There is consternation all round as, despite the local borough council having already approved plans to expand London City Airport (LCY), London’s Mayor, Boris Johnson has refused to allow the expansion to go ahead. Plans submitted were for a £200 m (US$295m) injection of capital to virtually triple the size of the terminal to 50,000ft2,
Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto has two major construction projects in mind that he intends to leave as a legacy of his time in office. The first is a high-speed train linking Mexico City with the city of Queretaro, while the second is a new 3 runway airport for Mexico City which would have the
Vietnam Airlines has begun its direct service to Heathrow Terminal 4 and operates four weekly services to Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City from the UK’s hub. With a new fleet of 787-9 Dreamliners arriving in the summer, the airline will operate five weekly services to Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. The route frequency
Delta Air Lines and Grupo Aeromexico have filed an application with the U.S. Department of Transportation seeking antitrust immunity for a new joint venture on flights between the United States and Mexico. This joint venture is subject to standard regulatory requirements, including the approval of the Federal Economic Competition Commission, among others. The application marks
Only three days after the crash of the Germanwings A320 in the French Alps, an ex- Jet Blue pilot, Clayton Osbon, who had what was described at the time as a ‘mid-air meltdown’, is suing the carrier for ‘negligence and breach of contract.’ The sum in question is for US$14.90m and the breakdown of the
Based out of Greensboro, North Carolina, the Honda Aircraft Company has received its first provisional type certificate for the all-new Hondajet Model HA-420. Melvin Taylor, who is the manager of the FAA’s Atlanta Aircraft Certification Office (ACO) stated that: “It is a pleasure for the Atlanta ACO to issue Honda Aircraft Company a provisional type
Global aviation educator Airways Aviation is opening its latest Aviation Theory School in Baghdad later this month, paving the way for aspiring Iraqi pilots to launch their flying careers. The new Iraqi school, equipped with modern teaching facilities including a flight simulator, is located in the education precinct close to the University of Baghdad and
Abu Dhabi International Airport announced the launch of two new Alitalia routes to the UAE’s capital city. The national airline of Italy, 49% owned by the UAE’s national airline Etihad Airways, has inaugurated flights between Abu Dhabi and the Northern Italian cities of both Milan and Venice. Both flights arrived at Abu Dhabi International Airport
London Oxford Airport reports a steady increase in Business Aviation activity over the last twelve months. For the period February 2014 to February 2015 the airport reports a growth of 7.5 % year on year in commercial business aviation flights (those flown by AOC operators). In particular it notes a peak growth for the period
Having originally taken a 3% stake in Aer Lingus in May 2012 and increased that by acquiring a further 4.5% last year, Etihad Airways has announced that should the deal to sell Aer Lingus to IAG be backed by the Irish government, they would be prepared to sell off their stake in the airline. The
