The Russian government has formally stated that an explosive device was responsible for the downing of a Metrojet Airbus A321 over the Sinai on Oct. 31 with the loss of 224 lives.

Airlines in Brazil, not long ago a global air transport bright spot, are in a “dire” situation requiring urgent government action, IATA DG and CEO Tony Tyler said.

Oman Air will start construction Nov. 18 of a state-of-art crew training center adjacent to its Muscat headquarters.

Russian aviation authorities have banned EgyptAir from flying into Russia. The Egyptian flag carrier, which operated 3X-weekly Cairo-Moscow scheduled services, was forced to cancel flights from Nov. 14.

The Luxembourg government has acquired Lufthansa’s 13% stake in national carrier Luxair, a Lufthansa spokesperson confirmed to ATW in Frankfurt.

Honeywell’s Weather Information Service utilizes an Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) application which assists the flight crew in decision making related to route safety and optimization.

Azul Linhas Aereas is more insulated from Brazil’s sputtering economy than its competitors in the country, in part because of the large number of Embraer aircraft in its fleet, CFO John Rodgerson said at the International Society of Transport Aircraft Trading (ISTAT) Latin America Forum.

IT & Distribution-Nov. 13, 2015