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Iran's Meraj Air acquires an ex-Pakistani A340 for gov't ops

Etihad Airways and Key Equity Partners Complete Successful Platform Financing Transaction

Etihad Airways, its airport services business and five of its equity partners have today successfully completed an innovative new platform financing transaction, raising $500 million on the international markets. Etihad Airways, Etihad Airport Services, airberlin, Air Serbia, Air Seychelles, Alit...

Singapore Airlines August 2015 Operating Results

In August 2015, Singapore Airlines’ system wide passenger carriage (measured in revenue passenger kilometers) improved 0.8% over last year, against a 2.1% reduction in capacity (measured in available seat kilometers). Consequently, passenger load factor (PLF) improved 2.5 percentage points to...

First-ever civil drone conviction in Britain handed down in landmark case

A 42-year-old man has been convicted of drone related offences after flying a drone over football stadia and through busy and congested areas of central London. The conviction is the first prosecution of its kind in the UK. Nigel Wilson, from Nottingham, pleaded guilty to seven offences in breach of the Air Navigation Order 2009 and has been forced to pay a fine of £1,800 (US$2,760). H...

Flights in Chile Grounded As Workers Go on 24-Hour Strike

Flights in and out of Chile were canceled Tuesday, grounding thousands of passengers, as workers tied to the country's civil aviation authority went on a 24-hour strike ahead of the travel-intensive Sept. 18 national independence day holiday. Chile's civil aviation authority, called the DGAC, said all of the country's airports and aerodromes were affected as a majority of workers af...

Beset by Tardy Jets, United Reworks Routes to Get Planes On Time

Plagued by persistent delays, United Airlines will shuffle its route system to improve reliability and reduce its exposure to Mother Nature. The approach emphasizes "out-and-back" flying, with jets starting at a hub and going to just one city before returning. United will double the number of routes using that system and cut roundabout trips that begin in one base -- say, De...

In the Cheapest Market for Flying, Airlines Told to Cut Fares

The Indian government told the country's airlines to find ways to reduce "excessive" fares on some routes and said it is open to introducing price caps if their responses are inadequate. Carriers will need to present plans to curb fares within a week, Junior Aviation Minister Mahesh Sharma said in New Delhi Tuesday after a meeting with airline executives. The government...

Controllers Reveal Risk That Could Cause Plane Collisions

Five air traffic controllers have exposed a problem that is putting planes at risk of colliding or accidents due to wake turbulence, a federal whistleblower protection office said Tuesday. The problem occurs when pilots, air traffic control centers or airline dispatchers try to make changes to a flight plan by creating a second plan for the same flight, according to letters sent to the White Ho...

Estonia Says It's Preparing to Set Up New National Airline

Estonia is ready to create a new airline should the European Union rule that the existing national flag carrier illegally received state aid, a decision that would put it out of business. Economics Ministry spokesman Mihkel Loide said Tuesday that EUR40.7 million (US$46 million) have already been earmarked as an initial capital for a new, fully state-owned carrier. Under the plan,...

Close Calls Not Common, Still Concerning for Manned and Unmanned Aircraft Pilots

Operators of unmanned aircraft may not be as reckless as data released from the Federal Aviation Administration at first seemed to portray them, according to a third-party analysis released Monday. The Academy of Model Aeronautics, an advocacy organization for model aircraft pilots, analyzed reports of unmanned aircraft incidents and found a large majority of incidents reported were simply sigh...

Airlines Can Boost Their Top and Bottom Line by Streamlining Financial Processes

The airline industry faces a number of challenges when it comes to financial management, including revenue leakage, complex income streams, and tax reporting and compliance across multiple markets. Coupled with an often-traditional approach to financial processes, it's clear that financial management remains an area for innovation. Against this backdrop, a new report published today, writte...

Taiwan's Uni Air adds maiden A321; outlines network

Uni Air (B7, Taipei Sung Shan) has outlined its proposed A321-200 (sl) operational plans following the arrival of its maiden aircraft of the type - B-16209 (cn 6042) - last week. The former EVA Air (BR, Taipei Taoyuan) twinjet has already been deployed on flights from its Taipei Taoyuan hub to Xi'an Xianyang, Harbin, and Shenyang&n...

Skytrans secures $18mn contract; to set up Brisbane base

Skytrans (Q6, Cairns) is to open a second base in Brisbane Int'l after it secured a new three year transport contract worth AUD25 million (USD17.84 million) with natural gas producer QGC Pty Limited. Effective October 26, the carrier will provide nine weekly return flights for QGC staff and contractors from Brisbane to sites in Chinchilla (located roughly 300km west-nort...

CASA publishes new regulatory philosophy

Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) director of aviation safety Mark Skidmore says a set of new key principles will make a “real, positive and lasting difference” to the regulator’s dealings with the aviation community. As part of its response to the Aviation Safety Regulatory Review (ASRR), Australia’s aviation safety watchdog has published a list of 10 key...

Inmarsat publishes results of Pacific ADS-C oceanic tracking evaluation

Inmarsat has published the results of evaluation trials conducted earlier this year with Australia’s air navigation services provider (ANSP), Airservices Australia, to demonstrate oceanic flight tracking using Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Contract (ADS-C) to meet ICAO’s new global standard of a minimum 15-minute reporting interval from the end of 2016. The evaluation t...

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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...