IATA has released passenger traffic reports for May that indicate a growth in demand of 6.2% compared to May 2013. The result is lower than the 7.6% growth seen during April, but overall the report in...
Lufthansa’s operational trial of the pilot-controlled TaxiBot tow tractor system has been delayed by up to a year due to the volume of certification tests for the semi-robotic vehicle. Lufthansa had i...
Charles Taylor Aviation Asset Management (CTAAM) has received approval from the UK CAA to expand its scope of work with approvals including the addition of Bombardier CRJ and Embraer 170/190 series ai...
Turkish Airlines has launched its new $550 million HABOM MRO facility at Sabiha Gökçen International Airport. When fully operational, the HABOM facility will have 7,000 employees and is expected to pr...
Lufthansa has stated it intends to maintain its current aircraft delivery schedule in spite of current difficult market conditions and a recent profit warning. The airline recently took delivery of it...
Tyrolean Airways has been contracted to operate Swiss International Airlines’s multiple daily flights from Zurich to Lugano, commencing on November 1st. Tyrolean is expected to use its Dash-8 Q400s on...
Aeroflot has completed the phase-out of its B767-300ER fleet when it ferried its last remaining aircraft to Shanghai Pudong on June 19th ahead of its return to lessors GECAS. The airline’s other 767 h...
Etihad Airways CEO James Hogan has urged EU governments and airlines to embrace external investment to help strengthen the aviation industry. Hogan said aviation was a “global, not regional, industry,...
SITA’s World Tracer statistics have rated Ryanair as having mishandled the smallest amount of bags during 2013. The report showed Ryanair mishandled less than 0.36 bags per 1,000 passengers in 2013, w...
Italian banking group Intesa Sanpaolo has stated it is not willing to invest in Alitalia if unions do not give their full support to the recently-finalized deal between Etihad and Alitalia, which will...
TES Aviation Group has announced that current COO Mathew Burris will take over the role of CEO. Current incumbent Ashley Cooper will step down on July 4th. Cooper will remain on the Board of TES Aviat...
Air Berlin has appointed Götz Ahmelmann as new COO, with effect from July 1st. Ahmelmann will be responsible for all sales and marketing within the Air Berlin group. Air Berlin CEO Wolfgang Prock-Scha...
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