A high level audit of aviation watchdog Transport Canada has revealed ‘significant weaknesses’ in how it goes about checking safety. The audit, completed last September, found that only 67 per cent of airlines, maintenance companies […]
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released global traffic results for February showing an 8.6% improvement in passenger demand and a 5.2% rise in cargo demand compared to the same month in the previous […]
AeroMechanical Services is to supply NetJets Europe with its Automated Flight Information Reporting System (AFIRS) for 30 Hawker Beechcraft 750/800XP aircraft. NetJets – the largest business jet operator in Europe – has engaged in a […]
The attempt by US Congress to speed up ADS-B ‘in’ looks like a ‘classic unfunded mandate, imposing costs far in excess of benefits’, according to Air Traffic Management columnist Bob Poole. Writing in his latest […]
Atlantic Airways has taken delivery of an Airbus A319 that will allow it to become the first airline in Europe to use one of the most precise satellite-assisted Performance-Based Navigation approaches. The 144-seat aircraft has […]
China has blocked German flag carrier Lufthansa from obtaining A380 landing rights at Shanghai in a gesture designed to signal defiance of the European Union’s Emission Trading Scheme (EU ETS). Lufthansa chairman and CEO Christoph […]
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced a downgrade to its industry outlook for 2012 primarily due to rising oil prices. IATA expects airlines to turn a global profit of $3.0 billion in 2012 […]
Over 56 million jobs worldwide and $2.2 trillion in GDP are supported by aviation, according to a new report released at the global Aviation & Environment Summit in Geneva. The report, Aviation: benefits beyond borders, […]
Acting Federal Aviation Administrator Michael Huerta and aviation partners have launched a collaborative effort to make air traffic control more efficient, help airlines improve on-time performance, and reduce emissions generated by aircraft flying into and […]
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) plans to request highly sensitive information from airlines as part of a detailed fact-finding mission to justify future NextGen investment. The latest NextGen Implementation Plan which has just been […]
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