Reading Time: < 1 minute The summer is fast approaching with its fantastic weather. Austrian Airlines is expanding its flight offering to Spain and Italy just in time for the upcoming bathing suit and bikini season. As of today, the airline will fly to Jerez and Bari once a week. Flights to Bari will be offered with a stopover first […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Lufthansa Technik has concluded a cooperation agreement with DC Aviation Group, a leading operator of business jets in Europe. As part of the agreement signed on May 25, 2016, the two companies plan to offer their VIP customers a first-class package of services at Al Maktoum International Airport (Dubai World Central Airport). An experienced, highly […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes CityJet, the Irish European regional airline, took delivery in Italy of its first Superjet SSJ100 aircraft. At a ceremony in Venice, CityJet’s Executive Chairman, Pat Byrne, and Chief Commercial Officer, Cathal O’ Connell, were present to accept formal delivery of the airplane which has been described by Mr Byrne as a “game changer.” CityJet becomes […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and its largest union, the National Air Traffic Controllers Association, AFL-CIO (NATCA) announced today they have reached a tentative agreement on a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) covering the air traffic control specialists assigned to the terminal and en route options, traffic management coordinators/specialists, air traffic controllers assigned to the […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute A new non-profit organization, the International Aviation Services Organization (IASO), was unveiled, coinciding with the first day of EBACE. IASO’s mission is to provide a unified voice for aviation services companies at airports around the world. Created by a Board of Directors with decades of international industry experience, the organization will champion key issues affecting […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Boeing and Air China officially unveiled the airline’s first 787-9 Dreamliner to the public at a grand ceremony in Beijing. The national flag carrier is the first airline in the country to have a 787-9 enter into service. “The 787-9 Dreamliner employs a multitude of cutting-edge technologies best represented by its electronic handling system and […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute RUAG Aviation and Rolls-Royce have signed an Authorised Service Center (ASC) agreement for the BR710A2-20 turbofan. This latest Authorised Service Centre agreement reconfirms RUAG Aviation’s participation in the Rolls-Royce global network and marks an important milestone for the aviation company. It allows RUAG Aviation to further expand the services offered for the Bombardier Global aircraft […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Yesterday China’s Xiaomi announced its latest product—a drone priced at 2999 yuan ($456) for a model with a 4k camera, and 2499 yuan ($380) for a version with a lower resolution 1080p camera. Xiaomi says that a pre-orders will begin for the 1080p version today, while a beta version for the 4k version will be […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Aer Lingus and Ryanair have cancelled a number of flights today due to industrial action by French air traffic controllers. Ryanair has cancelled dozens of flights to, from or over France. The airline says it “sincerely apologises for any inconvenience caused by these unjustified ATC disruptions which are entirely outside of our control”. Customers can rebook […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Three new pieces of debris found in Mozambique and Mauritius may have come from the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, according to Australian authorities. Three new pieces of debris have been found in Mauritius and in Mozambique that could be linked to missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, Australia’s Transport Minister said Thursday (May 26). The […]