Flying Colours achieved a Supplemental Type Certificate for ADS-B OUT for Bombardier Challenger 600-2B16 (604 and 605) airframes from the US-based FAA. The first aircraft to be fitted with the system, a Bombardier Challenger 605, was completed at their USA facility in late September. The STC will be submitted for validation by both Transport Canada and Europe’s EASA this year. Followin...
India plans to impose a 2 percent levy on most domestic and international airline tickets, raising funds to improve regional air travel infrastructure as part of a proposal to get more Indians flying. Releasing the government's draft aviation policy, civil aviation secretary R.N. Choubey said the tax may raise about INR15 billion rupees (USD$230 million). Funds will go towards reopening hun...
Aeroflot has taken delivery of its new Sukhoi Superjet 100 in FULL specification produced by JSC Sukhoi Civil Aircraft (SCA). The plane (registration number RA-89061) has been named in honour of Ivan Ryshkov, veteran of the World War II, Hero of the Soviet Union. The new SSJ-100 has been transferred to Aeroflot under a financial lease agreement from Sberbank Leasing. T...
Cardiff Aviation has unveiled its unique ‘airline-in-a-box’ concept, designed to transform aviation by making it easy to establish airlines across the world with minimal risk, thanks to its unique blend ofMRO, training and leasing facilities. With airline-in-a-box, interested providers get everything they need to create a fully-fledged EASA-class airline without exposing themse...
Earlier this year, HK Express asked Guests to vote for their dream destinations. Hong Kong’s most on-time airline is now about to make those dreams a reality! As promised, HK Express is planning to launch a new flight to the winning destination in Summer 2016. So where will the low-fare airline be flying next year? Guam! But that’s not all. As an added bonus, HK Express is introduci...
The engine of a Boeing 767 carrying 101 people caught fire as the plane taxied for departure Thursday at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Florida, officials said. It was bound for Caracas, Venezuela. Seventeen people were taken to Broward Health Medical Center, according to a spokeswoman there. Among those transported were a child and a trauma patient. Two of the 17 had b...
US airline Delta Air Lines is to pull out its service to Dubai. The airline will end its flights between Atlanta and Dubai on February 11 2016. A Delta spokeswoman said: “The B777 aircraft used to operate ATL-DXB will be redeployed to other transatlantic markets where it can compete on a level playing field that’s not distorted by subsidised state-owned airlines.”&nbs...
The rivalry between the All Blacks and the Wallabies is among the fiercest in sport. Understandably then, tensions are reaching new heights just hours out from the biggest match ever to be played between the two sides. Fans of the victorious nation will hold bragging rights for the next four years, while the loser will be tormented by friends from across the ditch until the two sides meet in...
ANA Holdings Inc.'s bond risk jumped last year as the company announced its biggest-ever order for newaircraft. Now Japan's largest airline is being rewarded for the bravado that saw it give its fleet Star Wars paint jobs. The cost to insure the debt of ANA against nonpayment dropped to 58 basis points, the lowest since January 2008, from 128 a year earlier, according to data provider C...
To match ongoing high demand for its bestselling A320 Family, Airbus has taken the decision to further increase the production rate of the Single Aisle Family to 60 aircraft a month in mid-2019. The decision follows thorough studies on production ramp-up readiness in the supply chain and in Airbus sites to allow the ramp-up. To enable the ramp-up Airbus will extend its capacity in Hamburg with...
China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited (“CALC” or the “Group”, stock code: 01848.HK), the largest independent operating aircraft lessor in China, completed the delivery of the fifth A320 aircraft to Air India Ltd. (“Air India”) at the facilities of Airbus in Toulouse, France on 28 October 2015, marking the 56th delivered aircraft of CALC’s fleet....
Caribbean Airlines announces today the resignation of its CEO, Mr. Michael DiLollo with immediate effect, due to personal reasons. This has received the approval of the Board of Directors. The Board has appointed Mr. Tyrone Tang, Chief Financial Officer, as Acting Chief Executive Officer while they conduct a search for a permanent replacement. The Board has full confidence in the senior le...
