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Air NZ buys 15 ATR 72-600s, shows strategic regional hand

Solar Storm Shuts Down Swedish Air Space

Swedish aviation officials say a solar storm has knocked out their air traffic control systems, prompting them to shut down the country's airspace for more than an hour. The civil aviation authority said the solar storm Wednesday created disturbances in the Earth's magnetic field, which a...

Iranian Airline Violates Terms of Nuclear Deal by Purchasing Planes to Use in Syrian War

One of Iran's commercial airlines last week bought a UK-manufactured jet with the aim of using it to deliver Iranian soldiers and weapons to Syria in support of the embattled regime of President Bashar Assad, International Business Times has learned. The purchase of the aircraft by an Irani...

JAL Achieves the Highest Ranking in the 2015 JCSI Survey

Japan Airlines (JAL) announced yesterday that it was ranked number one for "Loyalty" and "Customer Satisfaction" in the International Airlines category, according to results of the fourth JCSIiJapan Customer Satisfaction Indexjsurvey for 2015, conducted by Service Productivity and Innovation for Growth (SPRING). In the Travel category, JALPAK, a JAL subsidiary company, a...

Plane That Crashed in South Sudan Was in No State to Fly: Antonov

The decades-old Antonov plane that crashed Wednesday in South Sudan, killing at least 36 people, "was is no state to fly", the Ukraine-based aircraft company said. "The An-12B was is no state to fly because it failed to undergo timely technical servicing... that should have included work on extending its resources and exploitation timeframe," Antonov said in a statement....

Airlines and Airports Look Beyond the Industry to Improve Digital Retail

At the recent International Air Transport Association (IATA) World Passenger Summit in Hamburg, airlines and airports discussed the challenges posed by emerging technologies and the solutions or models which could be found outside the industry to help drive change. Brian Cook vice president and General Manager for the Global Practice Travel and Transportation Industry at HP Enterprise, said Nor...

ANALYSIS: Industry pitches new uses for commercial UAVs

The enthusiasm that people have for the unmanned air vehicle (UAV) market is infectious. And existing technology is being adapted to applications previously not thought of in order for them to have a share of the opportunity. The commercial UAV world got together in London from 20-21 October, bursting with ideas on how to use these systems – ranging from parcel delivery to natural-disaste...

El Al orders nine Boeing 787 Dreamliners

El Al Israel Airlines has ordered up to nine Boeing 787 Dreamliners, worth $2.2 billion, and will lease an additional six 787s from leasing companies. Boeing says three of the orders are firm while the others are subject to contractual requirements being finalised. The manufacturer says the 787 uses 20 per cent less fuel and emits 20 per cent fewer emissions than aircraft it...

Wizz Air passenger tries to smash down cockpit door

A passenger jet has been forced to make an emergency landing after a man tried to smash down the cockpit door before attempting to open two exits. He was subdued by other travellers during the terrifying incident on a plane from Bucharest in Romania to the Norwegian city of Torp. The man allegedly stood up and ranted in the cabin before running along the aisle and kicking the cockpit door....

Malaysia Airlines rolls out new A330 business class seats

Malaysia Airlines unveiled its new A330-300 Business Class seats at the World Travel Market in London. The new seats, which will be introduced in April 2016, will see all 15 A330-300 aircrafts fitted with the new configuration by September 2016. The business class seat pitch, which measures at 43 inches with a width of 20.6 inches and length of 76 inches (fully flat), is one of the best rece...

NTSB Investigative Update on Dynamic International Airways Flight 405

As part of its ongoing investigation into the October 29, 2015, airplane fire during taxi of Dynamic International Airways flight 405, a Boeing 767, at Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL), Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, the NTSB today released the following investigative update. The NTSB found that the main fuel supply line coupling assembly had disconnecte...

Tigerair Australia credits BAE Systems Australia for improved punctuality

Tigerair Australia has credited BAE Systems Australia for helping the low-cost carrier improve on-time performance and reduce cancellations over the past two years. In October 2013, BAE Systems signed its first non-military engineering support contract in Australia to provide base maintenance services for Tigerair’s fleet of Airbus A320s. To support the Tigerair business, BAE...

Qantas and Vietnam Airlines Unveil Big Growth Plans for Jetstar Pacific

Qantas and Vietnam Airlines have committed to a long-term expansion of their Jetstar Pacific joint venture that could more than double the size of the Vietnamese low-cost carrier's fleet to 30 over the next five years. That would make Jetstar Pacific the largest of Qantas's budget Asian offshoots, ahead of Singapore's Jetstar Asia and Jetstar Japan, which have 18 and 20 aircraf...

Small Airlines Push for More Access at New York Airports

Virgin America Inc. and four other small carriers are pressing federal regulators to change "slot management" practices at New York's three big airports to boost competition in the largest U.S. air market, said Virgin America Chief Executive David Cush. His San Francisco-based discount carrier and the other four filed a letter on Tuesday urging the chiefs of the Federal Aviat...

Goat Farts Force Singapore Airlines Plane to Make Emergency Landing After Gas Set Off Smoke Alarms

An aeroplane was forced to make an emergency landing after the gas of 2,186 animals was mistaken for smoke in the cargo hold. The Singapore Airlines Boeing 747-400 freighter plane, which was en-route from Adelaide, Australia to Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia, was diverted to Bali Denpasar on October 26 following the urgent announcement. Upon landing, emergency services boarded the aircra...

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Korean Air places landmark order for 103 Boeing aircraft

Boeing and Korean Air announced that the carrier has finalized a purchase agreement for 103 aircraft spanning Boeing’s widebody and single‑aisle families. The deal includes 20 777‑9, 25 787...