Singapore Airlines Reduces Jakarta Services
Singapore Airlines is reducing its operations to Jakarta by five weekly flights with effect from 1 December 2016, as directed by Indonesian CAA.
Royal Jordanian adds 6th Boeing 787 to its fleet
The new aircraft landed at Queen Alia International Airport after a direct flight from the Boeing factory and is the sixth 787 to join the airline’s fleet.
Qazaq Air adds new routes to its network
Qazaq Air announced the launch of regular flights from Atyrau to Uralsk and Aktau, continuing the airline’s route network expansion.
Oman Air adds new aircraft to its fleet
This is the sixth brand new Boeing 737-800 to join Oman Air’s fleet this year as part of the Omani airline’s expansion plan.
Jazz and Wasaya Airways sign pilot pathway agreement
Jazz Aviation LP (“Jazz”) announced that it has signed a letter of intent with Thunder Bay, Ontario-based Wasaya Airways LP (“Wasaya”) for the carrier to become the ninth partner in the Jazz Aviation Pathways Program (“Jazz APP”).
interCaribbean moves to 18 flights weekly between San Juan and Tortola
interCaribbean Airways has announced a major increase in air service to commence double daily services effective from December 19th, 2016 and triple daily 4 times a week.
Lockheed Martin to upgrade 134 F-16 for the Republic of Korea Air Force
Lockheed Martin was awarded a $1.2 billion contract to upgrade 134 F-16 aircraft for the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF).
First Royal Navy AW101 Merlin Mk4 makes its maiden flight
Leonardo-Finmeccanica announced today the first AgustaWestland AW101 Merlin Mk4 successfully completed its maiden flight. Leonardo is upgrading 25 Royal Navy Merlin Mk3/3A aircraft to Merlin Mk4/4Astandard as part of the Merlin Life Sustainment Programme (MLSP) contract. The MLSP contract is valued at £330 million and was awarded in January 2014 by the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD). Deliveries of aircraft will start in 2017 and continue … Read more
Second Cessna Citation Longitude takes flight
Cessna Aircraft Company today announced that the second aircraft in the Citation Longitude flight test program has successfully completed its first flight just over one month after the first prototype aircraft took to the skies in October.
Antonov and Volga-Dnepr Joint-Venture to end by the end of the year
Antonov announced that its An−124−100 joint venture, Ruslan International, formed together with Volga−Dnepr Airlines, will cease operations on December 31.