In the wake of the shootdown of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17—a Boeing 777-200ER that crashed over Ukraine July 17, killing all 298 on board—there has been industry-wide chatter about whether aircraft insurance companies will increase fees, especially when flying over war territories.
UK leisure carrier Monarch Airlines has completed all requirements for a European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) air operator’s certificate (AOC), one of the first UK airlines to do so.
German air navigation services provider DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung has confirmed plans to increase charges 30% from next year, pending approval by the European Commission, which is expected to rule in November.
Royal Brunei Airlines will reopen Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh route, which was cut in October 2011, to close up a gap in coverage between its Hong Kong and Bangkok destinations.
The Ukrainian industrial policy ministry reported that Sergey Merenkov has been appointed as the new president of Ukraine’s state-owned Antonov, effective Aug. 1.
At the 2014 half-year mark, global air freight markets registered a combined 4.1% increase in volume compared with the same period in 2013, according to IATA’s June air freight market analysis.
The Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) of Malaysia has approved a Baltic Aviation Academy training center to provide Boeing 737-600/900 type rating training and base training.
Shanghai, China-based Spring Airlines has launched low-cost (LCC) subsidiary Spring Japan, becoming the first domestic carrier to establish an overseas LCC.
Aviation and aviation-related activities will derive nearly one-third of Dubai’s entire gross domestic product (GDP) by 2020, according to the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority (DCAA).
The operational and environmental efficiency of UK airspace improved during the first half of the year, according UK air navigation services provider NATS.
American Airlines is retooling its Latin America schedule this winter, ending a São Paolo-Charlotte, North Carolina service, to focus on Miami, Florida, as the carrier’s gateway to the continent.
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings posted second-quarter net income of $29.6 million, up 47.5% from the $20 million net profit reported in the year-ago quarter.
Boeing has selected UTC Aerospace Systems’ Aerostructures to extend its provision of complete nacelle systems for the 787 Dreamliner to include the 787-10 variant.
Vienna Airport (Flughafen Wien AG) will sell its entire 25.15% stake in Germany-based Flughafen Friedrichshafen GmbH, transferring equal shares to the city of Friedrichshafen and the Bodensee district.
International Airlines Group (IAG) will firm up eight Airbus A350-900 options for Iberia, along with eight A330-200s that will come from existing options or be sourced on operating lease.
International Airlines Group (IAG), parent company of Iberia and British Airways, reported second-quarter net income of €280 million ($375 million), more than doubled from a €127 million profit in the year-ago period, marking the best second quarter results for all of the IAG carriers since 2007.
Ireland’s director general of civil aviation is the latest high-ranking official to throw his support behind Norwegian Air International’s (NAI) struggle to secure a foreign air carrier permit from the US Department of Transportation (DOT).
