New CEO for Malaysia Airlines
The Board of Directors of Malaysia Aviation Group Berhad today announced leadership changes at Malaysia Airlines Berhad (MAB)
Cargolux CEO steps down
Dirk Reich, President and CEO, has decided to leave Cargolux for personal reasons and has asked the Board of Directors for the early termination of his contract. He will leave Cargolux at the end of July. Richard Forson, Executive Vice-President and CFO, has been nominated as the company’s new President and CEO with effect as … Read more
KLM flies to Saint Maarten without intermediate stopover
Effective 30 October 2016, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines will fly to and from Saint Maarten without an intermediate stopover in Curacao.
JetSuiteX to Introduce San Jose – Bozeman, Montana Service
New public charter service JetSuiteX is introducing seasonal June-September service between San Jose, CA and Bozeman, MT, starting June 30. JetSuiteX will connect Mineta San José International Airport with Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport with four weekly roundtrip flights on luxuriously configured Embraer 135 aircraft. Convenient, one-stop service from Burbank’s Bob Hope Airport will also be … Read more
TransAsia Flight 235 accident: Pilot errors led to fatal crash
The Aviation Safety Council (ASC) released its final report on investigation of a TransAsia Airways (TNA) ATR72-600 aircraft, registration number B-22816, loss of control and crashed into Keelung River three nautical miles east of Songshan Airport. On February 4, 2015, about 1054 Taipei Local Time, TransAsia Airways (TNA) flight GE 235, an ATR-GIE Avions de … Read more
Egyptair flight MS804 crash: black box confirms smoke on board
Data from the Flight Data Recorder recovered from EgyptAir Airbus A320 showed smoke alarms sounded on board, investigators say. The Airbus A320, which had 66 people aboard, crashed May 19 in the Mediterranean Sea on a flight from Paris to Cairo. Egyptian investigators announced that following the successful download of the data of the Flight Data Recorder … Read more
Cessna makes first Mexican delivery of Citation Latitude
Cessna Aircraft Company today announced it has delivered the first Cessna Citation Latitude midsize business jet registered in Mexico to a customer who plans to utilize the aircraft for business travel within Mexico and throughout North America. “The Latitude has experienced an outstanding market reception with 23 aircraft delivered to customers around the world in its first seven … Read more
Video: Emirates completes 33 aircraft makeovers in 12 months
The Emirates Aircraft Appearance Centre, the world’s largest aircraft painting facility owned by an airline, has completely stripped and repainted 33 aircraft last year, or 13% of its fleet. During the year, Emirates gave a fresh coat of paint to three Airbus A380s and 22 Boeing 777s, in addition to eight aircraft that were retired … Read more
China Southern announces new service from Guangzhou to Malacca
China Southern Airliners announced that it will launch a new chartered flight service from Guangzhou to Malacca on 28 September 2016. The Malacca service will be operated by 737-700 or A319. As the biggest carrier between China mainland and Southeast Asia, China Southern currently operates up to 20 routes, 230 flights per week towards Southeast … Read more
Cebu Pacific boosts service between Manila and Virac
Cebu Pacific announced an additional frequency between Manila and Virac, Catanduanes, bringing its total number of flights to five times per week. Utilizing a 156-seater Airbus A319 aircraft, Cebu Pacific operates the new Virac service every Thursday, beginning June 23, 2016. Cebu Pacific also runs Manila-Virac flights every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. The direct service boosts … Read more