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Amazon to set up own air freight unit

Online retail giant Amazon is in talks with Boeing (BOE, Chicago O'Hare) over the proposed acquisition of "at least" twenty freighter aircraft, Cargo Facts has reported. Following weeks of speculation in the cargo community, informed sources told the industry publication that Amazon...

British Airways Boeing 777-200 jet that dramatically caught fire to be repaired and returned to service

The passenger jet which caught fire at Las Vegas airport just before takeoff last September is to be repaired and returned to service. The Boeing 777-200, with 172 people on board, was around 20 seconds into its takeoff run and approaching a speed of 90mph when the left engine suddenly burst into...

Air Costa to expand coverage across India

Air Costa (LB, Vijayawada) is set to expand its operational coverage across India after it secured a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the country's Ministry of Civil Aviation last week. Since its launch in 2012, Air Costa's operations have been restricted to India's Southern Region whose confines include the Bangalore, Chennai, and Hyderabad metropolitan areas. With the NOC...

Emergencies Ministry's An-148 jet carries out aeromedical evacuation of seriously ill children

An Emergencies Ministry's An-148 jet departed from Ramenskoye located near Moscow for Novy Urengoy, where it has taken two seriously ill children aboard, the youngest of the evacuees is only a week old. All of them are in urgent need of highly skilled and high-tech medical care. Upon arrival in St. Petersburg, patients will be transported to a hospital of the northern capital, where they...

EU Warns Of Risks From Fake Passports

The head of the European Union's border agency has said the large number of refugees entering Europe pose a security risk, with civil war making it harder to check the authenticity of Syrian passports. Hundreds of thousands of people fleeing war and poverty in countries such as Syria and Iraq have arrived in Europe this year. Since last month's attacks in Paris, concern has grown that I...

U.S.-Mexico Expand Air Travel Opportunities in New Agreement

The United States and Mexico have agreed to open their air markets so that airlines from both countries can operate the routes they want with no restrictions. U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and his Mexican counterpart Gerardo Ruiz Esparza signed the agreement Friday at Mexico’s embassy in Washington. It will require ratification by Mexico’s Senate. Foxx and Ruiz Espar...

Timeline of Fake Bomb That Diverted Air France Flight

The latest developments on an Air France flight from Mauritius to Paris that was diverted to Kenya after a suspected bomb was found on it. 5:50 p.m. The CEO of Air France says a device discovered in the bathroom of an Air France flight was a fake bomb. The Boeing 777 was heading to Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris from Mauritius when its pilots requested an emergency landing at early Su...

IndiGo Sees Potential Delays in Delivery Schedule of A320neo Aircraft

IndiGo, India's largest airline by passengers carried, said the delivery of the first fuel-efficient Airbus A320neo has been delayed and there could be additional delays, citing "industrial reasons" at European plane maker Airbus SAS. "On 17 December 2015 after close of business hours, we have received an official notification from Airbus that the A320neo aircraft, the...

EASA Paves The Way For The Safe Use Of Drones In Europe

The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) published yesterday a Technical Opinion on the safe use of drones in Europe’s civil airspace. The EASA Technical Opinion sets the direction to be followed for all future work to be done to ensure unmanned aircraft are operated safely and interact safely with other airspace users. The aim is to provide a framework that is proportionate to the activit...

Virgin Atlantic’s Hong Kong crews call strike

Hong Kong-based Virgin Atlantic cabin crew will stage a wildcat strike starting tomorrow, December 21, in a bid to stave off job losses announced by the British airline last month. Travellers flying Virgin Atlantic this Christmas are being warned the London flight may not take-off as a result of the industrial action which will start on December 21st until January 1st. Action is being taken...

Malaysia's Rayani Air secures AOC, launches operations

Rayani Air (Langkawi) commenced commercial passenger operations on Sunday, December 20 just days after it secured its Air Services Licence (ASL) and Air Operators Certificate (AOC) from the Malaysian Department of Civil Aviation (DCA). Using a pair of ex-Malaysia Airlines (MH, Kuala Lumpur Int'l) B737-400s, the start-up currently operates daily return flights between Langkawi and Kuala Lump...

WestJet Encore pilots approve five-year agreement

WestJet Encore announced today its pilots have voted in favour of a new agreement with 93 per cent of eligible pilots voting. The tentative agreement was negotiated between WestJet Encore and the WestJet Pilots’ Association (WJPA), the association representing its pilots. Voting on the agreement began on December 12, 2015 and ended December 20, 2015. Nearly 275 WestJet Encore pilots ar...

Solomon Islands & Vanuatu sign off on new Air Services Agreement

The Solomon Islands and Vanuatu have reached agreement for a new Air Service Agreement (ASA) and Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the two countries. The successful agreement follows a visit this week by a senior Vanuatu delegation led by Director of Civil Aviation Vanuatu (CAAV), Joseph Niel accompanied by Air Vanuatu CEO, Joseph Laloyer and several Vanuatu government Ministry of...

Air France flight makes emergency landing in Kenya after bomb alert

An Air France flight from Mauritius to Paris was forced to make an emergency landing in Kenya early Sunday after a suspected bomb was found on board, police said. Navy and police bomb experts were called in to determine if there were any explosives on board the plane, which had 459 passengers and 14 crew members aboard. Many countries are on alert for possible attacks, including France which...

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