Vietnam Airlines has celebrated the delivery of its 11th Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner at Noi Bai International Airport. The plane is the 555th 787 to be built. The aircraft, VN-A871, landed in Noi Bai and has been put into operation, initially on the Hanoi-Ho Chi Minh City route. For Vietnam Airlines’ this also marks the completion […]
French investigators have ruled out terrorism as the cause of an EgyptAir plane crash last year, saying they found no traces of explosives on the remains of French victims, French media reported on May 5, according to RFE/RL. Egypt has maintained that EgyptAir Flight MS804, which crashed into the Mediterranean Sea between Egypt and Crete […]
Etihad Aviation Group has appointed Ray Gammell as interim group chief executive, and confirmed that James Hogan, current president and group chief, will leave the company on July 1st. Consistent with the company’s leadership transition plan, Gammell will assume full management responsibilities from today. Gammell is Etihad Aviation Group’s current chief people and performance officer […]
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has recently received a petition from Russian aviation professionals complaining about the “arbitrariness in regards to aviation specialists and training facilities” of the country’s Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsiya), according to Russian media. The petition’s authors claim that Rosaviatsiya’s actions might lead to a quarter of Russian pilots losing their […]
UK charter and airline sub-charter specialist Titan Airways is bolstering its fleet with the introduction of a first Airbus A318. The seven year young Airbus A318, G-EUNB, will join the carrier’s 11-strong fleet later this month and begin revenue service in early June. The Airbus A318-100, a single aisle, twin-engine jet, is the smallest member […]
Italy’s flag carrier Alitalia has started bankruptcy proceedings for the second time in the last ten years after its employees said ‘no’ to cuts that would have followed the $2.2 billion recapitalization plan purposed to save the struggling carrier. The airline’s shareholders have voted in favor of special administration, according to a statement issued on […]
EUROCAE & European pilots announce strategic partnership EUROCAE & the European Cockpit Association (ECA) mark the start of a closer partnership with the signature of a new Memorandum of Understanding. On 28 of April 2017 the organisations agreed on reinforced cooperation on the development of industry standards for better & safer aviation. ECA represents over […]
Headlines about Iranian airlines striking deals (tentative or not) or receiving deliveries from major plane makers have been regularly appearing in the news for the last half a year. The chain of agreements has polarized politicians and aviation experts, with the naysayers being as vocal as the supporters. The ambitious plans to revive Iranian aviation […]
The rule that there must always be two people in the cockpit of an aircraft, introduced following the Germanwings crash, March 2015, is being relaxed by more airlines, amid fears that putting cabin crew into the cockpit is more dangerous for air passenger safety than leaving one pilot in command, as reported by Sputnik. Germanwings […]
Lufthansa Group has reported adjusted EBIT of €25 million, up €78 million from last year, for the first quarter of 2017. The earnings improvement was driven by service companies Lufthansa Techno and Lufthansa Cargo. Revenue at the German group was up 11.2 per cent to €7.7 billion. The increase was achieved through consolidation of Brussels […]
