International Consolidated Airlines Group (IAG) profits hit by weak pound
British Airways and Iberia owner IAG says currency movements cost it €148m (£124m) in the latest quarter of trading, mainly due to the weak pound.
Medical Plane Vanishes Off California Coast
REACH Air Medical Services and Cal-Ore Life Flight confirmed that an incident has occurred involving a Piper Cheyenne aircraft associated with its Crescent City base. The plane departed from Crescent City Airport, Jack McNamara Field, for Oakland International Airport at approximately 00:29 AM PST today. The company said in a statement: “We lost communication with … Read more
Emirates Flight Training Academy partners with Boeing for ab-initio pilot training system
Emirates Flight Training Academy has signed an agreement with Boeing to collaborate on a comprehensive training curriculum and software infrastructure.
Work continues to overcome St Helena airport windshear issues
Work continues to mitigate the challenges of wind shear at St Helena Airport. The Governor continues to chair weekly meetings of her senior technical and planning staff in order to understand the issues, make decisions, ensure the public are properly informed in a timely manner, and push forward all areas of work. These meetings began … Read more
RUAG takes new order for 2 Dornier 228 aircraft
RUAG Aviation has secured a new agreement for the sale of 2 new production Dornier 228 aircraft. The versatile aircraft will serve island communities in passenger and cargo operations, providing a reliable and cost-effective link to the mainland. The agreement was signed at the Farnborough International Airshow on 13 July 2016. This latest order for … Read more
Lockheed Martin delivers final MH-60R SEAHAWK helicopter to U.S. Navy
Lockheed Martin has delivered the 24th, and final, MH-60R SEAHAWK helicopter to the U.S. Navy in support of the Navy’s Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program.
Embraer KC-390 proves high level of maturity in demonstration flights abroad
The first prototype of the KC-390, next generation multi-mission aircraft by Embraer, returned to Brazil after successfully completing its first international mission.
Airbus Defence and Space welcomes signing of contract for A330 MRTT
The Netherlands Ministry of Defence has today notified Parliament of the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with Luxembourg to proceed with the acquisition of a pooled fleet of Airbus A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (A330 MRTT) aircraft. The signing of a contract paving the way for the delivery of two aircraft with options for … Read more
Cebu Pacific orders two A330-300s
Manila-based Cebu Pacific has placed a firm order with Airbus for two A330-300s.
Cebu Pacific announces direct flights between Kalibo and Incheon
Cebu Pacific will be flying direct to Incheon (Seoul), South Korea from Kalibo, Aklan effective October 1, 2016.