Hangar8 has announced plans to add a new Bombardier Challenger aircraft to its aero medical business in Africa, to meet what it believes will be a substantial increase in demand for this type of service.
Jetex Flight Support has collaborated with Honeywell, to launch MyJETEX, an app for Apple platforms created to provide operators with dependable flight support solutions.
UVair, the fueling division of Universal Weather and Aviation, announced at NBAA today that it has reached an exclusive agreement with FlightAware to integrate customer-specific UVair jet fuel pricing into flightaware.com.
US President Barack Obama has nominated Jeh Johnson, the Department of Defense (DOD) general counsel from 2009-2012, to be the next Department of Homeland Security (DHS) secretary.
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.
FAA and other US federal agencies started the process of returning to full strength Thursday following the end of the 16-day partial shutdown of the US government that started Oct. 1 when funding authority lapsed.
[UPDATED] Spirit Airlines confirmed to ATW that an Airbus A319—en route from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) to Atlanta—experienced an engine failure shortly after takeoff on Oct. 15.
In a surprise move that could undermine the work achieved on aviation emissions by the ICAO Assembly earlier this month, the European Commission (EC) is proposing to extend its tax on aviation emissions to the portion of international flights that occurs within European Union (EU) airspace.
An ATR 72-600 operated by Lao Airlines, the national carrier of Laos, has crashed on a domestic flight; all 44 passengers and five crew onboard are believed to be dead.
Thailand’s Ministry of Transport has approved the air operator’s license (AOL) issued last week by the Civil Department of Civil Aviation of Thailand for Thai AirAsia X (TAAX). The new airline is a joint venture (JV) long-haul start-up between low-cost, long-haul carrier AirAsia X and Thai shareholders.
A resolution calling on the European Commission to withdraw new rules on flight time limitations (FTL) for pilots and cabin crew has been voted down by a plenary session of the European Parliament, likely clearing the way for the implementation of new, European Union-wide FTL rules.
Boeing and South African Airways (SAA) will work together to develop and implement a sustainable aviation biofuel supply chain in Southern Africa, a first for the continent.
The European Commission has allowed Aegean Airlines to acquire the loss-making Olympic Air following a six-month investigation into the competition ramifications of the proposed acquisition.
IATA global head-cargo Des Vertannes said the international air cargo market—stagnant since 2007—will eventually return to growth, though he emphasized the industry needs to implement a range of reforms.
Eleven months into its duty to examine the UK’s airport capacity requirement, the government-appointed Airports Commission has given early indications it believes additional capacity is required in the form of new runways in the southeast of England.
The European Parliament has called for a cap on the use of traditional or so-called ‘first generation’ biofuels (produced from food and energy crops) and a speedy switchover to new advanced biofuels sourced from seaweed or certain types of waste.
FAA has established a university-led center of excellence (CoE) for alternative jet fuel and the environment, as the aviation community continues its push to get low-carbon biofuels to commercial scale.
Alternative aviation fuels provide the best opportunity—as compared to technological and air traffic management solutions—to decrease airlines’ carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, according to Commercial Aviation Alternative Fuels Initiative (CAAFI) executive director Steve Csonka.
JetBlue Airways COO Rob Maruster said FAA has a “credibility” problem regarding the implementation of the satellite-based NextGen air traffic control (ATC) system, leading to a loss of confidence among US airlines that worry expensive investments in NextGen equipment won’t “pay off.
FAA, sticking to the US Department of Transportation (DOT) plan laid out to cope with a prolonged partial government closure, has called in more than 800 Office of Aviation Safety employees responsible for both field inspections and certification of “critical” products.
