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During the fourth annual China Air Finance Development Summit, Okay Airlines, ATSG West Limited, Vipshop and others totaling five parties announced the establishment of an express air cargo joint venture serving multiple destinations within the Peoples Republic of China (including Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan) and surrounding countries. The principal commercial partners in the venture

With an eye on the potentially lucrative Chinese aircraft market which has an estimated value in excess of US$1 trillion over the next 20 years, Boeing plan to open a facility in China which, among other things, will have the capacity to finish and paint 737s that will be built at the Renton, Washington facility.

Jazz Aviation, a subsidiary of Chorus Aviation, reported that its flight attendants, represented by the Canadian Flight Attendant Union (‘CFAU’), have ratified their tentative agreement reached on August 27th, 2015. The CFAU represents approximately 820 flight attendants employed at Jazz. The term of the agreement extends to December 31st, 2025 ; consistent with Jazz’ capacity

Jet fuel and diesel stocks have been continually building in Europe while refineries worldwide have been operating at near-maximum capacity as a result of a rare run of strong profit margins. As an example of the growing problem, the 90,000 ton tanker Mindoro is at anchor off the southern England coast ready to offload part

It was reported back in May 2012 that China and Russia were in negotiation to challenge the dominance of both Boeing and Airbus in the commercial jet market. The mooted joint venture would, in the simplest of terms, involve Russia providing the technical know-how and China the cash, with the aircraft being manufactured in China.

Deutsche Telekom and Inmarsat announced a strategic partnership bringing unprecedented passenger connectivity to Europe’s aviation industry and its customers. A new innovative, combined LTE-based ground network and satellite network delivers travelers in Europe the advantage of in-flight high-speed Internet access when in the air. Airlines will benefit from a cost efficient and future-proof connectivity solution.

The European Union (EU) are looking to revive recommendations from French investigators after the crash of an Air France jet in the Atlantic in 2009 and are also acting as a result of the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 in March 2014 while efforts by global regulators and the airline industry to agree on