Just under a week after Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight PH661, an ATR 42-500 turboprop airplane, crashed on its approach to Islamabad, killing all 48 passengers and crew on board, Azam Saigol, PIA’s Chairman, has resigned, stating personal reasons. While it is still not clear what caused the crash near Havelian, officials have indicated that
UAL’s November 2016 consolidated traffic increased 1.7% and consolidated capacity increased 1.6% versus November 2015. UAL’s November 2016 consolidated load factor increased 0.1 points to 81.8% compared to November 2015.
Global Aviation Services, has been notified by Delta Air Lines that Global had been awarded a five-year contract for 28 locations in connection with Delta’s 2016 ground support equipment (GSE) maintenance RFP process. The total annualized revenue of the new award and services at other Delta locations not part of the 2016 RFP process is
Garuda Indonesia will provide the first direct link between Indonesia and India by operating a new route from Jakarta to the Indian metropolis Mumbai, starting 12 December 2016. The new service will be served through Bangkok three times a week by the airline’s Boeing 738 aircraft with a two-class cabin configuration.
Boeing Business Jets will work with GKN Aerospace’s Fokker business to develop, produce, offer and support the Skyview Panoramic Window, the largest window available on any passenger jet offered today. The window will be available as a feature on the BBJ, BBJ 2, and all three members of the BBJ MAX family – including the
A British-manufactured Avro RJ85 carrying 72 passengers and nine crew has crashed on a flight between Sao Paolo, Brazil, and Medellín, Colombia. It is understood that there are only six survivors. Though nothing has been confirmed, it is believed that between the municipalities of La Ceja and La Unión in Colombia, the pilot had declared
Advanced Ceramic Coatings (ACC), a 50/50 joint venture between GE Aviation and Turbocoating Corp., selected Duncan, South Carolina, as the location for its new environmental barrier coating facility for jet engine components. Formed in 2014 and headquartered in Hickory, North Carolina, ACC combines Turbocoating’s proprietary coatings technologies and industrial processes with GE Aviation’s coatings processes
Flying Colours Corp., the North American MRO, completion and refurbishment specialist, has delivered two CRJ 200 aircraft conversions to Resorts World of Malaysia. The CRJ200 regional airliners have been converted from regular airline format to corporate shuttle configuration and will be used by Resorts World to transport customers between its leisure resorts in Malaysia. The
GA Telesis has acquired two A320-200 (MSN 1093 and 1108) aircraft from Sunrise Asset Management, a subsidiary of Allegiant Travel Company. Components harvested from the aircraft will be used to support the company’s A320 component solutions, SNAP, I-GEAR and ACCESS programs.
Saudi Arabian Airlines has appointed Jaan Albrecht as the Chief Executive Officer of Saudia Air Transport Company (Saudia). Mr. Albrecht will be joining the airline at the beginning of January 2017 reporting directly to the Director General, Engr. Saleh N. Al-Jasser. Mr. Albrecht holds dual Mexican and German citizenships and fluently speaks English and Spanish.
