Atlasjet Ukraine and UTair Ukraine airlines have asked Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency, Rosaviatsia, for permission to launch services between Russia and Ukraine in IATA winter season 2015/2016.
Singapore Airlines (SIA) group is consolidating its network among its subsidiaries, with long-haul low-cost offshoot Scoot adding one of its Boeing 787s to an existing Tigerair schedule to Guangzhou, China.
Austrian Airlines is expanding services into North America and is considering adding a US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) preclearance facility to its base at Vienna International Airport, Austrian CCO Andreas Otto told ATW in Miami.
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FAA will create a task force to develop recommendations for a registration process for unmanned aircraft vehicles (UAVs), US Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and FAA Administrator Michael Huerta announced Monday.
Indonesia’s state oil company, Pertamina, has cut its jet fuel prices 5.25% to $0.44 a liter for international flight usage, following pressure from Indonesian carriers. It has also cut fuel prices 1.5% for domestic operators.
The Ukrainian State Aviation Administration announced a total ban of all Russian airlines from flying into Ukraine as of Oct. 25, in a back-and-forth political move.
Turboprop manufacturer ATR has received European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certification for its passenger-cargo “combi” version of the ATR 72-600.
Saratov Airlines will appeal the restrictions on its air operator’s certificate (AOC), prohibiting it from operating international flights due to a safety violation.
United Airlines pilot union leaders have voted to meet with management to discuss a possible contract extension, bringing it one step closer to placing an order for 100-seat jets, ATW’s sister publication Aviation Daily has learned.
Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency, Rosaviatsia, has restricted Saratov Airlines’ air operator’s certificate (AOC), prohibiting it from operating international flights due to a safety violation.
The Dutch Safety Board’s (DSB) report into the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine in July 2014 spells out 11 recommendations to nations and the aviation industry to prevent similar future tragedies.
The downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine in July 2014 was definitively caused by a BUK surface-to-air missile, according to the final report of the Dutch Safety Board (DSB) issued Oct 13.
An Egyptian-registered Tristar Air Airbus A300 freighter crashed near the Somali capital Mogadishu around 1930 local time Oct. 12, according to local reports.
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has issued a Safety Information Bulletin (SIB) following Russia’s use of cruise missiles against Syrian rebel forces last week.
Technical problems caused Southwest Airlines to delay 500 flights Oct. 11, but the carrier said its systems were expected to “perform normally” Oct. 12.
