Reading Time: < 1 minute France has dispatched a specialist naval vessel to the area where EgyptAir flight MS804 is believed to have crashed into the Mediterranean Sea. The survey vessel Laplace sailed from Porto Vecchio, Corsica, May 26 and is scheduled to arrive in the area 295 km (183 miles) from the Egyptian coastline where the Airbus A320 disappeared […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Simulation Training is partnering with SimCom to establish a general and business aviation training center in Paris near Charles de Gaulle Airport. The training center, SimCom Aviation Training Europe (Sate), is scheduled to open in November and provide pilot training for turboprops and light midsize business jets. It will place a “special emphasis” on training […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute SriLankan Aviation College, a unit of state-run SriLankan Airlines, said its franchise schools will be expanded around the country in a franchise deal with Colombo-based Nawaloka Group, with plans to move to Seychelles. Nawaloka Air Services will open training centres in Galle, Batticaloa, Jaffna and Kandy, the training school said in a statement. SriLankan Airlines […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Due to the high level of demand related to the UEFA Euro 2016, Austrian Airlines is expanding its flight offering to be able to fly as many fans as possible to France. In addition to deploying larger aircraft, Austrian Airlines is increasing frequencies for flights between Vienna and Paris and Vienna and Lyon. On balance, […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has called on African governments to prioritize the development of aviation nationally and at a pan-African level to bolster economic growth and development. Africa is set to be one of the fastest-growing aviation regions over the next 20 years, with annual expansion averaging nearly 5%. This opens up incredible […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Pilatus Aircraft gave the first prototype of the PC-24 Super Versatile Jet a day’s break from its test flight duties to be featured on the static display outside Palexpo as part of the European Business Aviation Convention and Expo this week at the Geneva Airport. The airplane and a second prototype have accumulated more than […]
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 A Korean Air Lines Co. plane was evacuated at Tokyo’s Haneda airport after an engine caught fire Friday. All 302 passengers and 17 crew members disembarked, Kyosuke Okada, a spokesman for Japan’s transport ministry said by telephone Friday. Seven people were injured on the Boeing Co. 777 plane which was about to depart to Seoul […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute The final test of the fifth-generation F-35 stealth multirole fighter jet has been delayed for 2018, US Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Frank Kendall said. The jet was planned to undergo the final phase of its initial operational test and evaluation, set to test its combat capability for flying real military […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Lufthansa subsidiary Austrian Airlines will cancel 150 flights in June because of a pilot shortage again this year. The Austrian flag carrier will wet-lease three aircraft during the European summer peak season to stabilize operations. The pilot shortage this year comes as the airline is transferring its Fokker 70/100 fleet to Embraer E195s in a […]