The Governor of New York, Andrew Cuomo, has announced yet another major city infrastructure overhaul, this time with a US$10 billion redevelopment and expansion of the city’s John F. Kennedy International Airport. The intention is to overhaul and expand on the existing number of terminals in an attempt to make them all interconnecting, which has
The UK government has shown its willingness to safeguard the public amid the boom in use of drones, or UAVs, by aiming to introduce new measures governing their use, with measures currently out for consultation to include: – mandatory registration of new drones – tougher penalties for illegal flying near no-fly zones and new signs
As of January 3, Stockholm’s Arlanda Airport has fuel bunkers filled with an approximate 10% biofuel converted from used cooking oil, which has been mixed with standard jet kerosene. An SAS Scandinavian Airlines Airbus A320neo was the first aircraft to use the new fuel for its flight to Los Angeles that day. This means that
The U.S. Department of Transport has issued a final order granting Delta Airlines and Aeroméxico antitrust immunity, enabling the two carriers to establish a joint cooperation agreement, thus creating the largest trans-border alliance between the U.S. and Mexico which will benefit passengers of both airlines. According to Delta’s SEO, Ed Bastian, “Together, Delta and Aeroméxico
In May this year, the Brazilian government was mulling over the possibility of filing a complaint with the World Trade Organization (WTO) relating to unfair Canadian government subsidies provided to the struggling Canadian company, Bombardier. On Monday of this week it was announced that CAMEX, the Council of Ministers of Brazilian Foreign Trade Chamber and
Having placed an initial order with Airbus back on 18 January, 2016 for 118 jets, Iran Air has now finalized the agreement, but has dropped the 12 A380s from the order. With the lifting of U.S. sanctions against Iran as a result of the international nuclear accord at the beginning of January this year, Airbus
Egypt’s civil aviation investigation committee is now suggesting that the EgyptAir A320 which crashed into the Mediterranean Sea while flying from Paris to Cairo in May, was likely downed as a result of an onboard bomb. It has been reported that Egyptian air accident investigators have discovered traces of explosive on the remains of victims.
Pratt & Whitney, a division of United Technologies Corp., has obtained joint-Type Certification from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for the Airbus A321neo, which is powered by the Pratt & Whitney PurePower Geared Turbofan engine. “Today’s announcement marks a significant milestone for the PurePower engine family and the
Just under a week after Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight PH661, an ATR 42-500 turboprop airplane, crashed on its approach to Islamabad, killing all 48 passengers and crew on board, Azam Saigol, PIA’s Chairman, has resigned, stating personal reasons. While it is still not clear what caused the crash near Havelian, officials have indicated that
Having signed an initial agreement back in November 2015, Lufthansa and Singapore Airlines (SIA) have received approval from the Competition Commission of Singapore (CCS) for their joint venture proposal intended to expand codeshare ties as well as commercial cooperation in Europe, Australia and Southeast Asia, along with aligning corporate programs. This is another step the
