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STG Aerospace announced the completed installation of a saf-Tglo SuperSeal UltraLite (SSUL) emergency floorpath marking system with OverCarpet and a liTeMood LED cabin lighting system on the Boeing 757-200 operated by DreamJet trading as La Compagnie. La Compagnie operates scheduled flights to New York from both Paris and London, business class only. The 757 aircraft’s

Willie Walsh, International Airlines Group (IAG) CEO, has made it clear he will “not be supporting” the Airports Commission’s proposals for a third runway at Heathrow, as he believes the costs for its creation are “outrageous.” His principal problem with the proposal for a third runway is based on the financial aspect as he cannot

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) criticized the decision by the French Government to allow the operator of Paris-Charles de Gaulle (CDG) and Paris-Orly (ORY) airports to continue increasing airport charges for each year of the 2016-2020 period. The French government’s decision ignores the recommendation of the independent Airport Consultative Commission. The Commission concluded that

FedEx confirmed that the European Commission has initiated a Phase II review in connection with FedEx’s intended public offer to acquire all the issued and outstanding shares of TNT Express N.V. This is the next step in the process where the European Commission conducts an in-depth analysis under the EU Merger Regulation before coming to

Long-lasting sanctions against Iran has seen the average age of its commercial aircraft reach twice the industry average at 23 years. As a consequence and with a population of over 80 million, it is estimated that over the next ten years the country will need to purchase 400 commercial aircraft. A senior aviation official was

For some time now the ‘Big Three’ US airlines, American, Delta and United (and their unions), have been complaining over what they perceived were unfair financial subsidies for Gulf carriers, affording them an advantageous position with regard to the ‘Open Skies’ agreement between the Gulf states and the US. Now Qatar Airways have formally refuted

On the 29th of July the Australian government released a statement indicating that debris found on Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean is being examined to see whether it has come from Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 which disappeared without trace on the 8th March 2014. Today (30th July) the Malaysian Malaysia’s Deputy Transport Minister, Abdul

Having posted revised and downward profit forecasts three times in the last 9 months, Rolls Royce have announced they have won a US$580m TotalCare Engine support contract with Vietnam Airlines. The announcement coincides with a visit as part of a trade mission to South East Asia by the UK’s Prime Minister, David Cameron, who said