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Embraer is a joint-venture aircraft manufacturer where Brazil’s Embraer holds a 51% stake and the Aviation Industry Corporation of China hold a 49% stake. They started assembling ERJ 145 regional jets in northeast China in partnership with Harbin Aircraft in mid-2000. At the time the Chinese government imposed an increase in the import tax on […]

The UK’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has secured a conviction against a drone operator for operating a drone in direct contravention to sections 166 and 167 of the Air Navigation Order 2009 which prohibit the flying of drones near or around buildings at a distance closer than 50 meters. The conviction will be well received

It has been announced that Spanish air traffic controllers will strike on two more days over forthcoming weeks as further protest against sanctions imposed by airport operator Aena on certain members of staff. It is understood that the controllers’ strike will take place between 06:00 CET and 18:00 CET on both September 26th and October

It was in 2012 that Airbus announced the go ahead for the construction of a US$600m manufacturing plant in Mobile, Alabama, USA and a year later in 2013 ground was broken. Today saw the official opening of the plant which will assemble the industry-leading family of A319s, A320s and A321s and which currently has over

Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta Airport is notoriously congested and for the second time in a few years the management of the airport’s holding company, Angkasa Pura II (AP II), has decided to free up space on the airport’s apron. At least ten virtually derelict aircraft will be scrapped within the next few months after final notices have

Boeing reported that over the next 20 years the Asia Pacific region will have the greatest demand for commercial airline pilots and maintenance technicians worldwide with approximately 40 percent of the global need — more than North America, Africa and Europe combined. The 2015 Boeing Pilot & Technician Outlook, an industry forecast of aviation personnel