Part of the tail section of the Indonesia AirAsia Airbus A320-200 that crashed into the Java Sea almost two weeks ago has been pulled from the Java Sea.
Cyprus Airways suspended operations on Friday, after the European Commission (EC) ordered it to pay back over €65 million ($76.9 million) in illegal state aid, plus interest.
The Indonesian military is endeavoring to lift the tail section of the crashed Indonesia AirAsia Airbus A320-200 out of the Java Sea, and search and rescue officials are hopeful of finding the flight data recorder (FDR) and cockpit voice recorder (CVR).
The new president of the European Council, Donald Tusk, has urged members of the European Parliament to vote in favor of sharing airline passenger data between nations, in the wake of this week’s terrorist incidents in Paris.
FAA is proposing new rules for three New York-area airports that would increase slot utilization at the slot-constrained facilities and create a more transparent mechanism for transferring slots.
New Canadian ultra-low cost carrier (ULCC) Jetlines remains on track to launch in mid-2015 with two used Boeing 737 Classic aircraft flying short-haul routes from Vancouver International Airport, according to a recently released prospectus.
Fastjet has completed the first phase of its Zambian air operator’s certificate (AOC) application, taking the group a small step closer to realizing its pan-African ambitions.
The Russian Interstate Aviation Committee has granted approval for Airbus to operate the A320 family aircraft in extreme cold weather conditions—down to minus 54° Celsius (-65.2°F).
Chinese carriers are expected to transport 430 million passengers in 2015, up 10% from 390 million in 2014 due to the continuous growth of China’ economic development, according to Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC).
South Korean low-cost carriers (LCCs) are ramping up international services to Guam, with two airlines launching routes from the southern city of Busan.
Global air passenger traffic demand grew 6% in November, driven substantially by surging 6.9% year-over-year domestic travel growth, particularly in China (up 15.4% year-over-year) and India (up 14.2% YOY), according to IATA’s November Air Passenger Market Analysis Report.
The worldwide air freight market grew 4.2% year-over-year in November, largely delivered by carriers in the Asia-Pacific and Middle East regions, according to IATA’s November Air Freight Market Analysis.
While it has been nearly six years since the last fatal crash involving a US commercial airline, US transportation secretary Anthony Foxx said there is still room to improve.
Germany’s Lufthansa Group has completed the transfer to low-cost subsidiary Germanwings of European point-to-point routes that do not operate from Lufthansa’s Frankfurt or Munich hubs.
Boeing announced it is finalizing terms and working toward a purchase agreement with Azerbaijan-based cargo carrier Silk Way West for three 747-8 freighters.
The Russian government will increase subsidies for domestic regional routes in the first quarter of 2015, TASS news agency reported, quoting Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich.
