Reading Time: < 1 minute The UAE will stop importing drones that fail to the match the new specifications for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), a senior Emirates Authority for Standardisation and Metrology (ESMA) official has said. In May, ESMA approved the new regulatory standards that included a surveillance system for detecting unmanned aerial vehicles. “Our new standards will come into […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Delta TechOps, the maintenance division of Delta Air Lines, has signed a new 12-year agreement worth $750 million to service CF6-80A and CF6-80C2 engines operated by the airline subsidiaries of Air Transport Services Group (ATSG). The GE Aviation-manufactured turbofan engine, among the most mature in operation today, is used to power ATSG’s fleet of Boeing […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute With a record 6.76 million passengers for the month of June (up 2.3% against June 2016), passenger numbers for a 12-month period broke the 77 million mark for the first time in Heathrow Airport’s history. June 30 also proved to be a record day for the airport with 259,917 passengers flying through. In a press […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute An Iranian airplane traveling from the country’s city of Isfahan to Tehran, was forced to make an urgent landing after experiencing technical problems, the head of Isfahan province airports Hassan Amjadi said. According to him, the airplane made an urgent landing in Isfahan airport midnight, IRNA news agency reported. The airplane which was carrying 157 […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes During the second quarter of 2017 (2Q17), Embraer delivered 35 jets to the commercial aviation market and 24 jets to the business aviation market, of which 16 were light jets and eight were large jets. The number of deliveries in Commercial Aviation rose roughly 35% over the same period last year. With respect to Executive […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Irish low-cost carrier (LCC) Ryanair has canceled flights to Ukraine it had planned to start in October. According to a Ryanair statement July 10, the decision was made “following Kiev airport’s [Boryspil] failure to honor a growth agreement reached at the Ministry of Infrastructure with airport officials and the current airport director general, Pavlo Riabikin, […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Ten Airbus A321LR aircraft will be joining the fleet of Canadian airline Air Transat, making it the first North American operator of the longest-range single-aisle aircraft in the world. Air Transat will lease the aircraft through a deal with AerCap, and plans entry into service starting in 2019. The A321LR builds on the success of […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Emirates has refuted claims the airline has undertaken a programme to reduce staff across the company. A company spokesperson quoted by Bloomberg said “there is no change in staff turnover rates in the past weeks,” and that the carrier continues to hire for “critical roles.” “Recruitment has slowed down as we streamline our operations, introduce […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes The era of very large passenger aircraft like the Airbus A380 and the Boeing 747 is coming to an end. Most airlines no longer want the Airbus “Superjumbo” or Boeing’s “Queen of the Skies” as they increasingly opt for smaller wide-body versions that are fuel-efficient, flexible and viable to operate. “We have seen a very consistent […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Aeroflot has won the Sector Leadership nomination at the 2017 Airline Strategy Awards, once again underscoring the Russian flag carrier’s prominent position in the global airline market. The prestigious recognition was awarded by Flight Airline Business magazine at a gala ceremony at the Honourable Society of the Middle Temple in London. Russia’s largest carrier is […]