The new Indian full-service airline planned by the Tata group and Singapore Airlines (SIA) has received a "no objection" certificate from India’s Ministry of Civil Aviation, bringing the carrier a step closer to launch.
Irish regional carrier Stobart Air, formerly Aer Arann, has inked a five-year franchise agreement with UK regional carrier Flybe covering two aircraft and six European routes.
Textron has formed a company focused on the flight simulator and training market after last year’s acquisitions of two manufacturers of flight training devices.
Rockwell Collins and China Electronics Technology Avionics Co. have launched their joint venture company, which will develop communication and navigation equipment for the COMAC C919 and other aircraft programs in China.
Bangkok Airways has extended services to Chiang Rai, northern Thailand with a twice-daily Airbus A320 nonstop service from Suvarnabhumi Airport from March 28.
Delta Air Lines has relocated some of its key services—including London to New York-JFK, Boston and Seattle, Wash.—to join Virgin Atlantic at London Heathrow Airport’s Terminal 3, marking another step forward in the partnership between the two carriers.
Modern Aircraft: aircraft approved for production after 1985 and equipped with a glass cockpit and Flight Management System at initial certification. Classic Aircraft: aircraft using older technologies. Hull loss: an accident in which the aircraft is destroyed or substantially damaged and is not subesquently repaired. Indicated loss rate is calculated as number of accidents per million sectors.
GE Aviation and Evergreen Aviation Technologies (EGAT) have formed a joint venture specializing in overhaul of GEnx engines, continuing 15 years of cooperation between the two companies.
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has granted Part 145 certification to AerSale’s aircraft heavy maintenance and storage facility in Roswell, New Mexico.
Kenya Airways has selected AFI KLM E&M to provide component support for nine Boeing 787s scheduled for delivery between March 2014 and the end of 2015.
Malaysia’s defense and transportation department has released the full transcript of communications between the pilots of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 and Kuala Lumpur air traffic control. There is no indication of anything abnormal in the transcript.
