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China Airlines and AviationCV.com to offer new pilot employment opportunities in Asia

AviationCV.com, a global provider of aviation specialist resourcing solutions for aviation industry players, has signed a cooperation agreement with China Airlines, the flag carrier and largest airline of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Under the agreement, AviationCV.com together with the Taiwanese carrier will offer new job opportunities for pilots with various Airbus and Boeing types. […]

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ExIm bank charter revived by US House of Representatives

In an eagerly anticipated outcome, the House of Representatives has passed a five-year bill that will not only see the provision of funding for America’s roads, bridges and transport systems but also, crucially, the revival of a charter for the US Export-Import Bank which expired midnight, June 30th this year. Between then and now the

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AirBaltic cash injection receives Latvian parliament backing

In a political move aimed at stopping Airbaltic from purchasing Sukhoi Superjets, the Latvian government has continued with its aggressive policy against Moscow and is now prepared to inject €80 million into the airline to help complete the purchase of thirteen Bombardier CS300 jets, 10 ordered in December 2012 and 3 which were ordered in

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Thailand downgraded by FAA over concerns about safety issues

With the Thai civil aviation authority failing to tackle a number of major flaws in its commercial aviation standards, the FAA has been left with no option but to downgrade Thailand’s Department of Civil Aviation from Category 1 to Category 2. As a consequence, Thai airlines are now prohibited from either launching or expanding networks

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Boeing and Canadian Aviation Industry launch sustainable aviation biofuel project

Boeing, the University of British Columbia (UBC) and SkyNRG, with support from Canada’s aviation industry and other stakeholders, are collaborating to turn leftover branches, sawdust and other forest-industry waste into sustainable aviation biofuel. Canada, which has extensive sustainably certified forests, has long used mill and forest residues to make wood pellets that are used to

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Aviator Airport Alliance goes live with Rockwell Collins’ ARINC AviNet Enterprise Hub in Norway

Aviator Airport Alliance sites in Norway have gone live with Rockwell Collins’ ARINC AviNet Enterprise Hub (eHub) messaging service. Aviator is using ARINC eHub to send and receive critical aviation operational messages—such as passenger and cargo data—for its airline customers in Norway. Aviator has been working with Rockwell Collins to implement the company’s AviNet suite

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AirAsia flight QZ8501 crash report released

Faulty equipment has been given as “major factor” leading to the crash of AirAsia flight QZ8501 which crashed into the Java Sea on 28 December, 2014 killing all 162 people on board, according to Indonesian officials. The Airbus A320-200 was travelling from Surabaya to Singapore and while investigators initially indicated that stormy weather was likely

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Finnair to sell facilities at Helsinki Airport to Finavia

Finnair’s strategic objective is to double its Asian traffic by 2020 from the level of 2010. To enable its growth, Finnair has ordered 19 new Airbus A350 XWB aircraft, which also increase Finnair’s cargo capacity considerably. With a view to the growth of its cargo traffic, Finnair is constructing a new state-of-the-art cargo terminal to

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8 years later than initially anticipated, COMAC delivers first ARJ21 to Chengdu Air

A major milestone was reached in Chinese commercial aviation history with the delivery of COMAC’s first ATJ21 to Chinese Airline Chengdu Air. The project, which started back in 2002, finally came to fruition after many setbacks, caused mainly by a lack of aerospace design and engineering resources, together with a paucity of Chinese companies able

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