Reading Time: 2 minutes A Chinese consortium made up of China Aviation Supplies Holding Company (CAS), Qingdao United General Aviation Industrial Development Company (Qingdao United) and CITIC Offshore Helicopter Co. Ltd (COHC) has ordered 100 H135 light-twin helicopters, becoming China’s first customer to form an industrial partnership to launch a H135 final assembly line (FAL) in Qingdao, Shandong province. […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes The International Air Transport Association (IATA) welcomed the publication of Interpretative Guidelines on Regulation 261/2004 by the European Commission which brings greater clarity to the European Union’s passenger rights regulation. This is an important stop-gap measure until critical reforms to EU 261/2004 are implemented. “A transparent and level playing field is important for passengers and […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Yorkshire Air Ambulance unveiled their first of two new H145 to stakeholders, public and local and regional dignitaries at an event at their air support unit at Nostell. To the backdrop of the Airwolf soundtrack and a light display that would put the Geneva Motor show to shame, Yorkshire Air Ambulance dropped the curtain on […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute Following the call for strike action which has been confirmed by Air France pilots’ unions for the period from 11 to 14 June 2016, the schedule of flights operated by Air France aircraft is disrupted. Air France regrets this situation and is making every effort to minimize the inconvenience this strike action may cause to […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute Another Embraer aicraft in the Austrian Airlines fleet with the registration number OE-LWK took off on its initial flight OS311 from Vienna to Stockholm this morning. The Embraer aircraft is the sixth out of a total of 17 Embraer jets which Austrian Airlines will integrate into its fleet by the end of 2017. In April […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute Defense contractor Lockheed Martin said in a press release that government of Denmark has backed an order of 27 F-35 fighter jets from the United States, which amounts to $3 billion. The government of Denmark has backed an order of 27 F-35 fighter jets from the United States, which amounts to $3 billion, defense contractor Lockheed Martin said […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute Lufthansa Technik Maintenance International (LTMI) and easyJet have signed a contract for extensive collaboration at London Gatwick Airport (LGW). With a fleet of 55 aircraft, Gatwick is the largest base for the low-cost airline. As part of this five-year collaboration, Lufthansa Technik (as the Part 145 maintenance organization) will handle Light Base Maintenance (LBM) inputs and […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute Airbus Group SE is selling its remaining holding in Dassault Aviation SA as the European aircraft maker disposes of assets to focus on its core businesses. Airbus, which owns 23.6 percent of Dassault Aviation, is selling approximately 830,000 of the company’s shares in an accelerated block sale to institutional investors, representing about 9 percent of […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute KLM Royal Dutch Airlines will phase out its final Fokker 70 on Oct. 29, 2017, ending 20 years of service. KLM began flying F70s in 1996 and, with a current fleet of 14 aircraft, it is the biggest user of the Dutch-manufactured twinjet. However, the Fokker fleet is now 20 years old, with each aircraft […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute Today, at 1:05 pm the special Austrian Airlines flight number OS2651 took off from Vienna Airport heading for the UEFA EURO 2016 being held in France. The red-white-red national carrier deployed an Airbus A320 to fly Head Coach Marcel Koller and the Austrian National Football Team together with team trainers, support staff and representatives of […]