Reading Time: < 1 minute Air China said that it had witnessed steady growth in passenger and freight during the first seven months of the year. The number of passengers jumped 7.2 percent year on year to 55.4 million during the January-July period, the airline said in a statement filed to the Shanghai Stock Exchange. In July alone, Air China […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced that Indonesia complies with International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) safety standards and has been granted a Category 1 rating. The FAA first assessed Indonesia’s civil aviation authority in September 1997 and found it in compliance with ICAO standards and then lowered the rating from Category […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Czech Airlines Technics (CSAT), a daughter company of the Czech Aeroholding Group providing aircraft maintenance services, entered into an Agreement with a fourth Chinese air carrier, Sichuan Airlines. CSAT will provide line maintenance for aircraft servicing the new direct scheduled connection between Prague and Chengdu which launches its operations on 12 August 2016. CSAT has […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Travellers are being urged to brace for delays at Australia’s major airports today, as strikes by immigration and border protection staff resume. Community and Public Sector Union members are continuing their long-running fight over pay and conditions with 24-hour strikes at some international airports now in place. According to the union, the walk offs began […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Hong Kong-based Learning and Learning Technology provider, Peak Pacific Limited, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Seattle-based CA Training Solutions for cooperation in the area of Cabin Crew training solutions. The MoU paves the way for Peak Pacific and CA Training to collaborate and design, develop, and market eLearning content products for the […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Emirates recently enhanced its presence in Southeast Asia with the launch of a new daily linked service from Dubai to Yangon (RGN) in Myanmar, and onwards to Hanoi (HAN) in Vietnam. This new service, which is being operated with a Boeing 777-300ER, expands the airline’s network in Southeast Asia to 12 cities in seven countries […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Egypt Air Training Center hopes to expand its training capabilities in the African continent after being in a co-operation with Rwand Air. The training centre was recently in discussions with Rwand Air to discuss ways of mutual cooperation, and meet the airline’s training needs in the field of of engineers, pilots and cabin crew, air […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Oman Air has announced further expansion to its global network with a new destination starting in September 2016. The flights will operate from Oman Air’s hub in Muscat to Najaf, in Iraq with four weekly flights. Flights to Najaf will start on 15th September 2016.This is Oman Air’s first destination in Iraq, and the carrier […]
Reading Time: 6 minutes The rapidly globalizing world is dramatically accelerating the pace of various innovations occurring within all the spheres possible, and drones are not left aside. Before entering the commercial world, UAVs were mainly engaged in the military sector. Most probably particularly this served the reason for the whole issue of drones being faded into a relative […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Cebu Pacific has ordered Rolls-Royce Trent 700 engines, with TotalCare® long-term engine services, to power two new Airbus A330 aircraft. The Philippines-based airline already operates six of the aircraft, all powered by the Trent 700. The Trent 700 delivers the best fuel burn, emissions and noise performance, resulting in market leadership on the aircraft. The […]