Reading Time: < 1 minute Vistara and AirAsia will soon be able to fly international as the Union Cabinet has cleared the civil aviation policy. “In the aviation policy, we had proposed that the government should charge Rs 8,000 per landing from airlines to fund the regional connectivity plan,” said a senior aviation ministry official, who did not want to […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Bombardier Commercial Aircraft announced today that its CS100 aircraft has been awarded Type Validation by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) following a comprehensive testing program. The EASA and FAA validations follow the CS100 aircraft Type Certification awarded by Transport Canada in December 2015. EASA’s validation paves the way […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Qatar Airways Cargo unveiled plans yesterday to increase its positon in three new markets – the trans-Pacific, Australia and South America – with ambitions of becoming a “strong player” there in the next nine months, according to Qatar’s CEO of cargo, Ulrich Ogiermann. At a press conference held on the opening day of Air Cargo […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Air France said on Tuesday the last four days of strikes by French pilots would cost the airline more than 40 million euros. A spokeswoman for Air France, who confirmed comments given by chief executive Frederic Gagey to AFP, said the company plans to meet unions by the end of the week. “Air France managed […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes The civil aviation ministry expects the new aviation policy will be taken up today by the Union Cabinet. The Union Cabinet, which is meeting at 10.30am, is likely to take up the much delayed policy, besides a proposal to increase the age of practising doctors to 65 years from the current 60, said a government […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes In the midst of Africa’s poaching crisis, a dedicated group of aviators may have uncovered a solution to ending this illegal practice. Air Shepherd, an initiative of the Lindbergh Foundation, is flying advanced unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in high-risk areas in South Africa — and soon, other countries on the continent. Air Shepherd’s UAVs, equipped […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Greek civil aviation workers plan a five-day strike next week in protest at the long-term lease of 14 regional airports, complicating government efforts to implement a privatization program linked to the country’s bailout. Authorities agreed to lease the airports to German operator Fraport last year and are now considering offering concessions for 23 others. The […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes FAA has proposed a $350,000 fine against Seattle-based online retail giant Amazon for allegedly violating US hazardous materials regulations pertaining to air cargo shipments. The agency also accused Amazon of having “a history of violating the hazardous materials regulations.” In a June 13 statement, FAA alleged Amazon shipped a package via United Parcel Service (UPS) […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes The week after Lufthansa’s catering business indicated it was considering cutting 2,400 jobs in Europe over the next five years as a result of competition from low-cost rivals and Middle-Eastern carriers, Lufthansa Cargo has announced that 800 jobs worldwide are to go as well. The logistics unit of Deutsche Lufthansa AG expects 500 of the […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute EasyJet pilots who are based at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport went on strike on Tuesday in support of their demands for better working conditions. The strike is set to run from 6am to 2pm and was called by the Dutch pilots union VNV. It says the EasyJet pilots have too many flying hours for their salary […]