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Schiphol Group received offical authorization from the Dutch government to start developing Lelystad airport.The airport will be allowed to accommodate up to 45,000 aircraft movements annually and should be operational in 2018. Lelystad will handle LCCs and charter airlines. Schiphol believes the development of Lelystad as a twin gateway to Amsterdam Schiphol (AMS) is imperative to support the growth of AMS as a major international transfer hub.
Having recently secured nonstop flights to San Francisco on United Airlines, Indianapolis International Airport is seeking new domestic routes to Seattle and Austin, but is not aggressively courting long-haul international service, its executive director said in an interview.
In addition to granting exemption-holders blanket authorization to fly under 200 ft. anywhere in the U.S. outside of restricted airspace, the FAA has relaxed its requirements for unmanned-aircraft-system (UAS) operators and streamlined the approval of petitions that are similar to exemptions previously granted.
The issue is linked to the aircraft’s lack of FAA certification. While this alone does not prevent U.S.-based repair stations from working on the SSJ, special approvals must be gained to make SSJ support possible, and not all systems suppliers have those approvals.
Data from the flight data recorder recovered from the wreckage of Germanwings Flight 9525 show that the co-pilot modified the aircraft’s speed after programming it to fly into the ground, aviation accident investigators have confirmed.
Air Canada’s statement came after an engineering consulting firm hired by PortsToronto released a preliminary study estimating that the proposed improvement project, which includes lengthening the airport’s runway, probably could not be completed until 2019.
Figeac Aero plans to add 65,000 sq. ft. to its existing building in northeast Wichita, and build another 90,000-sq.-ft. manufacturing facility on land to be acquired across the street from its current site, according to the City Council meeting agenda.
The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia this week dismissed one of the cases and ruled against the plaintiffs—Delta Air Lines, Hawaiian Airlines and the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA)—in two others.
The union representing the pilots, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 1224, spent much of Wednesday promising stakeholders a strike would be imminent.
The debut of the two latest engine variants marks a key milestone for Pratt’s expanding GTF-product line, as well as a significant step in its strategy to retake a broad swathe of the single-aisle engine market.
Japan is among a handful of countries that have imposed limits upon new services by Thai carriers, due to International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) concerns over Thailand’s aviation-safety oversight.
A federal judge in Nevada issued a temporary restraining order Wednesday afternoon against Allegiant Air's pilots union, a move that averted a proposed strike tentatively scheduled to begin on Thursday.
