Fastjet has finally flown its first international flight between Dar es Salaam in Tanzania and Johannesburg in South Africa, which was originally planned for Sept. 27.
Separation between two commercially operated Boeing 747s flying over Scotland in June fell to 3.5 nautical miles and 300 ft., according to the UK Airprox Board’s report of incidents assessed at the September 2013 meeting, published at the end of last week.
Qatar Airways plans to launch four weekly Boeing 777-200 flights between Doha International Airport (DOH) and Miami International Airport (MIA) starting June 10, 2014.
The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is urging airports to use differential landing charges to give airlines an incentive to operate cleaner and quieter aircraft.
American Airlines plans to launch daily flights between Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) and Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) and between DFW and Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) in the 2014 summer.
SITA's technology research team, SITA Lab, has conducted early trials of wearable computing (such as smart watches and smart glasses) for airlines and airports.
Etihad Cargo and Singapore Airlines Cargo are to exchange confirmed cargo capacity on the two carriers’ services between Abu Dhabi to London Heathrow and Frankfurt.