Record orders for new commercial aircraft and a compelling need for airline pilots worldwide is driving growth of the commercial flight training and simulation sector.
Aeroflot subsidiary Aurora Airline plans to increase the number of international services from Vladivostok in the IATA 2015 summer season, despite the downturn in Russia’s international passenger traffic.
Lufthansa has called off its 60th anniversary celebrations as a mark of respect for the victims of Germanwings flight 4U 95245, which crashed on March 24 killing all 150 people on board.
AAR had third-quarter, fiscal 2015 consolidated sales of $380.1 million and a net loss of $34.5 million after discontinuing operations of Telair Cargo Group and Precision Systems Manufacturing.
Dublin-based lessor Avolon has issued a White Paper containing updated and expanded analysis of key factors that influence the economic life of commercial jet aircraft.
Austrian Airlines CEO Jaan Albrecht has been asked to head up SunExpress, creating a vacancy at the Austrian carrier, which will formally merge with Tyrolean on Wednesday.
The Air Canada Airbus A320 that landed short at Halifax Stanfield International Airport early March 29 “collided with terrain” and then became airborne again before finally coming to a stop, creating an “extensive debris field,” according to Canadian investigators.
São Paulo-based low-cost carrier GOL reported a full-year net loss of BRL1.12 billion ($415.8 million) in 2014, widened from the airline’s BRL724.6 million net loss recorded in 2013.
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has flagged warnings from both France and the US, banning their carriers from Yemeni Airspace due to safety concerns.
In a letter to the Indian Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), an Indian professional pilot association has warned of possible risks to passenger safety due to the continuing operation of old decades-old aircraft by flag carrier Air India.
At the instigation of the government, Australian airlines are changing their rules to ensure two crew members are in the cockpit at all times for most commercial flights.
Two more employee units of Qantas subsidiary Jetstar have accepted new contract deals, as the Qantas Group attempts to impose new working conditions and an 18-month pay freeze on all its workers.
South Korea and Japan have issued bans on all new charter and scheduled flight services out of Thailand, following an ICAO report earlier this year that investigated issues with compliance standards on Thai-registered airlines.
