Airline Services Handling, part of the Airline Services Group, has taken over the ground and passenger handling for Turkish Airlines effective July 1st. the company announced. It will support the flag carrier’s four daily flights from Gatwick South Terminal to Istanbul International Airport, its busy hub airport. The contract is for an initial three years.
It has been reported that at approximately 2.30am GMT twelve protesters from the group “Plane Stupid” cut through wire fencing surrounding Heathrow’s northern runway. They were protesting at the decision made earlier this month regarding the building of a third runway for Heathrow, allowing it to maintain a competitive position as a major European airways
GA Innovation China (GAIC), a joint venture between GA Telesis and Air China, has announced the import and delivery of the first-ever aircraft from overseas for teardown and parts redistribution in mainland China. Tianjin HAITE High Tech Co., has been contracted by GAIC for disassembly operations on the Boeing 767-300. Upon completion, GAIC will provide
RTI International Metals has been selected to provide finished titanium structural parts by Airbus for its new A350-1000 aircraft program. The award from Airbus – which represents its first procurement of RTI parts manufactured entirely by RTI’s vertically integrated supply chain – calls for RTI to supply two final-machined structural titanium fuselage parts for the
GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes has agreed to enter into several strategic transactions with the Constantino Family, GOL’s controlling shareholder, and Delta Air Lines to strengthen the airlines’ strategic alliance and enhance GOL’s financial position and liquidity. As part of the agreement, GOL’s controlling shareholder will invest up to US$90 million in newly issued preferred shares
China’s efforts to challenge the duopoly of Boeing’s 737 and Airbus’ A320 narrow-body aircraft with the country’s first production of a narrow-body commercial jet has been further delayed, though for reasons as yet unknown. The original launch date for the C9198 was 2016, but continual delays have seen that date change to 2018. While the
The A350 XWB arrived in Sao Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport, officially kicking off the aircraft’s Americas Demo Tour. The Demo Tour will continue taking flight test aircraft MSN 2 to other major airports in Latin America, stopping in Campinas, Brazil and Bogota, Colombia before heading to the United States. Senior Airline representatives from TAM, the A350
Frankfurt Airport (FRA) continued to record increased passenger traffic in the first half of 2015. Welcoming 28.9 million passengers from January to June 2015, FRA achieved strong 4.1% growth compared to the previous year and a new historic half-year passenger record. Furthermore, the average number of passengers per flight rose to 135.4 – an all-time
Operating as the low-cost arm of AirAsia (AirAsia Berhad), Indonesia AirAsia, based in Jakarta, is facing potential grounding if new financial regulations introduced by the Indonesian government become enforceable. The government has been increasingly concerned over the state of finances of 13 Indonesian airlines and as a consequences has given them all until the 31st
China Eastern Airlines’ decided to purchase 50 Next-Generation 737-800s as stated in their public disclosure to the Hong Kong stock exchange on July 9th. The airplanes will be operated by China United Airlines, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the China Eastern Airlines, and other branches and subsidiaries of the carrier. The order will be posted on
