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AirAsia X switches remaining A330s to re-engined variant

Long-haul low-cost operator AirAsia X has cancelled 11 Airbus A330-300s in favour of taking 11 re-engined A330neo jets. Airbus has revealed the agreement in its full-year order and delivery data for 2015, released during a briefing in Paris. AirAsia X is taking the A330-900neo v...

China to invest $12b in civil aviation projects this year

China will allocate about 77 billion yuan ($11.7 billion) for investment in civil aviation this year, beginning with 11 key projects, as the country looks to improve infrastructure to cope with surging air-travel demand and bolster economic growth. The country also will begin 52 aviation-related...

Middle East freight market growth dips amid low oil

The Middle East air freight market grew by less than half its average year-to-date growth rate in November 2015 as low oil prices weigh on regional economies, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said Monday. The market expanded by 5.4 per cent in November last year compared to the same month in 2014. This compares to the 11.9 per cent average growth rate the region has recorded y...

Secrets of an Airline Pilot

Ever wondered how you can be stranded somewhere due to weather when that somewhere has perfectly blue skies? Ever thought about how often turbulence causes crashes? Ever wanted to take a look at the cockpit but figured you’d somehow wind up on a no-fly list? Well, now you can learn the answers to your curiosities straight from the source. Last week, a user on Reddit posed the question &ldquo...

FAA failing to ensure airline pilots retain flying skills, report shows

The government is falling short in ensuring airline pilots keep up their flying skills and get full training on how to monitor sophisticated automated control systems in cockpits, according to the Transportation Department's internal watchdog. Most modern airline flying is done through automated systems that pilots closely monitor. Pilots typically use manual flying skills only briefly duri...

The latest buzz on flying drones in state and national parks: Rules can still be vague

It was a nearly perfect day at Children's Pool Beach in La Jolla: seals at rest in the sand, tourists gathered along the cliffs, sea gulls wheeling above. And in the middle of it all, a hovering drone. "Wouldn't it be great if the gulls attacked?" one bystander asked. "Who is flying that drone?!" demanded another, voicing worries that the drone could endanger...

IATA: Decline in Air Freight Volumes Bottoms Out

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing air cargo volumes (measured in Freight Tonne Kilometers) were down 1.2% in November 2015, compared to November 2014. Total cargo volumes, however, expanded compared to October 2015, and were higher than the low point in August. This indicates that the decline in cargo demand may be bottoming out...

Air France says Paris attacks cost 70m euros in December

Franco-Dutch airline group Air France-KLM said Monday that the November 13 terror attacks in Paris reduced its December turnover by an estimated 70 million euros ($76.42 million, Dh280.5 million). But the effect had largely tailed off over the past two weeks, it added. “The negative impact of the Paris attacks on December revenues is estimated to be around 70 million euros, with signif...

Turkish Airlines arrives in Nigeria without passenger luggage for the second time

Turkish Airlines has arrived at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport for the second time without any passenger luggage, All Africa has reported. Last month it was reported that the carrier arrived at the airport without luggage, leading to protests from passengers and compensation having to be paid.   Passengers besieged the airline’s flight on the tarmac in attempt to stop t...

ANALYSIS: Europe gears up for intensive Clean Sky push

As preparations continue for the second phase of Europe’s Clean Sky technology development initiative, the first phase predecessor has reached its “most intensive” period – in terms of what has been achieved so far and what is about to be demonstrated. “This year or next year we will have achieved almost all of [the Clean Sky 1 demonstrations] as anticipated at the...

Relatives of A321 Crash Victims Prepare Lawsuit Against Aircraft Owner

Some 100 relatives of the A321 passenger jet crash victims have prepared a class-action lawsuit to the New York Court against the US leasing company International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC), from which the Russian Kogalymavia airline rented the airbus, the Russian Izvestia newspaper reported Monday. The Russian Airbus A321 with 224 people on board crashed on October 31 whil...

Four Qantas flights prove IATA’s point: crew are the #PaxEx decider

Cabin crew make or break a flight — it’s as simple as that. “The airline with a great seat and a bad crew will get a bad score no matter how fancy the seat is,” IATA director of marketing and sales Tim-Jasper Schaaf said when speaking of the association’s Airs@t survey program. “The crew drives passenger satisfaction so much that the other factors are less impor...

Alaska-Denver Flight Diverted To Vancouver

A United Airlines flight en route to Denver from Anchorage, was diverted on Saturday to Vancouver where a suspect was arrested due to "security concerns," authorities said. United flight UA1104 landed safely at about 4:30 am local time in Vancouver, where it was met by law enforcement authorities, the airline said. There were 131 passengers and six crew members aboard the Boeing 737....

The world’s safest low-cost airlines for 2016

Responding to public interest, the AirlineRatings.com editors also identified their top ten safest low cost airlines. Unlike a number of low cost carriers, these airlines have all passed the stringent International Air Transport Association Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) and have excellent safety records. They are in alphabetical order: Aer Lingus Flybe HK Express Jetblue Jets...

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Air Baltic Corporation AS , Latvia’s national airline and the leading carrier in the Baltic States, announced that airBaltic and its subsidiaries participating in the voluntary Ch...

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Qantas Freight and Australia Post expand air cargo capacity with Airbus A321 freighter in western Sydney

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Turkish Airlines and CFM sign landmark MOU for more than 600 LEAP-1B engines

Turkish Airlines has taken another major step in its fleet expansion strategy with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with CFM International for more than 300 LEAP-1B engines and a long-term...