Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency, Rosaviatsia, has canceled the air operator’s certificates (AOCs) for Syktyvkar-based UTair Express and Tomsk-based Tomsk Avia airlines.
Polish Air Navigation Services Agency (PANSA) said air traffic controllers changed landing direction for more than 20 flights into Warsaw Chopin Airport on July 20 after a Lufthansa crew on approach reported a near-miss with an unmanned aircraft.
Russia intends to have a prototype small supersonic transport ready for flight tests “as early as 2025,” says TsAGI, the Moscow-based central Aerohydrodynamic Research Institute.
JetBlue Airways is objecting to Delta Air Lines’ and Aeromexico’s application for antitrust immunity (ATI), objections Delta says are completely without merit.
Boeing has increased the number of pilots and maintenance technicians it forecasts will be needed by the world’s commercial airlines, reflecting a bulging order book for new aircraft.
In a deal worth $930 million, Dubai-based lessor International AirFinance Corporation (IAFC) has ordered Rolls-Royce Trent 700 engines for 20 Airbus A330-300 Regional aircraft to be leased to Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia).
The European Commission (EC) has published a report into the March crash of Germanwings Flight 9525, compiled by a Task Force led by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).
Khazakstan flag carrier Air Astana has reported a first-half net profit for 2015 of $8.3 million, compared to a $36.4 loss in the first half of 2014—an increase of 115%.
Thai Airways will double its London-Bangkok capacity later this year, with a second aircraft in addition to its newly inaugurated Airbus A380 service. It will also operate a Boeing 777-300ER aircraft flying nonstop to London's Heathrow from Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi International on a daily basis.
Ethiopian Airlines has launched a new single-stop schedule from Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa to Manila's Ninoy Aquino International Airport in the Philippines.
Juneyao Airlines is expected to circulate no more than 58 million class A shares to collect CNY3.565 billion ($574 million) to fund fleet-expansion initiatives.
Chinese aviation authorities have designated Shanghai-based Spring Airlines on routes between China and Russia, though the Russia’s Federal Air Transport, Rosaviatsia, did not identify the specific routes.
The European Commission (EC) has again written to five European Union (EU) member states as part of its July infringements package, warning them to implement their Functional Airspace Blocks (FAB) or face the European Court of Justice (CJEU).
A National Airlines Boeing 747-400 freighter that crashed seconds after takeoff from Bagram, Afghanistan, on April 29, 2013, was likely caused by inadequate restraint of large military vehicles being carried onboard, according to a National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigation.
