Reading Time: < 1 minute Korean Air and Boeing have signed a MOA (Memorandum of Agreement) for the joint development of 500MD unmanned helicopters. Present at the ceremony held on Sept. 21st in Korean Air’s HQ were Mr. Yang Ho Cho, Chairman & CEO of Korean Air and Mr. Dennis Muilenburg, CEO of Boeing, among many others. According to the […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Russia suspended air service with Egypt following the crash of a Russian A321 passenger jet in Sinai. Air flights between Egypt and Russia may be resumed in October already, Egypt’s Al-Masry Al-Youm said on Sunday referring to high-ranking officials at the Egyptian civil aviation authority. “The parties have agreed to resume step by step the […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes FAA Administrator Michael Huerta today joined federal and local officials in dedicating the new ATC tower at Tucson International Airport. The new tower is 252 feet tall – about double the height of the old tower, which served the airport for 58 years. It provides air traffic controllers with better airfield views and makes it […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Patrols launched to monitor “foreign military aircraft” flying over the East China Sea air defence identification zone. China’s air force says it flew more than 40 bombers and other fighter planes through a strait between Japanese islands on their way to military drills in the western Pacific. Regular long-range drills in the western Pacific and […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes India’s air safety regulator has banned pilots from taking photographs when they are on duty. The move comes five months after Hindustan Times (HT) reported a first-of-its-kind complaint against six pilots working with a private airline, for taking selfies on board. HT had reported on April 28 that at least six pilots were investigated for […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK’s third largest airline calling on female applicants for latest pilot roles. Rachel Barrett, 28 from Liverpool, fell in love with flying at a young age – but never believed it would become her career. The former travel agent, who works for Luton-based Thomson Airways, has been a First Officer with the airline for three years. […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Cebu Pacific, the Philippines’ largest airline , today took delivery of the very first ATR 72-600 High Capacity. Configured with 78 seats, this brand new option of the ATR 72 has ten additional seats compared to the standard configuration of the aircraft. It therefore combines reduced seat mile costs for airlines and world class comfort […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes A contender for the world’s shortest international flight – covering just 13 miles and lasting as little as eight minutes – has been launched by an Austrian airline. People’s Viennaline, founded in 2010 but with just four destinations on its route map, has announced plans to link St. Gallen–Altenrhein Airport in Switzerland with Friedrichshafen Airport […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes As a milestone of Rulemaking Task 0464, on 16 September 2016, the Agency has published its NPA 2016-09 ‘Requirements for Air Traffic Services’ with the objective to harmonise the provision of such essential air navigation services throughout the Union and, consequently, to maintain a high and uniform level of safety in aviation. The NPA proposes […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Authorities told passengers to leave Terminal B as they investigated a car that was left unattended with its doors open. Terminal B evacuated Authorities told passengers to leave Terminal B as they investigated a car that was left unattended with its doors open, several media outlets reported. Military personnel at the airport Several passengers tweeted […]