The Civil Air Navigation Services Organization (CANSO) has published a report giving a status update on a range of commitments it made to air transport industry partners following the inaugural World ATM Congress in March last year.
Saab has won a contract from Aeronautical Radio of Thailand (AEROTHAI) to deploy an upgraded and expanded Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) system across Thailand.
UK air navigation services provider NATS has teamed up with Siemens Postal, Parcel and Airport Logistics, McLaren Applied Technologies, and AVTECH Sweden to win a capacity management contract from Heathrow Airport Ltd. (HAL).
Aeromexico will enhance its cooperation with Canada’s WestJet to add connectivity to more destinations in Mexico and Canada with more competitive fares.
Budget carrier Norwegian Air Shuttle has cautioned that its latest Boeing 787s could be delayed by up to a few weeks after hairline cracks were discovered in the wing ribs of some in-production Dreamliners.
Airbus has asked customers using its A380 super-jumbo to inspect the aircraft’s wing spars after six years, rather than the previously mandated 12, following the results of fatigue testing on its A380 factory test rig.
Air France has outlined plans for a further 1,100 voluntary redundancies, comprising 350 flight deck and 750 cabin crew positions, adding to 8,031 staff who have already left the company.
UK engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce said it is still waiting to be told whether it will formally face investigations by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and India’s Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into allegations of bribery.
Iceland-based low-cost carrier WOW Air is taking another approach to launch flights to the US in 2015 after it was denied slots at Reykjavik-Keflavik Airport this year.
At least 28 flights have been disrupted over the past week at airports on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, due to thick haze from uncontrolled forest fires.
Russia’s Gazpromavia Airline launched Sukhoi Superjet SSJ100LR services last week from Moscow Vnukovo Airport to Sovetsky, a city in the Khanty-Mansiysk region of Western Siberia.
FAA has granted the Republic of Azerbaijan a Category 1 rating for aviation safety after an assessment determined it complies with international safety standards set by ICAO.
