India considers splitting DGCA
The Indian government is considering creating a Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to focus solely on safety, economic regulation and grievance resolution functions for airlines. The CAA will be a financi...
The Indian government is considering creating a Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to focus solely on safety, economic regulation and grievance resolution functions for airlines. The CAA will be a financi...
Virgin Australia has posted a net profit of $22.8 million after a 224% turnaround and a strong $149.1m rise in underlying pre-tax profit to $82.5m. Chief executive John Borghetti was bullish about the...
Profit at Air China fell by 76.7% for the first-half of the year to CNY945 million ($149 million). The fall was attributed to the slow economy, weak cargo demand and high fuel prices. Operating revenu...
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has initiated a study into the safety of mobile electronic devices used by passengers. Although mobile telephones will not be included in the study and will r...
Chairman Deborah A. P. Hersman, chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board, in a speech to the International Society of Air Safety Investigators Annual Seminar in Baltimore, Maryland said th...
The US Airline Pilots Association (USAPA) has confirmed that US Airways has agreed to cease union negotiations over terms of a potential merger with American Airlines (AA). Meetings scheduled between ...
A computer outage at United Airlines caused 580 flights to be delayed and nine cancellations. A piece of computer equipment failed to communicate correctly, and its back-up system also failed which re...
Start-up carrier, Africa World Airline, will begin flying out of Ghana from September 21, 2012, joing rivals Antrak, Citilink, 540 and Starbow in this growing marketplace. Africa World Airline will ta...
An in-depth investigation into Ryanair's second takeover bid for Aer Lingus by the European Commission could run until the middle of January 2013. Investogators are analysing how competition would be ...
GE Capital Aviation Services Limited (GECAS), the commercial aircraft leasing and financing arm of GE, has announced it will lease two A320-200 aircraft to a new customer, Tyrolean Airways. Tyrolean ...
Two F16 fighter jets were scrambled yesterday when air traffic controllers at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam were unable to make contact with the crew onboard a Vueling A320 aircraft. The jets were scr...
After talks over pay and working conditions broke down, UFO, the union representing cabin crew at Lufthansa, declared it will strike on today for “several hours”. More specific details of the walkout ...
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