Judith Crompton has quit Qantas to join Etihad as Head of Global Accounts Sales, replacing Jean-Marc Crescent, who has moved into the new role of Etihad Airways Regional General Manager Europe.
A Turkish Airlines Airbus A330-200 flying from Istanbul to Beijing made an emergency landing in Astana in Kazakhstan today after crew feared there was a bomb on board.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) today called on the world's governments to unite in support of aviation's ambitious targets to combat climate change and agree to a global approach at the upcoming International Civil Aviation Organization's (ICAO) Triennial Assembly in Montreal.
Libyan Airlines has taken delivery of its first new Airbus A320 aircraft from the Airbus facility in Toulouse, France. The new aircraft, the first of seven on order, will be equipped with On Air in-flight connectivity services allowing passengers to stay in touch with colleagues, family and friends while they travel.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced the launch of the iFlex programme which will allow airlines to reduce carbon emissions and fuel burn by up to 2% on certain long-haul flights.
Products that are predominately lighter, stronger, safer and greener are dominating the exhibits at the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Long Beach, California this week.
With many of the carriers in the MENA region flying multi-daily services into Europe, news from Geneva today on the latest progress of flying environmental approaches to European airports could lead to fuel savings for operators as well as reducing noise pollution too/
Captain Tim Watts, Manager of Gama Aviation's Learjet fleet, is swapping the flightdeck for terrafirma after 21 years of flying with the Farnborough and Sharjah -based business aviation company.
A new aircraft “standing seat” model aimed at filling the aircraft with more passengers on to budget flights was this week unveiled at the Aircraft Interiors Expo Americas conference in Long Beach, California.
More information has been given today on the successful flight test of Sikorsky Aircraft's X2 Technology demonstrator which achieved a speed of 250 knots true air speed in level flight at the Sikorsky Development Flight Center, accomplishing the programme's ultimate speed milestone
Light helicopters could become a new platform for military forces in North Africa if tests being carried out by Europcopter and a South African systems integrator are successful.
The next generation in-flight entertainment and connectivity (IFEC) platforms is likely to be driven by Google's Android mobile operating system according to the two major industry players. And Qatar Airways could be among the first to use the new technology.
SITA has announced that Emirates has successfully migrated to the new SITA Airfare Insight platform in a strong endorsement of the industry's leading market-based pricing software tool.
Sikorsky Aircraft's X2 Technology demonstrator successfully achieved a speed of 250 knots true air speed today in level flight at the Sikorsky Development Flight Center, accomplishing the program's ultimate speed milestone.
