The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) has introduced a safety forum specifically for turboprop operators, a move prompted by the growing interest in these aircraft by Asian carriers.
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico—Iberia will resume flights between Madrid and San Juan, Puerto Rico, on May 15, 2016, after a three-year absence on the route. The announcement was made during the Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA) Airline Leaders Forum here. “This is a very satisfying day for us,” Iberia Chairman and CEO Luis Gallego said in a statement.
Volaris has rolled out new tablet-based technology for pilots, and is studying how it could provide new entertainment options for passengers’ mobile devices, airline executives at the ALTA Airline Leaders Forum said.
Virgin America will add San Francisco-Denver service in March, a move that will give the LCC service to each of the 10 most-popular destinations from San Francisco, as measured by daily passengers each way, from its largest hub.
American Airlines will switch the way members of its AAdvantage loyalty program earn rewards from the number of miles flown to the amount spent for a ticket.
Singapore Airlines (SIA) expects the addition of seven of the ultra-long-range (ULR) version of the Airbus A350 will enable it to reveal an additional nonstop U.S. route, aside from those it has already announced.
Bombardier has “completed certification flight-testing” on the CS100, Colin Bole, senior vice president-commercial aircraft sales and asset management, said.
Weeks before Egypt is expected to deliver the preliminary report into the crash of a Metrojet Airbus A321 over the Sinai Peninsula, Russian officials say they have found traces of explosives in the wreckage.
A group of nations led by the U.S. and Germany has submitted a proposal to the World Radiocommunications Conference (WRC) in Geneva to extend Ku- or Ka-band spectrum allocated for fixed-satellite services to unmanned aerial vehicles flying long-haul routes.
65 Years Ago Nov. 16, 1950 —Qantas celebrated its 30-year anniversary with 10 days of air shows in Sydney. The carrier was officially registered on Nov. 16, 1920, and carried 871 passengers in its first two years. On Nov. 2, 1922 it received its first government air mail subsidy. 50 Years Ago
For a complete list of Aviation Week’s upcoming events, and to register, visit www.awin.aviationweek.com/events Jan. 21-22, 2016—MRO Latin America, Lima, Peru. Feb. 3-4, 2016—MRO Middle East, Dubai World Trade Centre, Dubai, UAE. Mar. 3, 2016—Laureate Awards, The National Building Museum, Washington, D.C.
Copa Airlines plans to stick to its model of connecting the Americas and will not expand its fleet to include widebody aircraft capable of serving Europe, CEO Pedro Heilbron said here at the International Society of Transport Aircraft Trading (ISTAT) Latin America Forum.
Airlines in Brazil, not long ago a global air-transport bright spot, are in a “dire” situation requiring urgent government action, IATA Director General Tony Tyler said.
Air China is deepening its encroachment into the Shanghai home of rival China Eastern, planning to connect the city with Manchester in the U.K., and Barcelona, Spain.
Mitsubishi Aircraft plans to operate the landing gear and flaps of the first MRJ after its second flight, a spokesperson for the company tells Aviation Daily.
Azul Linhas Aereas is more insulated from Brazil’s sputtering economy than its competitors in the country, in part because of the large number of Embraer aircraft in its fleet, CFO John Rodgerson said here at the International Society of Transport Aircraft Trading (ISTAT) Latin America Forum.
General Electric (GE) is launching a family of advanced turboprop (ATP) engines following its selection by Textron to power the company’s newly disclosed next-generation single-engine turboprop aircraft.
