Six years after the fatal crash of a regional turboprop plane operated by Colgan Air near Buffalo, New York, killing all 49 on board and one man on the ground, the USFAA have now begun to implement new safety rules that are the last airline safety enhancements mandated by Congress in 2010 in response to
South African-based Fireblade Aviation (Pty) which manages the only Fixed Base Operation (FBO) at Johannesburg’s OR Tambo International Airport (ORT) has selected FBO One, from Amsterdam Software, as its online management tool to run its FBO and fuel management activity. Fireblade Aviation FBO, which became operational on September 1st 2014, is aiming to fulfil a
Porter Aviation Holdings has completed the sale of its passenger terminal at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (BBTCA) to Nieuport Aviation Infrastructure Partners GP (Nieuport Aviation), a consortium of Canadian and international infrastructure equity investors. Nieuport Aviation comprises InstarAGF Asset Management Inc. (InstarAGF), Kilmer Van Nostrand Co. Limited, Partners Group, and institutional investors advised by
The board of Aer Lingus has recommended acceptance of an increased €1.36bn (US$1.5bn) takeover offer from IAG, who are now left with the problem of allaying any concerns the Irish Government may have in order to gain their approval. “IAG recognises the importance of direct air services and air route connectivity for investment and tourism
On January 27th, Safran’s new Research & Technology Center, Safran Tech, was inaugurated at France’s leading science and technology cluster, in Saclay, near Paris. Safran Tech will eventually house some 300 scientists and engineers dedicated to research on key disciplines for all of Safran’s business sectors. Safran Tech reflects Safran’s corporate strategy of intensifying and
Gogo, a leading global aero communications service provider, reported that it’s on track for record aircraft installs in 2015. The company now has a backlog of well more than 1,000 commercial aircraft, more than half of which are expected to be installed in 2015. With the large backlog in commercial aviation and the company’s current
After nearly ten years of discussions, Australia’s Prime Minister Tony Abbott and China’s President Xi Jinping concluded negotiations for a China-Australia Free Trade Agreement (ChAFTA) on 17th November 2014. The Australian Trade and Investment Minister Andrew Robb and Commerce Minister Gao Hucheng signed a Declaration of Intent to work towards signature of the Agreement. ChAFTA
India’s Spicejet airline is coming under increased scrutiny and financial pressure with the news that BOC aviation have demanded the return of three leased Boeing 737s. This comes in the same week that Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL) had put the troubled carrier on cash-and-carry mode since January 20th. This move followed after the airline
Global business aviation company VistaJet, opened its North American Headquarters for Sales and Marketing in New York City’s vibrant Soho district on November 3rd, 2014. The VistaJet US executive team is in place and ready for business. “Reception of the VistaJet Experience in the United States has been so positive that we have expedited our
It was back in 2012 that Air France-KLM agreed the implementation of Transform 2015 in a bid to return the airline to profitability. At that time 5,100 job cuts were expected to be the solution after fiveyears of running at a loss. The French Government owns a 15.9% stake in the airline and the socialist
