UK budget carrier EasyJet is to concentrate on talks with European governments to ensure that its operations are not interrupted by the UK’s decision to break away from the European Union. The airline says its initial aim is to “accelerate” discussions with governments and regulators to make sure that the UK remains within the single European aviation market. Chief executiv...
Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. today announced that a full-scale cabin of the Gulfstream G600 is travelling around the United States this summer to give customers an opportunity to step on board and experience firsthand the comfort, quality and craftsmanship of the G500 and G600. “We’re bringing the G600 cabin and flight deck to our customers and potential customers so we can intr...
Its first direct flight from Belgrade to New York since 1992 New York // Air Serbia, the Balkan airline in which Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways holds a 49 per cent stake, has reopened services to New York after a 24-year absence. An Airbus A330 that took off from Belgrade on Thursday morning will touch down later today at John F Kennedy Airport after an inaugural flight that was regar...
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released preliminary analysis of the financial and economic impact of the Brexit decision on the air transport industry. “The Brexit vote has triggered much uncertainty—financial and otherwise. As leaders in the UK and the EU work to establish a new framework for their relationship, one certainty to guide them is the need and desire o...
Ben Paul, PwC partner and airline industry leader, said: “The decision to leave the EU has profound implications for our aviation industry, with issues ranging from access to the single aviation market to sector financing and infrastructure investment. “Leaving the EU has wider implications than just access to the European market. EU-level air services agreements with count...
Total AOC’s team of experts has helped jet management and charter business Jet Exchange to secure a new AOC for its fleet, which now includes a Challenger 604. Total AOC managed all aspects of the application, from drafting the manuals to providing interview preparation, ensuring Jet Exchange satisfied all the requirements of the Civil Aviation Authority to run charter operations on the m...
Bombardier Commercial Aircraft announced that its Authorized Service Facility (ASF), SAMCO Aircraft Maintenance B.V. has received its C Series aircraft Part 145 base maintenance approval from the Civil Aviation Authority, The Netherlands. This approval recognizes SAMCO as the first Part 145 Aircraft Maintenance Organization (AMO) in the world, outside of Bombardier’s own manufacturing...
Air Canada today welcomed the passage of Bill C-10 into an Act of Parliament modernizing in part the Air Canada Public Participation Act that came into effect when Air Canada was privatized 28 years ago. The revised Act allows Air Canada, like other Canadian and international carriers, to determine the location, the volume and type of aircraft maintenance it does, including the work that will be d...
Dubai-based flydubai has announced that it will begin daily operations to Prague from 01 July, an increase from four weekly flights. With this additional frequency, flydubai will operate a total of 49 flights a week to 11 points in Central and Eastern Europe. “We are delighted to offer more flights to Prague,” commented Ghaith Al Ghaith, Chief Executive Officer of flydubai. “P...
AWAS, the Dublin-based leading global aircraft leasing company has announced an order for an additional 15 A320 Family aircraft, comprising 12 A320ceo and three A321ceo aircraft. Dave Siegel, AWAS CEO remarked on the deal, “AWAS is pleased to continue our long-term relationship with Airbus in reaching this deal for the order of 15 A320 CEO Family aircraft which wi...
Bombardier is pleased to confirm that it has entered into a definitive agreement for the previously announced $1 billion US investment by the Government of Québec in a newly created limited partnership, the C Series Aircraft Limited Partnership (the “CSALP”), to which the assets, liabilities and obligations of the C Series aircraft program will be transferred. “We are d...
Vector Aerospace a global independent provider of aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services, is pleased to announce that it has successfully completed its first full engine test on the Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) PT6A-140 turboprop at its facility in South Africa. The PT6A-140 powers the Cessna 208B Grand Caravan EX, and is also offered as an upgrade for earlier models of...
