Azul SA received a lifeline as China’s HNA Group Co. agreed to pay 1.7 billion reais ($460 million) for a stake in the Brazilian airline. An uncertain market, a volatile currency and airfares at bargain prices mean Azul has been limited to short-term planning, President Antonoaldo Neves said Tuesday, echoing comments by other Brazilian carriers. The agreement boosts Azul’s cash p...
A 25 year-old man was found dead on an EVA Airways flight Wednesday while the aircraft was in the air, destined for the Indonesian capital of Jakarta, from Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport. The cause of death of the man, identified as Su Hsin-piao, could not be confirmed as of press time. EVA Air said Su was sweating and having convulsions before passing out and showing no signs of...
Russia has offered to consider the possibility of procurement of helicopters for civilian purposes, is also discussed the question of sale Phnom Penh Russian aircraft Sukhoi Superjet 100. This is stated to materials for the upcoming in tovarnik in Phnom Penh talks, which will hold the Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. “The Cambodians proposed to hold an expert consultation on the issue of s...
With tech-savvy women worldwide making key travel decisions these days for themselves and their families and Nielsen reporting last fall that women slightly outpaced men in smartphone ownership in the United States – and are projected to control a whopping $28 trillion of consumer spending in the US alone – it was disheartening to see so few women in attendance at the recently con...
As the latest airline to place Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner into service KLM had the opportunity to revisit its inflight product and set a new course for the airline. It has done precisely that, introducing new products for World Business Class, Economy Comfort (premium economy) and economy class. The products were put on display during a series of demo flights this past weekend over Ho...
Embraer's Legacy 500 is poised to receive approval fromLondon City airport and EASA for steep-approach operations, permitting the midsize business jet to perform approaches at descent angles of up to 5.5°. The eight-seat aircraft, which gained EASA certification a year ago, will be the sixth business jet in Embraer's lineup that is cleared to operate at airports with a ste...
Commercial spaceflight start-up Blue Origin has achieved a historic first by vertically landing and recovering the launcher stage of the New Shepard suborbital system after delivering a payload to space. The successful recovery mission comes seven months after the maiden flight of the rocket, which led to an unsuccessful recovery of the vertical launcher. Several attempts by Elon Musk’...
Flight testing of Yak-152 light trainer aircraft developed for Russian Aerospace Defense Forces will be started in summer 2016, Voenno-promishlenniy Courier reports with reference to Deputy CEO of Yakovlev Design Bureau on Flight Testing, Hero of Russia, Roman Taskaev. «By the end of first half of 2016 the first vehicle of the type should enter the flight testing stage. Another flying pro...
This December sees the launch of a new Gateway to the island of Cuba from Providenciales (PLS), Turks & Caicos Islands. Services to Santiago de Cuba (SCU) commence on December 10th, 2015. With this new service to Santiago from Providenciales, visitors to the Turks & Caicos Islands will be able enjoy easy access to Eastern Cuba with the initial twice weekly flights. interCaribbean Air...
Spirit AeroSystems began production of the fuselage for the first P-8A Poseidon maritime surveillance aircraft for the RAAF last month. The Kansas-based aerostructures company announced on November 20 that it began production work on the 737 military derivative in October, with the first unit scheduled to be delivered to Boeing early next year. “Spirit has a unique...
ATR head of global sales John Moore says large numbers of older aircraft in the 50-70 seat category still in service should support demand for its family of turboprops in the period ahead, particularly in Australia. Moore noted there were about 200 regional aircraft operating in Australia currently, with about 80 per cent of those turboprops. “If you look at the average age of these ai...
Air New Zealand is claiming a “world first” with its introduction of near field communication (NFC) chip-equipped ‘Airband’ wristbands for unaccompanied children that trigger text messages to be sent to parents and caregivers at key stages of travel. “Children travelling alone on Air New Zealand services will now receive an Airband at check-in a...
