The Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) of Malaysia has approved a Baltic Aviation Academy training center to provide Boeing 737-600/900 type rating training and base training.

Aeroflot’s new low-cost (LCC) subsidiary Dobrolet suspended flights Aug. 4 due to sanctions imposed by the European Union (EU).

Aviation and aviation-related activities will derive nearly one-third of Dubai’s entire gross domestic product (GDP) by 2020, according to the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority (DCAA).

Premium passenger traffic worldwide grew 6.5% year-over-year in May, exceeding April’s 3.8% growth performance and besting May 2013’s premium travel growth rate by 4.5 points, according to IATA’s May Premium Traffic Monitor.

In February the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) produced a study titled “Current and Future Availability of Airline Pilots.” In the study’s summary of findings, it reported, “As airlines have recently started hiring, nearly all of the regional airlines that GAO interviewed reported difficulties finding sufficient numbers of qualified entry-level first officers.”

Virgin Atlantic revealed plans in June for a wider roll-out of Google Glass following its London Heathrow trial, but its partner SITA remains unconvinced after a further road test with Copenhagen Airport.

ATW Senior Editor Aaron Karp joins Aviation Week for a discussion on international plans to track aircraft.

Boeing has projected a global demand for 1.1 million new airline pilots and technicians over the next 20 years, according to its 2014 Pilot and Technician Outlook.