Test flights of an AN-124-100M-150 aircraft equipped with new tyres developed by the UK company Dunlop Aircraft Tyres were performed at the Flight Test Base of ANTONOV Company. ANTONOV Company intends to equip the fleet of Ruslans and AN-225 Mriya of Antonov Airlines with the tyres. The test programme included flights with take-off weights of […]
Air New Zealand will begin rolling out inflight Wi-Fi on its jet services in 2017. Chief executive Christopher Luxon announced at a media and travel trade event in Sydney that flights between Australia and New Zealand would be the first to receive connectivity. “Air New Zealand is in the final stages of commercial negotiations with […]
The United Nations civil aviation agency has agreed on a new emissions standard to control global greenhouse gas emissions from international airline flights. “It has taken a great deal of effort and understanding to reach this stage, and I want to applaud the spirit of consensus and compromise demonstrated by our member States, industry and […]
Lufthansa has approved large-scale investments in the Austrian Airlines fleet. The investments will serve as the basis for the Austrian Airlines strategy entitled, “Next Level Austrian”, at the Vienna flight hub, as well as for the acquisition of one additional intercontinental and two additional continental aircraft. These three planes alone represent an investment value of […]
Norwegian carried almost 2.8 million passengers in September, an increase of 14 per cent compared to the same month last year. The load factor was almost 90 per cent, up 1.2 per cent. Norwegian’s long-haul routes had a load factor of 96 per cent and a 50 per cent growth in passengers. A total of 2,778,806 […]
Ryanair, an LCC based in Europe, announced that it will launch a major recruitment drive as it plans to take delivery of 50 new aircraft in the next 12 months. Ryanair said that it will be hiring 2,000 new cabin crew, 1,000 pilots and 250 aircraft engineers, as well as promoting over 300 First Officers […]
For the 20th consecutive year, Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) is bringing home one of air cargo’s top awards. Logistics Management awarded the airline with the Quest for Quality Award. The airline was first honored with the award in 1996 and has consistently brought home this award in the 20 years since. “The People of […]
Azur Air Germany (Dusseldorf) plans to commence operations in April 2017 using widebody aircraft for leisure flights operated on behalf of Turkish tour operator, Anex Tourism Group (ATG). Anex Tour (Germany) CEO, Dirk Burneleit, told Touristik Akutell in an interview that the start-up has applied for an Air Operator’s Certificate (AOC) from Germany’s Federal Aviation […]
Boeing considers giving A321neo a rival as they prepare two new designs of B737 Max. The new aircraft will potentially have a larger body than the current Max family, which will probably be called Max 10. The seat capacity and range will be considered for the new designs. The modification of Max 9, with larger engines, […]
Airbus Group will integrate its units by merging into a new entity to cut costs and improve decision making, effective from the 1st of January, 2017. On 29th of September 2016, the Board of Directors of Airbus Group approved the proposal of the company’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Tom Enders. “Already in July, we launched […]
