The thick haze from uncontrolled forest fires, which disrupted flights last week at airports on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, resurfaced Friday resulting in more airport closures.
FAA is cautiously optimistic for US airlines over the next 20 years in its latest Aerospace Forecast, which predicted US passenger growth over fiscal years 2014-2034 to average 2.2% per year.
China Eastern Airlines plans to accelerate its expansion pace by taking advantage of Beijing’s new Shanghai free trade zone and the opening of Shanghai Disney in 2015, according to the carrier’s president Ma Xulun. “On the international front, our focus will be North American market, which has strong business travel demands,” Ma said.
The European branch of the Airports Council International (ACI Europe) has called for an end to the bickering between airports and airlines about airport charges, and proposed a more innovative approach to airport regulation.
Australia’s air navigation services provider, Airservices, has renewed long-term partnerships with the Republic of Nauru and the Solomon Islands to provide air traffic management in the Pacific.
France’s Direction des Services de la Navigation Aérienne (DSNA) and German air navigation services provider DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung have jointly developed the safety net system—Cooperative Safety Nets (CoSNET)—to enhance the safety of operations in their area control centers and major approach control units.
Reports that MH370’s Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System (ACARS) system sent transmissions for several hours after it vanished from radar are false, Malaysia Airlines said at a Thursday press conference.
Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have voted to support, strengthen and push forward the European Commission’s Single European Sky 2+ (SES2+) initiative aimed at accelerating implementation of the Single European Sky.
Swiss carrier Etihad Regional, previously branded Darwin Airline, will lease four ATR 72-500s from Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) marking the start of its transition from an all-Saab 2000 fleet.
Air India, which has had a spate of incidents on its Boeing 787 fleet in the past year-and-a-half, is satisfied with the overall quality of service from the aircraft, according to chairman and managing director Rohit Nandan.
TAP Portugal has reported full-year 2013 net income of €34 million ($46.8 million), more than doubling the carrier’s €15.9 million profit reported for 2012.
Saint Petersburg-based Rossiya Airlines has become the first carrier in Russia to distribute Apple iPads equipped as electronic flight bags (EFB) for pilots, who are able to use them during all phases of flight—including takeoff and landings, the carrier said in a statement.
Ryanair has agreed to sell its fares via distribution and e-commerce provider Travelport, marking an end to its tough anti-global distribution system (GDS) policy.
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