Reading Time: < 1 minute KLM Royal Dutch Airlines will resume service to the Iranian capital of Tehran from 30 October 2016. This will be the 14th new destination KLM has added to its network in 2016. Four weekly services will be operated between Schiphol and Tehran, supplementing the Paris-Tehran service operated by Air France since 16 April 2016. KLM […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute The world’s largest aircraft, the Airlander 10, has sustained damage during its second test flight in central England. The aircraft, which is 92 metres long, appears to have nose-dived upon landing, hitting the ground and damaging the cockpit. Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV), the manufacturer of the helium-filled airship said no-one was injured. Airlander 10 was […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Two NATO jets will commence air policing over Bulgarian airspace in September. Two US Air Force F-15 fighter jets will begin conducting joint air policing measures over Bulgarian airspace next month at the request of Bulgarian authorities, NATO said in a press release on Wednesday. “The US Air Force and the Bulgarian Air Force will […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Global passenger traffic grew 4.5% in June 2016 and 5.6% for the first half of the year. Even though airports reported an increase of 4.0% in international passenger traffic and an increase of 5.1% in domestic traffic in June 2016, international passenger traffic grew faster than the domestic component during the first six months of […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Rolls-Royce has won a $1.5bn order from China Eastern Airlines for Trent 700 engines to power 15 Airbus A330 aircraft. The order also includes long-term TotalCare® engine support services. The aircraft are in addition to the 51 Trent 700 powered A330s that China Eastern Airlines already operates. The Trent 700 delivers the best fuel burn, […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Business and training management software company Momook has announced that its highly-advanced full-flight simulator terminal is now available for sale and delivery. The software company, in cooperation with flight simulator maintenance solutions provider SimHelp, has launched an innovative solution developed specifically for aviation training center with at least one simulator, making the flight training process […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes HAECO Americas has announced plans to a build a new $60m MRO facility at Greensboro Piedmont Triad International Airport which will lead to the creation of 500 jobs. “It offers a proposed 500 additional employees, which is really important to us,” said Jim Sokol with HAECO Americas maintenance operations. Those aircraft maintenance employees will work […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Piper Aircraft, Inc. announced it has been awarded approval from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), for the Piper M500, clearing the way for the innovative aircraft to enter into service on the European register. “EASA certification is an important milestone allowing us to kick off a major sales campaign to bring the M500 to […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes According to TASS, Iran will not need additional air defense systems after getting from Russia the S-300 anti-aircraft missile defense systems and commissioning Iran’s similar system Bavar (Belief) 373. Therefore, Iran’s Ministry of Defense intends to focus on negotiations with Russia on the purchase of the Sukhoi aircraft, Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehghan […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Ryanair welcomed SITA’s independent baggage report which confirmed Ryanair’s outstanding baggage performance, mishandling far fewer bags than any other airline. The 2015 SITA Baggage Report showed a worldwide average of 6.5 mishandled bags per 1,000 customers, while in Europe, the average figure was even higher at 7.8 mishandled bags per 1,000. Other European airlines 14 […]