская самолетостроительная корпорация COMAC получила разрешение от Администрации гражданской авиации КНР (СAAC) на серийное производство региональных реактивных самолетов ARJ21-700, пишет ATW. Разрешение выдано через 2,5 года после сертификации типа и чуть больше чем через год после его ввода в коммерческую эксплуатацию. Стартовый эксплуатант ARJ21-700, рассчитанного на перевозку 90 пасс., — китайская авиакомпания Chengdu Airlines, базирующаяся […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Законопроект, позволяющий авиакомпаниям не продавать билет авиадебоширам, Госдума приняла в пером чтении, передает корреспондент ИА REGNUM 12 июля. Поправки вносятся в Гражданский кодекс. Предлагается в случаях, предусмотренных Воздушным кодексом РФ, разрешить перевозчику или лицу, уполномоченному перевозчиком на заключение договора воздушной перевозки пассажира, отказывать в заключении договора воздушной перевозки пассажира в целях защиты прав и законных […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes During the second quarter of 2017 (2Q17), Embraer delivered 35 jets to the commercial aviation market and 24 jets to the business aviation market, of which 16 were light jets and eight were large jets. The number of deliveries in Commercial Aviation rose roughly 35% over the same period last year. With respect to Executive […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Irish low-cost carrier (LCC) Ryanair has canceled flights to Ukraine it had planned to start in October. According to a Ryanair statement July 10, the decision was made “following Kiev airport’s [Boryspil] failure to honor a growth agreement reached at the Ministry of Infrastructure with airport officials and the current airport director general, Pavlo Riabikin, […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Ten Airbus A321LR aircraft will be joining the fleet of Canadian airline Air Transat, making it the first North American operator of the longest-range single-aisle aircraft in the world. Air Transat will lease the aircraft through a deal with AerCap, and plans entry into service starting in 2019. The A321LR builds on the success of […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Emirates has refuted claims the airline has undertaken a programme to reduce staff across the company. A company spokesperson quoted by Bloomberg said “there is no change in staff turnover rates in the past weeks,” and that the carrier continues to hire for “critical roles.” “Recruitment has slowed down as we streamline our operations, introduce […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes The era of very large passenger aircraft like the Airbus A380 and the Boeing 747 is coming to an end. Most airlines no longer want the Airbus “Superjumbo” or Boeing’s “Queen of the Skies” as they increasingly opt for smaller wide-body versions that are fuel-efficient, flexible and viable to operate. “We have seen a very consistent […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Казанский вертолетный завод провел переговоры с делегацией из Китая по вопросам поставки гражданских и военных вертолетов, сообщили RNS в пресс-службе «Вертолетов России». «Китайская сторона высказала заинтересованность относительно новой продукции завода: вертолетов Ми-38 и “Ансат”. Делегация отметила высокое качество российской вертолетной техники, которая эксплуатируется как в Китае, так и в других странах мира», — говорится в […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Aeroflot has won the Sector Leadership nomination at the 2017 Airline Strategy Awards, once again underscoring the Russian flag carrier’s prominent position in the global airline market. The prestigious recognition was awarded by Flight Airline Business magazine at a gala ceremony at the Honourable Society of the Middle Temple in London. Russia’s largest carrier is […]