Bombardier Commercial Aircraft released its 20-year Market Forecast for the 60- to 150-seat segment. According to this new 2017-2036 Market Forecast, the 60- to 150-seat seat segment will be a catalyst to further growth, market penetration and airline profitability. “The outlook for our markets is strong,” said Fred Cromer, President, Bombardier Commercial Aircraft. “We are […]
Turkish Airlines’ Vice President for Marketing and Sales in Central Europe Fatih Cığal said that within the scope of the 2023 macro targets, the company sees itself becoming one of the world’s five largest airlines operating 500 passenger and cargo aircraft. Çıgal, who attended the events held in Zurich for the 50th anniversary of THY’s […]
Provisional data show that in August 2017, the Latvian airline airBaltic carried more than 380 000 passengers or roughly 20% more than in the same period of 2016. During the three summer months, airBaltic has transported a total of more than 1 150 000 passengers to its network spanning Europe, Scandinavia, Russia, CIS and the […]
United Technologies and Rockwell Collins announced that they have reached a definitive agreement under which United Technologies (UTC) will acquire Rockwell Collins for $140.00 per share, in cash and UTC stock. The purchase price implies a total equity value of $23 billion and a total transaction value of $30 billion, including Rockwell Collins’ net debt. […]
Southwest Airlines took delivery of the airline’s first Boeing 737 MAX 8. Southwest is the first airline in the United States to receive the 737 MAX, and the carrier expects to take delivery of eight more MAX aircraft in the coming weeks with the intent to launch nine MAX aircraft into revenue service throughout its […]
Qantas has announced it is investigating direct flights from the east coast of Australia to London and New York by 2022. A direct flight would cut total journey time by up to four hours on Sydney-London and almost three hours on Melbourne-New York. If accomplished, this 20-hour non-stop journey would be longest commercial flight. In […]
A warning of the highest level of urgency has been issued by the European Aviation Safety Authority (EASA) for the new Airbus A350-941, which was introduced to service in 2014. The air worthiness directive (2017-0154-E) was issued due to a hydraulic fluid cooling system problem, which, if not solved, could potentially lead to an engine […]
Russian commercial aviation pilot training programs, approved before January 1, 2016, will be deemed invalid. The order of the Federal Air Transport Agency (FATA) of 2006, which approved training programs for commercial aviation pilots in higher education institutions, has been annulled. Russian media wrote that about 5000 active pilots, who had graduated private and state […]
The Indonesian Air Traffic Controllers Association warns about the increased plane collision risk at Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport. The airport, which is one of the busiest airports in South-East Asia, serves up to 84 planes an hour during rush hour, while instructions allow for only 74 planes and 4 irregular flights tops. The disputes among […]
Norwegian marked another milestone in July, as the company carried more than 3.3 million passengers in a single month. The total number of passengers increased by 15 per cent compared to the same month last year, while the load factor at the airline was 94 per cent. Norwegian carried 3,358,565 passengers in July. The total […]
