Reading Time: < 1 minute A Daallo Airline Airbus A321 flight D3159 made an emergency landing at Mogadishu today after an explosion soon after takeoff from Mogadishu, Somalia. A loud bang was heard followed by flames, injuring 2 passengers. The body of a person fallen from a plane around Balcad town, Somalia. If it had happened in higher altitude, it would […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Finland plans to test drones along its frontier with Russia as an increasing number of asylum seekers from the Middle East and Africa cross the country’s Arctic border. Major Jussi Napola, of the Finnish border guard, said Helsinki intends to run the tests along its 833-mile (1,340-kilometer) border with Russia. “The plan is to test […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes EASA has launched an online survey to assess the effectiveness of maintaining two people in the cockpit during flight, as recommended in the wake of the Germanwings tragedy. On March 24, 2015, a Germanwings Airbus A320 was on a scheduled flight from Barcelona to Düsseldorf when it crashed, killing all 150 people aboard. A preliminary […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Brazil’s Conselho Administrativo de Defesa Econômica Unconditionally Approves FedEx Intended Acquisition of TNT Express FedEx Acquisition B.V. (the Offeror) and TNT Express (TNT Express) jointly announce that they have obtained the unconditional approval from the Conselho Administrativo de Defesa Econômica (CADE) in connection with the Offer. “We are very pleased with the unconditional approval from […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Главный авиаперевозчик Пакистана компания Pakistan International Airlines (“Пакистанские международные авиалинии”) приостановила все рейсы после того, как при разгоне акции протеста в Карачи от рук полиции погибли два ее сотрудника. Об этом сообщает ТАСС со ссылкой на телеканал GeoTV. “В связи с разгоном в Карачи акции протеста бастующих сотрудников авиакомпании, в результате чего погибли два человека, […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute CAE has announced a series of contracts, including the sale of nine full-flight simulators to airlines globally, as well as commercial and business aviation training programmes with more than 10 operators. These agreements, valued at more than C$350 million, cover a broad range of CAE’s training equipment and programs, from commercial cadet to captain training, […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Dutch police are training eagles to grab illegal drones out of the sky. In the video, an eagle is seen swooping towards a hovering drone, grabbing hold of the machine with its talons and flying off. It’s just one of a number of ideas being tested by the Dutch National Police. The force says it’s trying […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Embraer announced today that Jackie Chan, a world-renowned movie star, has become the first customer in China to take delivery of a Legacy 500. “The Legacy 500 features our best-to-date technologies and it incorporates designs that maximize passenger comfort and fuel efficiency,” said Marco Tulio Pellegrini, President & CEO, Embraer Executive Jets. “This new aircraft, […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Joramco and Airbus concluded an agreement listing Joramco as an approved service provider for maintenance projects outsourced by Airbus. This agreement was signed during a recent visit by a team from Airbus to Joramco. Mr. Osama Fattaleh, Joramco CEO said: “We are proud of this partnership with a major commercial aircraft manufacturer such as Airbus. […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Emirates has come out on top again as the world’s most valuable airline brand, according to the 2016 Brand Finance Global 500 report, which was released yesterday. The airline’s brand value grew 17% over last year to reach US$ 7.7 billion. For the fifth year running, the airline has steadily risen up in the global […]