Category: Aviation News

Gulfstream G600 Makes Steady Progress Toward Certification

Reading Time: < 1 minute Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. announced its award-winning Gulfstream G600, the second aircraft in the company’s dynamic family of all-new ultra-long-range, large-cabin jets, has begun U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification field performance testing. “We continue to make steady progress toward certifying the all-new G600 later this year and beginning customer deliveries in 2019,” said Mark Burns, […]

Lufthansa Cargo and Brussels Airlines Cargo Start Close Cooperation

Reading Time: < 1 minute Lufthansa Cargo and Brussels Airlines Cargo start close cooperation and the marketing of Brussels Airlines’ (SN) cargo capacities. The network of both companies complements each other perfectly. The new cooperation gives Brussels Airlines Cargo customers easy access to Lufthansa Cargo’s worldwide route network with around 300 destinations in over 100 countries. For Lufthansa Cargo customers, […]

MiG-31 Fighter Jet Performed a Non-Stop 4,000-Kilometer Flight

Reading Time: < 1 minute The MiG-31 fighter jets operated by the Russian Pacific Fleet’s naval aviation have performed a 4,000-kilometer long-haul flight to the Arctic Region. During the flight tactical exercise in the Kamchatka Region (in Russia’s Far East), the pilots of the mixed regiment of the Pacific Fleet’s naval aviation have performed a long-haul flight to the Arctic […]

FL Technics’ Indonesia Station Receives FAA Certification

Reading Time: < 1 minute FL Technics, a Lithuania-headquartered provider of aircraft maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) services, has achieved a milestone in the company’s expansion in the Asia-Pacific region by earning FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) Part-145 Air Repair Station certification. The award for FL Technics Indonesia, makes it one of a select few with similar status in the south-east […]

Mediation Begins as Ryanair and Irish Pilots Try to Reach Agreement

Reading Time: < 1 minute Ryanair, the Irish low-cost carrier, has entered into three days of mediation in an attempt to reach a mutually acceptable conclusion to the current dispute with Irish pilots and their unions, the Irish Airline Pilot’s Association (IALPA) – part of the Fórsa trade union. While negotiations continue, the union has confirmed that no further strike […]

Bombardier Continues African Market Penetration with Pre-Owned Q400

Reading Time: < 1 minute Bombardier Commercial Aircraft announced that the company successfully placed three pre-owned Q400 turboprops with PassionAir from the Republic of Ghana. The airline acquired the aircraft through a dry-lease with a third party. “Bombardier has sold about 3,500 new regional aircraft to date, and we continue to be very active on the used aircraft market.” said […]

Iberia Airbus A340-600 Experiences Tyre Damage

Reading Time: < 1 minute An Iberia Airbus A340-600, performing flight from Madrid (Spain) to Quito (Ecuador), touched down on Quito’s runway when the crew initiated a go around. The aircraft entered a hold for about 20 minutes, positioned for another approach to runway and landed about 30 minutes after the go around. One of the main tyres was found […]

FL Technics Lands Comair Limited as a New Client

Reading Time: < 1 minute FL Technics, a global provider of integrated aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul services, has announced the signing of an agreement with Comair Limited, a private domestic airline operator in the Republic of South Africa listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE). Comair Limited is a South African aviation and travel company, offering scheduled and non-scheduled […]

Delta and Virgin Atlantic Will Be First Airline Partnership to Achieve Level 3 Certification

Reading Time: < 1 minute Virgin Atlantic and Delta Air Lines are on track to become the first global airline partnership to achieve Level 3 Certification on the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) New Distribution Capability (NDC), standard 18.1. Virgin has already achieved Level 3 Certification, and Delta expects to do the same in the next month. This will allow […]

Stolen Horizon Air Aircraft Crashed into Forest

Reading Time: < 1 minute A Horizon Air de Havilland Dash 8-400, performing an unauthorized flight from Seattle, WA (USA) to an undefined destination, departed Seattle’s runway without takeoff clearance with tower trying to query callsign and authorization. Pierce County, WA Sheriff’s Office reported a 29 year old employee of Horizon Air stole the aircraft and performed an unauthorized takeoff. […]