Taiwan’s Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) has ordered Taiwanese airlines TransAsia Airways and Uni Air to ground their ATR 72s and conduct engine inspections on the turboprops following the Feb. 4 crash of a TransAsia ATR 72-600 in Taipei. Link
Qantas was forced to divert its SYD-LAX A380 to the little-used Ontario airport near Los Angeles as a result of fog and construction work at LAX. It’s the first time an A380 has ever landed at Ontario, which is mainly used for by UPS and FedEx Express for freight. Link
Avianca Holdings S.A. has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Airbus for 100 A320neo Family aircraft. Avianca will base its fleet renewal strategy on the A320neo Family. “After a thorough technical evaluation, we selected the A320neo Family for its excellent fuel efficiency, reliability and comfort,” said Fabio Villegas Ramirez, Avianca Chief Executive Officer. “These…
At 30,000 feet above the ground, chaos ensued inside American Airlines Flight 280; flying in December of 2014 from South Korea to Dallas. When the Boeing 777 dropped suddenly over Japan, passengers panicked and pulled out their cell phones to record the drama. Marc Stanley said, “All of the sudden there was just this big…
Virgin Australia has had to relinquish its operators licence in NZ. 11 Boeing 737-800 jets with the registrations starting with ZK will now become VH regos Link
Lynden Pindling International Airport in Bahamas has launched a new Automated Passport Control system, allowing passengers bound for the United States be processed up to four times faster. Officials expect the new technology – available in only one other airport in the Caribbean – to go a long way in slashing wait times, improving the…
The King Khaled International Airport in Saudi Arabia is currently undergoing a large development and expansion programme that aims at increasing capacity in a near future. This programme is indeed necessary to allow the airport to accommodate the rapidly growing air traffic.
Colombian capital Bogotá has unveiled plans for a second international airport, El Dorado II. Construction on the airport, build in the west of the city and designed to complement the existing El Dorado International Airport in the east, could begin as early as next year.
The International Air Transport Association has announced the launch of an advanced aviation training program in partnership with the Ecole nationale de l’aviation civile in Toulouse, France. This is the first time that IATA has partnered with a university to offer an airline operations degree.
In a step forward in easing aviation capacity in the south-east of England, plans to expand London City Airport have been given the go-ahead. The decision clears the way for a £200 million investment that will enable the airport to operate up to a permitted 111,000 annual flights, from the 70,000 currently flying. This new…
