On Feb. 14, US Airways and American Airlines announced their Valentine’s pact to merge. On Aug. 13, the US Dept. of Justice made its move with all the drama of a preacher asking, “anyone here know of any legal impediment to this marriage?”
ATW editors were proud to honor the 2013 Eco-Aviation Award Winners at a dinner on Sept. 12 to be held in conjunction with the ATW 6th Annual Eco-Aviation Conference at the Westin City Center Hotel in Washington DC.
In June 2011, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines operated the first biofuel-powered commercial flight, a Boeing 737-800 that flew between Amsterdam and Paris. Just over two years later, more than 1,500 flights carrying fare-paying passengers have been powered by biofuels. “We could even say it has become a normality; it is no longer curious, exceptional or experimental to have an aircraft flying on biofuels,” IATA assistant director environment technology Thomas Roetger said, speaking as a panelist at a biofuels symposium during the Paris Air Show in June.
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) and lawyers for American Airlines and US Airways are starting preparations for a November trial to determine whether the carriers’ planned merger should be rejected on antitrust grounds, a much earlier court date than DOJ wanted.
Airbus and Rostec Group firm RT-Biotekhprom have signed a cooperation agreement to launch a large-scale analysis of Russian feedstock with the goal of speeding up development and commercialization of sustainable fuels for aviation.
Airbus and RostecGroup firm RT-Biotekhprom have signed a cooperation agreement to launch a large-scale analysis of Russian feedstock with the goal of speeding up development and commercialization of sustainable fuels for aviation.
Latvian carrier airBaltic has completed a green demonstration flight with a Bombardier Q400 as part of the arrival modernization for better efficiency in Riga (AMBER)p roject.
Delta Air Lines has lowered its annual greenhouse gas emissions by 8.5 million metric tons, an 18.4% reduction since 2005; the reduction has been verified by The Climate Registry.
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) continues to be at odds with American Airlines and US Airways over when a trial on the carriers’ proposed merger should be held.
Russia’s Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC) has given fleet-wide approval to ATR for its new generation aircraft to operate from three more unpaved runways in the remote parts of Russia, ATR said in a statement.
ANA Holdings, parent company of All Nippon Airways Co., has completed the purchase of Miami, Fla.-based Pan Am International Flight Academy and Pan Am Holdings.
Abdel Aziz Fadel Egypt's Minister of Civil Aviation conducted a tour of the country's Meteorology Authority today. The visit was to follow up on existing and ongoing projects to confirm easy flow of work, and to identify the time plan for the completion of these projects.
Hadid International Services – the Dubai headquartered flight support company - has stepped up its presence and support in Africa having added in-house staff to supervise activities in Ethiopia, Djibouti and Republic of Congo.
Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency, Rosaviatsia—which is investigating a July 31 incident in which three out of four GEnx engines of an AirBridgeCargo Boeing 747-8F lost power enroute from Russia to Hong Kong—has called the incident a dangerous situation and said it will team up with manufacturers Boeing and General Electric to determine the cause.
Airlines for America (A4A) is reporting that the 10 largest US airlines have collectively earned $1.6 billion in net profit during the first half, up 33.6% from $1.2 billion year-over-year.
Russia’s Interstate Aviation Committee has issued a supplemental type certificate for the Sukhoi Superjet 100LR, certifying the long-range version of the Russian regional jet.
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has adopted Transport Canada’s airworthiness directive (AD), mandating all airlines with aircraft that carry particular types of Honeywell Emergency Locator Transmitters (ELT) to check the units’ wiring.
Dubai-based budget carrier Flydubai has begun selling business-class fares, in preparation for the launch of its premium service operations in October.
