All news – Page 3011
-
News
VivaAerobus plans major Mexico City and fleet expansion
Mexican low-cost carrier VivaAerobus plans to open a base in Mexico City early next year as it prepares to almost double its Boeing 737-300 fleet.
-
News
Aeromexico adds capacity on seven US routes
Aeromexico has unveiled plans to almost immediately add frequencies on several US routes, taking advantage of Mexico's return to a FAA category one safety...
-
News
Discovery launch pushed back again, now looking to February
With NASA engineers still unable to determine the cause of cracks on space shuttle Discovery's external fuel tank, the launch has been pushed back to 3 February...
-
News
Air India shelves plans for leasing out 777s
Air India has shelved plans to lease out part of its Boeing 777 fleet but could reassess leasing out 777-200LRs once it starts taking delivery of new Boeing...
-
News
Volaris to launch Chicago service this month
Mexico's Volaris has unveiled plans to launch services later this month to Chicago, its first new US destination since Mexico's return to a category one...
-
News
Air India expects to finally join Star in mid 2011
Air India expects to formally join Star Alliance in mid 2011, ending a significantly longer than typical integration process.
-
News
Air Canada seeks profit-sharing JV with Asiana
Air Canada is aiming to establish a profit-sharing joint venture in the Canada-South Korea market with Asiana as it prepares to implement its revenue-sharing...
-
News
Brazilian air force retires last Xavante trainers
The Brazilian air force retired its last Embraer EMB-326 Xavante trainers on 2 December ...
-
News
Overhaul of US Airways' A330-300s to begin next fall
US Airways in about nine months will begin retrofitting its Airbus A330-300s with the same new business-class product that it offers on its A330-200s.
-
News
Alaska expands intra-state Gogo in-flight Internet access
Alaska Airlines says Aircell's Gogo in-flight Internet service is now available on its flights from Southeast Alaska north to Anchorage and Fairbanks.
-
News
PICTURE: NASA completes first Sofia science mission
NASA has completed the first science mission of its Sofia stratospheric observatory for infrared astronomy airborne science platform, a modified Boeing 747SP (N747NA) managed by NASA's Ames Research Center.
-
News
Delta's Anderson succeeds Tilton as ATA chairman
US airline trade group the Air Transport Association of America (ATA) has elected Delta Air Lines CEO Richard Anderson as chairman of the board of directors,...
-
News
Rockwell's newest satcom to be linefit on 747-8, 787-9 and A350
Rockwell Collins' newest satcom solution, the SAT-2200, will be offered linefit on a number of next generation aircraft, including the Boeing 747-8, 787-9,...
-
News
Vemina Aviaprestige wins EASA approval for interior MRO
EASA has granted Vemina Aviaprestige, a Moscow-based cabin completions centre for business and VIP aircraft, Part 145 approval to provide interior equipment...
-
News
Business Aviation - In Brief
Germany's 328 Support Services is set to demonstrate at December's MEBA business aviation show its latest Dornier 328Jet VIP conversion.
-
News
Ethiopian Airlines considers 777F and more A350s
Ethiopian Airlines is eyeing Boeing 777 freighters and more Airbus A350s as part of its new strategy for the period to 2025, which will see it expand to a fleet of 119 aircraft.
-
NewsAB25: anniversary reflections from Lord Marshall
"The three issues to have emerged for air transport are security, security and security
-
News
Israel calls for aerial firefighting help
The Israeli government is planning to establish a national aerial firefighting unit by the middle of the year.
-
News
The future of security is multi-layered but less obtrusive
Aviation security in the future will be capable of recognising passengers from the time they park their car at the airport or arrive on public transport and tracking them in real time through all the public areas and airport processes. Individuals recognised as needing additional security attention can be remotely ...
-
News
Israeli military completes tests with Elbit's Skylark 2
Israel's defence forces have completed a series of operational tests with Elbit Systems' Skylark 2, which was recently selected as the infantry's brigade-level unmanned air vehicle system.