Reading Time: < 1 minute China will limit the operations of North Korean carrier Air Koryo after one of its aircraft made an emergency landing in a northeastern Chinese city last month, and has told the airline to improve training and maintenance. The plane, a Russian-built Tupolev TU204-300, was flying to Beijing from Pyongyang when it made a forced landing […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute On behalf of the UK CAA, CAAi is set to open a brand new EASA Part-66 Aircraft Maintenance Licence electronic examination centre in Istanbul. The first exams will be delivered on Thursday 22 September 2016 at British Side Language School, in Besiktas, Istanbul. This new exam service will give aircraft maintenance engineers in Istanbul and the […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Jet Aviation’s Dubai facility has secured approvals from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for its non-destructive testing (NDT) shop. The MRO provider has introduced non-destructive testing as part of its maintenance service portfolio upon receiving FAA approval for its NDT shop. […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes More than 70,000 American Airlines customers have missed their flights this year and 40,000 checked bags failed to be loaded on scheduled flights because of airport screening delays, an executive for the airline told a U.S. congressional panel on Thursday. A shortage of staff and a surge in air travelers have created a nightmare scenario […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute According to the S.C. Department of Revenue (SCDOR), all seventeen employees turned themselves into authorities after they were charged with a “willful attempt to evade or defeat a tax”. Warrants were reportedly issued for two additional Boeing employees who did not turn themselves in. “The individuals submitted fraudulent W-4 forms to their employer claiming to […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Стратегический самолет-разведчик RC-135V ВВС США в понедельник подлетел к побережью Калининградской области, сообщили западные авиационные порталы, отслеживающие передвижение военной авиации. Об этом пишет Интерфакс. По их данным, разведчик с бортовым номером 64-14844 и позывным ALGAE54, вылетевший с авиабазы “Милденхолл” в Великкобритании, в настоящее время выполняет задание в южной части Балтийского моря. За последние три недели […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes American Airlines has claimed its first Alabama-made Airbus A321 passenger jet after a ceremony at the manufacturer’s production facility at Mobile Aeroplex. The A321, sporting American’s logo and colors, is the second aircraft to leave the assembly line at Airbus’ new $600 million Alabama plant. The first – named “BluesMobile” — went to JetBlue on […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Один из крупнейших онлайн-ретейлеров в мире Amazon, ранее объявивший о намерении самостоятельно заняться грузоперевозками, подписал соглашение об аренде 20 конвертированных самолетов Boeing 767F с холдингом Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings (базируется в Нью-Йорке), куда входит американский грузовой оператор Atlas Air. Об этом сообщили в Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings. Таким образом, вместе с ранее заказанными у Air […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Парад Победы на Красной площади завершился воздушной частью. Количество участвовавших в воздушном проходе летательных аппаратов Воздушно-космических сил России совпадает с годовщиной Великой Победы – 71 самолет и вертолет.
Reading Time: < 1 minute International Consolidated Airlines Group (IAG) presented Group consolidated results for the three months to March 31st, 2016. IAG reported first quarter operating profit of €155m before exceptional items (2015: operating profit of €25m), excluding Aer Lingus €181m. Passenger unit revenue for the quarter was down 3.5% and at constant currency down 4.7% (excluding Aer Lingus […]