Malaysia Airlines orders up to 50 Boeing 737 MAX Airplanes
Boeing and Malaysia Airlines Berhad announced today an order for 25 737 MAX 8 airplanes, valued at $2.75 billion dollars at current list prices.
Joseph Galea Appointed Acting CEO of Air Malta
Air Malta announced the appointment of Joseph Galea as new Acting CEO as the two-year term of the present CEO Philip Micallef comes to an end. Joseph Galea has over thirty years’ experience in the travel industry and for the last two years has been Deputy Chief Commercial Officer with Air Malta, following a long stint … Read more
Iraqi Airways announces new routes to Mashhad
Iraqi Airways, the national carrier of Iraq, announced the launch of new services to Mashhad from Baghdad International Airport and Al Najaf International Airport. The new flights are expected to commence as of August 1, 2016, and will operate daily. Both routes will be operated with Boeing 737 aircraft. Iraqi Airways is one of the oldest airlines in the Middle East. Headquartered … Read more
London City airport expansion gets green light
Passengers using London City Airport over the next few years can expect some exciting new changes to the only airport actually in London. Today the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond MP, confirmed that the airport has received planning permission from the UK Government, meaning that it can begin a £344 million transformation of the … Read more
Airways NZ and Aviation Australia to launch ATC training centre
Airways New Zealand and Aviation Australia have announced they will open a purpose-built air traffic control training centre for international students in Brisbane. The joint venture is the first move under a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between New Zealand’s air navigation service provider and Aviation Australia, a state-owned enterprise of the Queensland Government. The … Read more
Robinson Delivers First Production R44 Cadet Helicopters to Heliflite Australia
Robinson Helicopter Company delivered its first two (serial numbers 30002 and 30003) production R44 Cadet helicopters to Heliflite Australia, a longtime Robinson dealer. The two-place R44 Cadet received FAA certification on 6 May 2016. The Cadet features ample cargo room in the aft compartment. A reduced maximum gross weight of 2200 lb and derated power provide increased … Read more
Emirates to Deploy the A380 on Johannesburg Route
Emirates has announced that it will be upgrading one of its four daily flights between Dubai and Johannesburg to an Airbus A380-800 from 1st February 2017.
Air India to connect Ahmedabad with Newark via London
Air India announced the launch of its flight between Ahmedabad and Newark via London from August 15, 2016. Flight AI171 will be operated three times a week with Boeing 787 aircraft. The new service will depart from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport at 0530 hrs on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays and will arrive in London at 1015 … Read more
Binter starts operating an ATR 72 for TACV
Spanish regional airline Binter will operate one of its ATR 72-500 aircraft on behalf of national flag carrier of Cape Verde, TACV.
Xiamen Airlines touches down in Canada for the first time
Today, Vancouver International Airport celebrated the inaugural flight of Xiamen Airlines to North America. The new year-round, non-stop, Boeing 787 service will operate three times weekly between YVR and Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (XMN). “We’re delighted to welcome Xiamen Airlines as our fifth airline from Mainland China,” said Craig Richmond, President and CEO, Vancouver Airport … Read more