The Chinese government cut domestic jet fuel prices to CNY7,670 ($1,200) per ton, down 1.48% from CNY7,785 in August, because of the decline of international fuel prices. This is the first price reduction this year.
US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said it will spend $44.8 million to purchase 300 L-3 Security ProVision advanced imaging technology (AIT) body-scanning machines equipped with automated target recognition software that eliminates "passenger-specific images."
An All Nippon Airways (ANA) Boeing 737-700 experienced a violent roll after a first officer apparently mistook the rudder trim switch for the cockpit door switch, causing the aircraft to descend 6,000 ft.
The Chinese government cut domestic jet fuel prices to CNY7,670 ($1,200) per ton, down 1.48% from CNY7,785 in August, because of the decline of international fuel prices.
A Russian Yakovlev 42D aircraft operated by Moscow-based Yak Service crashed on takeoff about 2 km. from the runway of Yaroslavl Airport (IAR) in Russia, killing at least 43 and critically injuring two of the 45 people onboard, according to the Associated Press.
The relationship between airports and the US Transportation Security Administration (TSA), established in November 2001 in response to the 9/11 terrorist attacks, has been rocky at times, especially in the agency's earliest years. TSA was initially "faced with just a tremendous number of mandates and very, very short time frames" to implement those mandates, Airports Council International-North America VP-security and facilitation Christopher Bidwell told ATW during a recent interview discussing TSA's first decade and the state of airport security.
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Farelogix plans to launch a website designed to calculate what a traveler will pay for checking bags and other items, such as sports equipment, on various airlines. The company, best known for developing direct-connect technology for airlines, said the site – iflybags.com – will make its debut around Oct. 1. Farelogix chief executive Jim Davidson is hoping the site will dispel the notion that airlines’ fees for ancillary products and services are “hidden” from consumers.
News from Travel Technology Update: Farelogix plans to launch a website designed to calculate what a traveler will pay for checking bags and other items, such as sports equipment, on various airlines.
Qantas (QF) won a significant battle Tuesday over the Australian and International Pilots’ Assn. (AIPA) after industrial arbitrator Fair Work Australia (FWA) dismissed a pilots’ claim over pay.
FL Technics Ulyanovsk received approval to perform aircraft maintenance within the Ulyanovsk free economic zone from Russia's Minister of Economic Development and Trade. It will build a new three-hangar aircraft complex, designed for short- and medium-range Boeing, Airbus, Bombardier, Embraer, Sukhoi and other aircraft. The hangars are estimated for completion in 2013, 2015 and 2017, respectively.
IATA reported that international passenger traffic increased 7.3% year-over-year in July while domestic traffic rose 3.5%. Total system traffic heightened 5.9%.
Saying it is remaining "consistent with the baggage polices of other major carriers," Air Canada (AC) said Friday it will start charging C$25/$25 for a first checked bag on all Canada-US transborder flights.
Aircraft leasing giant International Lease Finance Corp. (ILFC) filed a registration statement Friday with the US Securities and Exchange Commission to launch an initial public offering that will pave the way for it to largely break away from troubled parent American International Group.
The Romanian government approved a plan to partially privatize Tarom. The airline was not included among a list of state-owned entities the government said earlier this year it would privatize, though the carrier's privatization has been speculated about for some time.
US President Barack Obama called on Congress to pass a "clean extension" of FAA funding when it returns from its August recess next week, urging lawmakers to "stop the political gamesmanship" that led to a partial shutdown of the agency in late July/early August.
US President Barack Obama called on Congress to pass a "clean extension" of FAA funding when it returns from its August recess next week, urging lawmakers to "stop the political gamesmanship" that led to a partial shutdown of the agency in late July/early August.
The Romanian government approved a plan to partially privatize Tarom. The airline was not included among a list of state-owned entities the government said earlier this year it would privatize, though the carrier's privatization has been speculated about for some time.
Satellite communications provider Inmarsat GX selected Rockwell Collins to develop, produce and distribute user terminals and provide support for Inmarsat’s future Global Xpress aeronautical services.
All Nippon Airways (ANA) officially applied Wednesday to Japan's Legal Affairs Bureau to establish its planned joint venture LCC with AirAsia to be called AirAsia Japan.
Oxford Aviation Academy (OAA) has forged a five-year training agreement with Olympic Air to provide Bombardier Q400 training solutions and simulator facilities at OAA’s training centre at Arlanda Airport in Stockholm. The agreement also includes options for Dash 8-100 training, which will be offered and made available in late 2011 through OAA’s Norwegian training facility based in Oslo.
