on 13/12/2018 at 16h30
The first A380 for All Nippon Airways (ANA) has rolled out of the Airbus paint shop in Hamburg, Germany, bearing the airline’s distinctive and unique Hawaiian Green Sea Turtle livery. ANA has firm orders for three A380s, becoming the first customer for the aircraft in Japan. The airline will take...
on 12/12/2018 at 15h00
Subsequent to the proposal of Benjamin Smith, CEO Air France-KLM, and the approval of the Air France-KLM Board of Directors, the Air France Board of Directors has appointed Anne Rigail as CEO of Air France. The decision was announced on 12th December 2018. Rigail will assume her new role on 17th...
on 11/12/2018 at 12h29
Dubai-based aviation services specialist Jetex has finalised its agreement with Honda Aircraft Company to become HAC's exclusive authorised dealer in the region. Jetex will represent Honda Aircraft’s sales in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, Lebanon, Pakistan, Jordan, Turkey and...
on 10/12/2018 at 12h16
Airlines for Europe (A4E) reports that 2018 is shaping up to be one of the worst years for air traffic control delays and flight cancellations in nearly a decade and is calling for swift and decisive action to reform Europe’s Air Traffic Management (ATM) system. A4E is urging accelerated...
on 07/12/2018 at 15h15
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for October showing a 6.3% increase in demand compared to the same month last year. This marked a rebound from 5.5% growth recorded in September, which was an eight-month low. October international...
on 07/12/2018 at 14h15
Airbus and the French Civil Aviation University, ENAC, have obtained EASA certification for a co-developed ab initio pilot cadet training programme that will be used by a worldwide network of partner flight schools, starting with the first customer Escuela de Aviacion Mexico (EAM) in Mexico city...
on 06/12/2018 at 18h10
Two weeks after Singapore officially relocated turboprop operations from Changi to Seletar in a bid to resolve congestion problems at Changi, neither of the two operators concerned by the move — Firefly and Malindo Air — have yet been cleared to fly from the refurbished Seletar...
on 04/12/2018 at 14h09
Airbus Corporate Jets (ACJ) is exhibiting an ACJ319 at the upcoming Middle East Business Aviation Association (MEBAA) Show in Dubai from 10th to 12th December. The ACJ319 — though not the same aircraft — was also shown at the NBAA Show in Orlando in October, while an ACJ318 was on hand at the...
on 03/12/2018 at 10h48
Boeing delivered its 2,000th aircraft to a Chinese operator, a 737 MAX for Xiamen Airlines, on 30th November. The growth of the Chinese market is accelerating. Boeing delivered its first 1,000 airplanes to Chinese airlines over four decades. The next 1,000 Boeing jets have been delivered over the...
on 30/11/2018 at 10h52
Shanghai-based China Eastern Airlines has taken delivery of its first Airbus A350-900 in Toulouse, becoming the latest operator of the twin-engine widebody aircraft. The carrier now operates an Airbus fleet of 356 aircraft, including 306 A320 Family aircraft and 50 A330 Family aircraft (as of...
on 28/11/2018 at 11h02
Russian Helicopters Holding Company (part of Rostec State Corporation) is presenting two of its newest civilian helicopters — the light multi-role Ansat and the medium-class Mi-171A2 — to potential customers in Thailand during a South Asian Heli Tour. A flying display took place at the U-Tapao...
on 27/11/2018 at 12h14
Launch customer TAP Air Portugal has taken delivery of the first Airbus A330neo. The Portuguese carrier will take delivery of a further 20 A330-900s in the coming years. TAP Air Portugal’s first A330-900 is leased from Avolon. It features 298 seats in a three-class lay-out with 34 full-flat...
on 26/11/2018 at 16h47
Air France-KLM and China Eastern Airlines signed an agreement on 26th November, officialising the extension of their joint venture partnership. Plans to extend the agreement were initially announced in August. As part of this enhanced agreement, the three SkyTeam airlines (Air France, KLM, and...
on 20/11/2018 at 10h56
A new report from air transport IT provider SITA, shows airports in China are increasing their investment in IT from 5.6% of revenues in 2017 to 7.5% in 2018, ahead of the global average of 5.69%. Chinese airlines are investing too, the report indicates, and there is a clear alignment on priorities,...
on 19/11/2018 at 12h34
ATR presented a product and market update in Tokyo on the occasion of a visit by its new CEO, Stefano Bortoli, who was appointed to the top job in September. On the basis of market and social-economic trends and developments, the Airbus/Leonardo JV estimates a need for around 100 turboprop aircraft...
