Having recently failed to get a foothold in the burgeoning commercial aviation market in India, Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker indicated at the ITB Berlin travel show that the Gulf carrier would “soon” be making an application to Indian authorities to set up a short-haul airline in India with a fleet of 100 narrow-body
Further delays in the long-awaited opening of Berlin’s Willy Brandt Airport after the dismissal of Karsten Mühlenfeld and the installation of his replacement, Engelbert Luetke Daldrup, as Chief Executive. Berlin Mayor Michael Müller, who is also chairman of the airport’s supervisory board, said on Monday that Daldrup, who was deputy minister for strategies for Berlin
Many airlines will be severely affected by a week of disruption caused predominantly by striking French air traffic control (ATC) staff. While Air France has indicated that this will not affect long-haul routes and only a handful of medium-haul ones, flights to the south and west of the country will be badly hit. The French
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) have expressed concerns over the impact of the proposed ‘green tax’ levy of SEK430 per ticket, with analysis indicating that the result will severely impact on the Swedish economy, while also putting up to 7,500 jobs at risk. The inquiry committee also acknowledged that the overall impact on climate
FLYHT Aerospace Solutions (FLYHT) has announced a sale of its Automated Flight Information Reporting System (AFIRS) to a new commercial airline in the People’s Republic of China. Michael Fang, FLYHT’s Vice President China Sales, confirmed that: “This is another important win for FLYHT as we continue to demonstrate our value to the Chinese market,” adding,
It has been announced by the United States Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration that Kenya has been awarded a Category 1 rating as it has complied with international safety standards under the agency’s International Aviation Safety Assessment (IASA) program. This means that Kenyan carriers can now secure the required FAA and DOT authority to
Boeing has announced it is to open its first manufacturing facility in Europe with the creation of a US$25 million facility in Sheffield, England, which will be responsible for supplying parts for Boeing 737 and 777 aircraft, specializing in actuation systems which extend and retract the aircraft wing flaps during different flight phases. Not only
Qantas Group, which includes Qantas Airlines, the Australian flag carrier and its low-cost subsidiary Jetstar, has posted better-than-expected results for the first financial half of 2017 with a A$852m pre-tax profit. This was better than the expected A$800-A$850m provided in October’s guidance, but down 7.5% on the A$921m posted for the same period 2016. Figures
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has released its preliminary review for aviation statistics for 2016 in the domain of Commercial Air Transport (CAT) planes, covering worldwide operations and those which involve the 32 EASA Member States. In summary, there was one fatal incident involving any EASA State Member in 2016 where, in January, a
Despite immediate fluctuations, shares in the French plane manufacturer Airbus remained barely down on Tuesday after the announcement of a 63% drop in profits at €916 million for 2016, compared to €2.2 billion in 2015. The principal reason for the dramatic drop in profitability rests at the door of the A400M military jet, which took
