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Etihad in bullish mood as it reports 17% rise in passengers last year, fuels Abu Dhabi aviation ambitions

The Etihad Airways chief executive James Hogan said on Tuesday that the airline would continue to “face challenges” from protectionism in the US and Europe this year as it fights to bring “new competitive choice” to its passengers. The Abu Dhabi carrier flew 17.4 million p...

IATA announce global passenger traffic results

The International Air Transport Association has announced the global passenger traffic results for November, showing strong traffic growth. The Middle Eastcarriers had a 9.8% demand increase in November, with capacity rising faster at 11.5%, leading load factor to fall to 69.4%. Business conditio...

These 38 Airlines Have the Lowest Airline Safety Ratings

When thinking about the range of qualities we look for in an airline, the ability to deliver us to our destination alive is at the top of the list (just slightly edging out leg room). Safety is primary when flying: we want to travel on airlines that are rigorous about safety inspections, use innovative navigation technology, and adhere to basic best practices, like making sure the plane is heading...

Airline personnel reveal the industry’s biggest secrets

Whether you’re a seasoned flyer or you hate air travel, the chances are good that you still have a lot to learn when it comes to traveling by airplane. Luckily, airline staff, pilots included, may have answered some of your questions in a Reddit thread about the industry’s biggest secrets – and you won’t like all the answers. Before you book your next flight, you should...

True or false: Test your air travel knowledge

There’s always a lot of confusion about the air travel news these days—mainly because things change fast. Let’s face it, carriers are trying to keep profits up while balancing issues of government regulations and security. So, let’s take a quiz and see how up to date you are on the latest changes that may affect you as traveler. You might be surprised to find that things yo...

All-time record for Brussels Airlines in 2015

Brussels Airlines ends the previous year with a record growth. Not less than 7.500.909 passengers chose to fly Brussels Airlines to Europe, Africa or the States, or 892.042 more than in 2014. The European flights saw an increase in passenger numbers of 12.9 pct, the African network of 9.3 pct and New York and Washington 1.6 pct. The overall seat load factor grew with 2.4 percent points to 74.4 pct...

Lufthansa Group achieves record number of passengers in 2015

The airlines of the Lufthansa Group transported 107.7 million passengers in 2015, which is a new record. The Group carried 1.6 per cent more passengers than in the previous year. At the same time the company carried out more than one million flights and achieved the highest ever seat load factor of 80.4 per cent. This corresponds to an increase in capacity utilization of 0.3 percentage points comp...

Etihad Regional-Etihad Airways Codeshare Extended Until 2022

Etihad Regional, operated by Darwin Airline, today announced that its codeshare agreement extension with Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has been approved by Switzerland’s Federal Office of Civil Aviation (FOCA) until 30 April 2022. Initially commenced on 29 March 2015, the codeshare agreement offers the guests of both airlines greater access between Swit...

Russia's major air carrier will receive 34 aircraft of bancrupt competitor — Aeroflot CEO

Aeroflot will receive 34 Transaero aircraft, the first will be delivered in March 2016, Aeroflot CEO Vitaly Saveliev said Tuesday at a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. "We concluded a lease agreement with our leasing companies - Sberbank Leasing, VTB-Leasing and VEB-Leasing - to receive Transaero aircraft for our fleet. 34 aircraft, including long-haul, which are now undergoi...

AirAsia X switches remaining A330s to re-engined variant

Long-haul low-cost operator AirAsia X has cancelled 11 Airbus A330-300s in favour of taking 11 re-engined A330neo jets. Airbus has revealed the agreement in its full-year order and delivery data for 2015, released during a briefing in Paris. AirAsia X is taking the A330-900neo version of the new long-haul jet. The change raises its A330-900neo orders from 55 to 66, and effecti...

China to invest $12b in civil aviation projects this year

China will allocate about 77 billion yuan ($11.7 billion) for investment in civil aviation this year, beginning with 11 key projects, as the country looks to improve infrastructure to cope with surging air-travel demand and bolster economic growth. The country also will begin 52 aviation-related expansion or upgrading projects this year, and a blueprint for new airports to be built by 2030 will...

Middle East freight market growth dips amid low oil

The Middle East air freight market grew by less than half its average year-to-date growth rate in November 2015 as low oil prices weigh on regional economies, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said Monday. The market expanded by 5.4 per cent in November last year compared to the same month in 2014. This compares to the 11.9 per cent average growth rate the region has recorded y...

Secrets of an Airline Pilot

Ever wondered how you can be stranded somewhere due to weather when that somewhere has perfectly blue skies? Ever thought about how often turbulence causes crashes? Ever wanted to take a look at the cockpit but figured you’d somehow wind up on a no-fly list? Well, now you can learn the answers to your curiosities straight from the source. Last week, a user on Reddit posed the question &ldquo...

FAA failing to ensure airline pilots retain flying skills, report shows

The government is falling short in ensuring airline pilots keep up their flying skills and get full training on how to monitor sophisticated automated control systems in cockpits, according to the Transportation Department's internal watchdog. Most modern airline flying is done through automated systems that pilots closely monitor. Pilots typically use manual flying skills only briefly duri...

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