Reading Time: 6 minutes The single-aisle airliner market is getting more crowded. On 8 June Russia’s United Aircraft Corp. unveiled the next domestic airliner which is believed to achieve remarkable success in penetrating the global commercial aviation market. Russians call the MS-21 their biggest investment in the revival of Russia‘s commercial aviation industry. With composite wings, Pratt & Whitney […]

Reading Time: 4 minutes The Afghan air force is limited not only by its size. Despite numbering only 130 aircraft, there are not enough pilots and crews to fly them all. The shortage is hampering Afghan security forces’ ability to fight Taliban terrorists, who are once again gaining territory in the north and south of the country. Troops on […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Starting this September, travelers will be able to fly direct from Toronto, Canada, to Niagara Falls—a trip that will take all of 12 minutes. The service will be offered through Greater Toronto Airways starting September 15 between Toronto’s Billy Bishop Airport and the Niagara District Airport in Niagara-on-the-Lake. Current commute options from Toronto to Niagara […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute Boeing and Belavia, the national airline company of Belarus, celebrated the delivery of the airline’s first Next-Generation 737-800 purchased directly from the manufacturer. The airplane, featuring a new distinct livery, completed its delivery flight and arrived overnight in Minsk. Belavia selected the 737-800 based on business objectives set by the airline – cost efficiency and […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Despite every effort, Dublin-based Norwegian Air International (NAI) has still failed to persuade the US authorities to issue a permit to enable it to fly transatlantic routes to America. This failure by the US authorities could have the potential to damage the proposed EU-US Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). The continued delays come despite […]

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 The Jet Blue Flight 429 from Boston was scheduled to land in Sacramento at 8.55pm but was forced to land at Rapid City, South Dakota, about 1300 miles away, to make an emergency landing. More than 20 people were injured on the flight with a flight attendant taken from the flight in a neck brace. […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute The first “Prime Air” flight Atlas Air Worldwide flew for the e-commerce giant Amazon landed at Wilmington Air Park Wednesday, cementing what appears to be a growing relationship between Amazon and Southwestern Ohio. It was the inaugural flight of the first of 20 B767-300 converted freighters provided to Amazon to support the expansion of Amazon’s […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute A Thursday night flight carrying 222 passengers from New York City to Paris was forced to turn around after the crew realized the aircraft’s door might have been open. It turned out to be a false alarm. “Delta flight JFK to Paris. Two hours in, captain realizes that the cargo light is on because the […]

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 […]