The government is unlikely to cut levy on Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF). Carriers in India have long been demanding a cut in aviation fuel prices.

Spotlight on UK investigation into agreement between BA, American, Finnair and Iberia

A Cobalt A320 being towed at Athens International Airport. The airline flies to Larnaca, Paphos, and London Gatwick from Athens.

Montreal-based Air Transat recently unveiled its flight program for summer 2019 with a big emphasis on European expansion. The airline announced it will fly to 27 destinations across Europe and the Middle East, with the introduction of a new once-weekly flight between Toronto and Split, Croatia – totaling three services from Toronto to Croatia per week.

his is the second time in the space of just a few months that we have had to arrange urgent flights to the island in response to natural disasters. In May ACS was contacted to urgently fly 68 tonnes of the fire retardant ore, barite, to the island in an attempt to limit the damage when lava from Kilauea Volcano reached a geothermal power plant. And now they’ve had to deal with Hurricane Lane and its aftermath, in which the wind speed reached 160mph and more than 50 inches of rain fell over the space of four days!


Jet Airways said income tax officials are conducting a survey of its premises since September 19.

The 60-acre Avion Burbank campus is planned to include six industrial warehouses, nine office buildings, a space for retail and restaurants and a 166-room hotel. (Courtesy of Avion Burbank)

Air France-KLM shares fell up to 4% in response to the hostile reception from unions to the company’s new boss Benjamin Smith, while the airline’s Dutch pilots threatened to strike over working conditions.

One of the four Boeing jetliners frequently used by the vice president and the secretary of state — and sometimes for President Trump’s weekend trips — is getting a $16 million overhaul that will make its interior more like that of the larger aircraft popularly known as Air Force One.

Taking the top management head-on, the pilots have questioned as to why the aircraft were being allowed to remain on the ground for so long as this is having a significant impact on the bottom-line of the national carrier.

Ltd sought to reassure investors on Saturday, saying it is meeting its payment obligations to lenders and other dues, such as staff commitments.

As Business Traveller has reported several times, Cathay Pacific is joining the ten-across economy club for its large B777-300ER fleet.

Jet’s expenses has registered a steep rise, primarily led by aviation turbine fuel cost, foreign exchange losses, loans advances to subsidiary JetLite, and aircraft maintenance charges.

Malaysias civil aviation authority chief resigned today after an independent international investigation on missing airline flight MH370 revealed lapses by the air traffic control center in the capital Kuala Lumpur.

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and China have mutually agreed on extending their bilateral relations and to work collectively particularly in aviation sector.

The chairman of Malaysia’s Civil Aviation Authority resigned Tuesday after the official accident report on missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 highlighted failures by air traffic controllers.

Prabhu described relations between the UAE and India as “historical but also contemporary” to promote new ideas. He said that through their bilateral cooperation and realization of a common vision, global good could become a reality “anywhere in the world.”

The deal, if materialised, is expected to offer continuity for Aeroplan members and value for Aimia stakeholders.

As thousands of passengers face cancelled flights, Ryanair refuses to pay out

Notably, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA), India’s civil aviation market is set to become the world’s third largest aviation market by 2025.

Two UAE airlines have held talks with South African Airways about a partnership that it says is needed to revive its business, City Press reported, citing the UAE ambassador to South Africa.

The two companies said they had struck a deal – subject to EU approval – to merge under the umbrella of a new holding company, although they are expected to largely continue operating as separate entities.

Lufthansa Innovation Hub (LIH) and the SAP.iO Berlin Foundry have teamed up to launch the first ever Aviation Blockchain Challenge worldwide.

The industries are coming under scrutiny because of the low numbers of women employed as senior executives or airline pilots. At the same time, a growing shortage of pilots is putting the sector’s recent growth at risk.

Additional services for the SkyTeam carrier will include training and “industrial development support”.

Malaysian budget airline AirAsia today announced an additional order of 34 Airbus A330neo planes, bringing the total value of its expanded 100-plane order to $30 billion as it sets its sights on European routes.

Ryanair has signed its third cabin crew union recognition agreement, with Ver.di Union.

Budget airline easyJet raised its profit forecast for the current year today after announcing a strong third quarter.

For cosmopolitan understanding, the Civil Aviation Flight Training and Simulation market is split into segments and sub-segments.

DAL earnings call for the period ending June 30, 2018.

“No one can say how long all of that might take,” said several of the specialists AIN spoke with.

This week in aviation, we analyzed the second quarter earnings of Norwegian Air and Delta. We’ll be watching the status of a potential Norwegian sale.

For over 16 years, Ranger Air has introduced innovative inventory management programs and has stocked and traded parts for virtually every commercial airframe and engine platform in the world.

The lawsuit follows an earlier one filed by Encompass Aviation against Surf Air, in which it alleged that Surf Air failed to pay part of the amount owed for flights operated by Encompass and was notoriously late with other payments.

Capt Janna Breker Kettner, left, and Captain Athenia Jansen are seen with flight attendants, prior to flying the commemorative special covers from Calgary to Edmonton. John Chalmers Photo

In 2016 delegates from 191 countries at the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) agreed a landmark deal to reduce emissions from the aviation industry.

The government is working with financial advisers on the deal that will be backed by export credit agencies, the people said, asking not to be identified because the talks are private. Qatar has invited lenders to participate in the loan and a transaction could be finalized within a month, they said.

India reserves the right to purchase its crude oil from wherever it gets the best price in the open market, and has every right to take care of its economic and security system in accordance with its needs.

New leadership team announced: promotion of Mohammad Al Bulooki to Chief Operating Officer, appointment of Robin Kamark as Chief Commercial Officer, and Ibrahim Nassir as Chief Human Resources & Organisational Development Officer, as part of new seven-strong C-suite.

HAL had barely started licensed production when it was nationalised, in 1943, and handed over to the US Army Air Forces (USAAF). Functioning as an Aircraft Maintenance Depot, HAL repaired and serviced hundreds of flying boats, fighters, bombers and transport aircraft for the USAAF during the war.