Beijing embraced the first snow this winter on early morning of Nov. 6. Snowy weather that lingered till the noon led to flight disruptions at one of China's busiest airports. As many as 60 flights were canceled Friday at Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK), with hundreds of flights delayed. The takeoff and landing capacity was cut by 50 percent at Beijing airport, which are ex...
A Batik Air Boeing 737-900, registration PK-LBO performing flight ID-6380 from Jakarta to Yokyakarta (Indonesia) with 160 passengers and 5 crew, landed on Yokyakarta's runway 09 (length 2,200 meters/7,220 feet) but overran the end of the runway and came to a stop about 100 meters off paved surface with the nose gear collapsed. The passengers were evacuated. No injuries are being reported, the...
The Russian airliner which crashed in the Sinai desert, killing 224 people, was downed by a bomb, analysis of the black box recorders indicates. Sources close to the investigation said an explosion could be heard on the recorder, and ruled out mechanical failure or crew error as explanations. As thousands of British tourists endured another day of uncertainty at Sharm el-Sheikh airport, Russ...
The EASA issued a notice of proposed amendment (NPA) containing changes to airworthiness certification rules that the European organization said would "provide clearer requirements/guidance on those aspects creating interpretation/standardization problems; remove those requirements that do not bring any safety benefits; facilitate the transfer of aircraft between member states; and reinforce...
Russia has suspended all Russian airline flights to/from Egypt, citing the ongoing investigation into the Oct. 31 Metrojet Airbus A321 crash. The sweeping suspension of flights to all of Egypt goes further than the UK and Ireland, which have banned flights to/from Sharm el-Sheikh, from which Metrojet flight 9268 took off bound for St. Petersburg before crashing in the Egyptian S...
Lufthansa has canceled 290 out of 3,000 flights—including 15 intercontinental services—on the first day of a week-long strike by its cabin crew, which is represented by the UFO union. According to Lufthansa, 37,000 passengers have been affected. UFO called for the strike in Frankfurt and Dusseldorf after long-running (December 2013) talks over pay, retirement benefits and wo...
The Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC) has decided to revoke its letter to Russian aviation authorities where it required to seize Boeing 737 operations in Russia. The decision came after a special meeting hosted by the Russian Federal Aviation Authority together with representatives of Boeing, Federal Aviation Authoritie (USA) and aircraft operators, reports Lenta RU. “IAC has revo...
International carriers have either reduced or suspended their respective commercial services to Sharm el Sheikh following a British government announcement on Thursday that a bomb may have played a role in the downing of MetroJet (Russia) flight 7K9268 on Saturday, October 31. The crash claimed the lives of all 217 passengers and 7 crew on-board. Thus far, the Irish Aviation Authority...
NBAA has given two of its safety awards to European aircraft charter and management company ABS Jets. The first award went to the Czech Republic-based operator in recognition of 11 years without an accident, involving 26,937 flight hours. Vladimir Sip, one of ABS’s most experience maintenance staff received the Technician Safety Award in recognition of his role in supporting the accident-fre...
For operators wondering how space weather may impact business aircraft operations, Friends & Partners in Aviation Weather (FPAW) is hosting an education session on Nov. 18 at NBAA's Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA2015) to explore this issue. "Space weather has the potential to impact business aviation in several areas, including the radiation environment, radio...
Russian experts have taken wipe samples from all the plane fragments and passengers’ luggage to trace possible explosives. The National Anti-Terrorist Committee deems it necessary to stop all Russian flights to Egypt until the causes of the A321 plane crash are established. Russian experts are taking wipe-samples from the plane fragments and passengers’ luggage to trace possible exp...
The plane's takeoff weight has been increased from 170 to 190 tons and its maximum payload has risen from 47 to 52 tons. Southeast Asia, Africa and China will be among customers to buy Russia’s upgraded Ilyushin Il-76TD transport planes, Ilyushin Aviation Company General Designer Nikolay Talikov said on Friday. "Among foreign countries, these are primarily Southeast Asia and A...
This is necessary until the true causes of what happened are established, Alexander Bortnikov notes. Alexander Bortnikov, director of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB), has called for suspending Russian flights to Egypt until the true causes behind the A321 crash are established. "So long as we do not establish the true causes of what happened, I think it would be reasonable to...
Once again we are going back to 50skyshades visit to Baku. This time with our big discovery - minimising stress airport, we felt in love with after seeing so many different around the world. Discovering Heydar Aliyev International Airport we felt so comfortable, were impressed by so many things, that it was absolutely necessary to find out more and share with our readers. So let’s st...
MSB Design will supply Hi-Lo conference tables as line-fit option on the new Gulfstream G500 and G600. The tables have been designed especially for the new Gulfstreams. MSB Design will showcase these new tables at the NBAA conference in Las Vegas later this month. The new table has been designed to withstand 600lbs of load in the deployed position and to survive 1400lbs of weight while being...
Acropolis Aviation has received EASA approval for its upgraded internet and IFE system on board its flagship Airbus ACJ319 aircraft. The system is a Rockwell Collins Skybox cabin solution. Acropolis has complemented Skybox with the introduction of Satcom Direct’s SkyTicket billing system. This allows Acropolis to easily marry the charter booking up with its unique flight number...
Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. recently named Matthew Liu regional vice president of Sales for Greater China. Liu will be based in Beijing and report to Roger Sperry, regional senior vice president, International Sales, Asia Pacific, Gulfstream. Liu comes to Gulfstream with more than 24 years of experience in the aerospace industry. Most recently, he worked at Textron Aviation as a regional sales d...
Mitsubishi Aircraft says it has simulated various scenarios on its engineering flight simulator in preparation for the MRJ regional jet’s maiden sortie, and that results thus far have proved promising. In an interview with Flightglobal, Mitsubishi’s vice-president and general manager of sales and marketing Yugo Fukuhara, says the manufacturer has simulated “normal and abnormal...
The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) is in the process of updating its scientific research fleet, including the addition of an unmanned air vehicle (UAV) and cockpit and sensing upgrades to its manned aircraft. BAS operates four de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otters and one DHC-7 Dash 7, but is seeking a fixed-wing UAV of approximately 20kg (44lb) to offer scalable sensing capabilities to complem...
IAG has announced that British Airways executive chairman Keith Williams will retire in April 2016, and will be succeeded by Vueling chief Alex Cruz. The airline group adds that BA’s chief financial officer Nick Swift will also step down in April, and will be replaced by Steve Gunning, who is presently the chief executive of IAG Cargo. Cruz was launch...
The Department of Homeland Security plans to announce an increase in security on international flights by U.S. carriers after the suspected bombing of a Russian plane flying over Egypt on Oct. 31. The action will be unveiled as soon as Friday, according to a person familiar with the plan who wasn’t authorized to discuss the matter. The person declined to specify what steps will be taken....
