The Aircraft Tracking Task Force (ATTF) set up in the wake of the disappearance of a Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200 in March has issued its report with recommendations to improve continuous tracking of airliners.
Lessor GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) has signed a firm purchase agreement for five Bombardier Q400 NextGen aircraft plus option on 10 more of the regional turboprops, the Canadian manufacturer announced Dec. 31.
AirAsia Group CEO and other management visited the military base in Pangkalan Bun, Indonesia, Dec. 31 to meet with those involved in the search and rescue operations for the victims of AirAsia Indonesia QZ8501 that crashed into the sea.
The four major commercial aircraft manufacturers are well on their way toward certification of their next-generation single-aisle commercial airliners. The Airbus A320neo, Boeing 737 MAX and Embraer E2 families are producing major makeovers and Bombardier is offering its all-new CSeries.
Air Malta, the island nation’s government-owned flag carrier, was facing serious liquidity issues in 2010 that threatened its very future. Its importance to the island’s economy meant the airline could not be allowed to fail.
Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) must become more “flexible, efficient and competitive,” CEO Harry Hohmeister told ATW on the sidelines of the Association of European Airlines (AEA) summit in Istanbul.
The UK-government appointed Smith Commission has recommended that the power to charge air passenger duty (APD) at Scottish airports should be devolved to the Scottish Parliament.
Turkish Minister of Transportation, Maritime and Communication Lütfi Elvan is a strong advocate for commercial air transportation, which generates more than 180,000 jobs and $23.8 billion revenue in Turkey annually.
Work has begun to track down fellow passengers of a Scottish health care worker, who was diagnosed with Ebola after returning from Sierra Leone with Royal Air Maroc and British Airways (BA).
Banjul-based Gambia Bird Airlines, which launched in Oct. 2012 in partnership with German carrier Germania, has suspended its operations until further notice.
The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has given a type certificate to the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) ARJ21 regional jet, likely clearing the way for the long-delayed aircraft to enter service in 2015.
Etihad Airways has signed a codeshare agreement with Aerolíneas Argentinas that will help fill out the Abu Dhabi-based carrier’s network in one of the few areas of the world where it is still poorly represented.
Bodies of passengers and debris have been located in the Java Sea, close to the last reported position of AirAsia Indonesia Flight QZ8501 that disappeared Sunday, southwest of Kalimantan, Indonesian Borneo.
A second day of searching for the AirAsia Indonesia Airbus A320-200 that went missing over the Java Sea early Sunday has turned up no sign of the aircraft, authorities said Monday.
As efforts continue to find the missing AirAsia Indonesia Airbus A320 operating as QZ8501, the general media is already drawing supposed similarities with two previous airliner tragedies of 2014 – Malaysia Airlines MH370 and MH17.
