Montenegro Airlines (YM, Podgorica) has signed a partnership agreement with Tuzla Int'l airport in Bosnia Herzegovina wherein the Montenegrin carrier will operate two weekly return charter flights to Vienna, Austria beginning December 21. A total of forty flights will be flown through to March 31 of next year. There are plans to develop the service into a scheduled operation should it prove...
Tianjin Airlines (GS, Tianjin) has applied to the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) for permission to begin longhaul flights from Chongqing to Vancouver Int'l, Canada via Tianjin in June next year. The carrier plans to operate the route 4x weekly using A330 equipment. Should it secure the official greenlight, it would become the second Hainan Airlines (HU, Haikou) subsidiary to...
CenTex Aerospace (Booth N3323) is showcasing here in Las Vegas its Halo 250 commuter category conversion for King Air 200 series turboprops, and the latest addition to its line of fuel and baggage saddle tanks for King Air 200s and 350s. The Halo conversion increases payload by moving the airplane into commuter category and boosting mtow to 13,420 pounds. Safety features added in the...
Despite security concerns and stagnant oil revenues, the Middle East and North Africa Business Aviation Association (MEBAA) remains optimistic about growth prospects for the region. Next year it will host the 10thMEBAA show in Dubai, where the group is headquartered, and it has just announced dates for the second edition of its new MEBAA Show Morocco, which will be staged from Sept....
ANA Holdings Inc. is looking to bolster its hold on Asian traffic through equity stakes in other Asian carriers and joint venture agreements, said Chief Executive Shinya Katanozaka. "We are approaching a number of Asian airlines," Mr. Katanozaka said in an interview. The parent of All Nippon Airways Co. has enjoyed a boom period with the low yen fueling demand for inbound traffic....
A code-sharing deal between Qantas and China Eastern Airlines will make it easier for Chinese tourists to visit Tasmania, the State Government has said. Under the new arrangement, China Eastern will put its airline code on Qantas services from Melbourne and Sydney to Hobart, and on Melbourne-to-Launceston flights. The deal means Chinese travellers will be able to get all the way from Ch...
An airline passenger was arrested at Beijing Capital International Airoport (PEK) after he allegedly refused to turn off his cell phone and punched a flight security guard on China Eastern Airlines (MU) flight MU2312, Beijing News reported. The incident occurred last Friday, Nov. 13 when the Dalian-bound flight MU2312 was taxiing for takeoff at PEK. The airport police said the male pass...
An American Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration N969NN performing flight AA-1027 from Chicago O'Hare, IL to Orlando, FL (U.S.), was on final approach to Orlando's runway 36L about 5 nm before touch down when a bird impacted the left hand engine (CFM56), all engine parameters remained normal. The crew continued for a safe landing on runway 36L about 2 minutes later. A borescopic i...
An El Al Boeing 777-200, registration 4X-ECA performing flight LY-5 from Tel Aviv (Israel) to Los Angeles, CA (U.S.) with 297 people on board, was enroute at FL360 about 200nm east of Billings, MT (U.S.) when the crew received a fire indication for the right hand engine (Trent 895), worked the related memory items shutting the engine down and discharging the fire agent, and decided to divert...
Qantas’s second Boeing 737-800 to be painted in an historical ‘retro’ livery has touched down at Sydney Airport. Dubbed ‘Retro Roo II’, 737-800 VH-VXQ wears the original paint scheme introduced by Qantas’s first jet aircraft, the Boeing 707, when it first entered service in 1959. VXQ landed in Sydney shortly before 8am on Monday morning from Townsvi...
As a slow growth economic environment takes hold across many global markets, the business aviation industry is not immune to its impact. In its 24th annual Global Business Aviation Outlook released today, Honeywell Aerospace forecasts up to 9,200 new business jet deliveries worth US$270 billion from 2015 to 2025, with a 3 to 5 percent reduction over the value noted in the 2014 forecast. "W...
Abu Dhabi: Royal jet has signed a contract with the UAE GHQ Armed Forces to provide a wide spectrum of technical & operational training to Air Force staff. The signing ceremony took place on the last day of the Dubai Airshow 2015, by General Ebrahim Al Alawi (Commander HQ UAE Air Force & Air Defence) & Captain Patrick Gordon (Interim President/CEO) of Royal Jet in the presence of de...
