Only three months after suicide bombers killed 35 people at Brussels Airport and Maalbeek metro station, a triple suicide bombing at Turkey’s Ataturk Airport in Istanbul on Tuesday evening has left 41 dead and nearly 240 injured. It is believed bombers arrived at the airport in a taxi that was not checked, and only once
Although ten years behind schedule, China has celebrated the maiden commercial flight of the Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China (COMAC) ARJ21 which flew 70 passengers from Chengdu to Shanghai in a two-hour twelve-minute flight. The Chengdu Airlines flight EU6679 was described as “an important milestone in the development of civil aviation in China” in a
The result of last Thursday’s referendum in Britain which saw the United Kingdom vote to leave the European Union has already had an effect on a number of airlines, particularly the low-cost carriers. The ripple effect is likely to spread further, not just as a result of complications caused by Britain leaving the European Open
It has been confirmed that the deal first disclosed on October 25, 2015 whereby the Quebec government was to invest US$1 billion in cash-strapped Bombardier, has been concluded. The payment will come in two tranches, with US$500 million due on June 30, and a further US$500 million on September 1. According to Bombardier, “The investment
While a national French strike on June 23 could still have an adverse effect on air traffic control services, the strike by Air France pilots planned for 24-27 June has been called off. In a statement issued by Air France “The call for strike action issued by several Air France pilot unions, for the period
Eight weeks after it was announced that Ural Works of Civil Aviation (UWCA) announced that it had received preliminary orders for 30 L-410 aircraft with delivery by 2020, it has been revealed that the Russian government intends to invest 530 million rubles in creating facilities to allow for the assembly of the aircraft in the
With a referendum taking place on Thursday 23rd June, the implications of Britain leaving the European Union could have far-reaching consequences for many airlines, both British and European. Currently, the creation of the single aviation market in the 1990s has allowed all member states access to each other’s skies. Additionally, it means that such carriers
Only a day after it had been announced that the deep search vessel John Lethbridge had found fuselage wreckage of EgyptAir’s flight MS804 in “several main locations”, investigators have confirmed that not only has the ‘black box’ cockpit voice recorder been recovered, but that despite extensive damage, the memory unit remained intact – “The vessel’s
On Wednesday, June 15, India’s government approved a new civil aviation policy which is aimed at increasing regional connectivity and cargo operations, while making it easier, and hopefully cheaper for passengers to travel by air. According to the Civil Aviation Minister, Ashok Gajapathi Raju, the policy will aid India in becoming become the third-biggest civil
Since the introduction of passenger rights rules in 2005 there has been a succession of precedents set through legal cases brought before the Court of Justice for the European Union (CJEU). As a consequence, the resultant inconsistencies the change in scope and content for the legislation has merited a revision to the rules. According to
