With 2015 seeing a continued increase in the number of incidents of unruly passengers reported to the International Air Transport Association (IATA), its president, Alexandre de Juniac has called for a collaborate effort to reduce the problem. In 2014 there were 9,316 incidents (1 per 1,282 flights), while in 2015 incidents increased to 10,854 (1
On the sidelines of the 2016 International Astronautical Congress being held in Guadalajara, Mexico, S7 Group, which is Russia’s largest private aviation holding company, signed an agreement to purchase the assets of the Sea Launch complex. The deal includes the acquisition of the Sea Launch Commander vessel and the Odyssey Launch Platform, along with launch
In an attempt to accommodate Emirates growing fleet of Airbus 380s, Dubai Airports has agreed to increase the current three A380 gates on Concourse C to thirteen. This improvement means Dubai’s airport will be able to handle more A380s than any other worldwide, with an overall total of 47 gates airport-wide. With the merging of
Twelve years after the U.S. first launched its claim that Airbus had received state aid for the development of the A380 program, the World Trade Organization (WTO) has upheld a further U.S. claim that the European Union failed to act on what was seen as illegal subsidies for the French aircraft manufacturer. This latest development
Subsequent to the nuclear accord signed between Iran and world powers, the U.S. government has given both Boeing and Airbus the green light to sell aircraft to the Middle Eastern country. The nuclear accord saw the limiting of uranium enrichment in Iran in return for the lifting of a number of international sanctions, one of
In an 88% turnout, 96% of easyJet pilots have voted for industrial action over problems with rising levels of fatigue. On September 11, it was reported that the British Airline Pilots Association (Balpa) members would vote within the forthcoming weeks and the results would be released on September 21. While talks are still ongoing between
Beset by problems, most recently relating to a cooling system inside the turbine which had the potential to affect startup times, Pratt & Whitney has had to drastically reduce its target for engine output to 150 units in 2016, down from an originally estimated 200. Connecticut-based United Technologies, the parent company of Pratt & Whitney,
Despite a number of major cost-cutting exercises which saw the UK engineering giant Rolls-Royce post an unexpected profit for the first half of 2016, the company, under the helm of new CEO Warren East, has continued along the same path, this time seeing 200 management jobs being cut. This is yet another part of the
Turkmenistan Airways, the flag-carrier airline for Turkmenistan, has narrowly avoided suspension of all flights in Russian airspace owing to the failure to settle a US$220,000 debt payable to local Russian air traffic management. The airline had originally assured Russian authorities and the Federal Air Transport Agency, Rosaviatsa, that the debt would be settled on August
Singapore Airlines, the launch customer of the Airbus A380, has decided not to extend the initial 10-year lease agreement under which it acquired the first aircraft in 2007. This is worrying news for Airbus, which has already halved its production rate for the A380, and concerns now surround whether the aircraft will slip back to
