With the Indonesian navy seeming to have located the tail section of the AirAsia flight 8501 downed on December 28th, 2014 with 162 people on board, opinions regarding the actual crash and reasons for it are becoming more formulated. With debris comprising relatively large sections of the plane, some experts have stated that the plane’s
Garmin International reported the certification of an Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) solution for the Gulfstream G150, bringing NextGen compliance to this versatile mid-sized business jet. The Garmin GTX 3000 Mode S Extended Squitter (ES) remote transponder and GDL 88 ADS-B datalink combine to fulfill global ADS-B requirements while meeting the stringent demands of business and
Hawaiian Airlines filed an application with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to begin daily, non-stop service this summer between Tokyo International Airport at Haneda (HND) and Kona International Airport (KOA) on Hawai’i Island. The airline’s action was prompted by the U.S. DOT’s decision last month to review the public interest served by Delta Air
Even the most optimistic projections for airline profitability in 2014 seem to be exceeded as the price of crude oil continues to fall. This year oil futures figures have virtually halved and the price of a barrel of crude oil dropped below US$50.00 this week. In June it was projected that globally, airlines would make
From next year the Lufthansa Group will be fuelling their aircraft at Oslo airport with a biokerosene mixture. The Group recently became the first airline group to sign this kind of contract with the Norwegian oil company Statoil Aviation. The Company is thus pushing forward along the path of research, testing and use of alternative
Aircraft cabin lighting specialists, STG Aerospace, has been awarded a retrofit programme with the UK’s largest leisure airline, Thomson Airways. The contract will see STG Aerospace retrofit nine of Thomson’s Boeing 737NG fleet and fourteen of its 757 fleet with liTeMood, a true plug-and-play programmable blue/white LED mood lighting system designed specifically to retrofit commercial
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has signed a codeshare agreement with Aerolíneas Argentinas, one of South America’s leading airlines. Effective February 1st, 2015, the agreement will offer Etihad Airways’ guests greater access to South America via Aerolíneas Argentinas’ Buenos Aires hub. As part of the agreement, Etihad Airways will
Global Eagle Entertainment, a worldwide leading provider of content, connectivity and digital media solutions to airlines, has received Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) approval to install its Ku-band satellite connectivity system on Boeing 777 aircraft. Beginning in January 2015, airlines can equip their B777 aircraft with GEE’s connectivity system.
In a stock exchange disclosure, IAG has confirmed that it had “submitted a proposal” to make bid for Aer Lingus, adding though that it had been “rejected by the board of Aer Lingus,” continuing to say that “There can be no certainty that any further proposal or offer will be forthcoming. A further statement will
The news that Barack Obama has decided to restore political ties between the US and Cuba could prove good news for the airline industry. Though clearly it is early days, a number of airlines who currently operate charter flights to the Caribbean island have already identified the potential for increased business. Anthony Black, who is
