Airlines flying into Kenya’s Kisumu airport have requested upgrades to Kisumu airport be speeded up. The main areas for attention are the refueling station. Airlines have reported that they are forced...
Qatar Airways has denied rumours it is planning to acquire a stake in Slovenian national carrier Adria Airways. The airline said it is “not interested in acquiring other airlines or launching a new ai...
Air Nigeria, formerly Virgin Nigeria, is increasing its fleet to 15 aircraft during the first half of 2011. The airline received its 10th aircraft this week, which has seen its fleet now double in six...
All Afghan airlines have been banned from flying in the European Union owing to “safety deficiencies identified in its system to oversee civil aviation and on several carriers”. Ariana Afghan Airlines...
Danish engines and aircraft maintenance company DAO Aviation has bought avionics company Dansk Fly Elektronik for an undisclosed sum. DFE staff will remain with the company. ...
Private equity firm 3i Group has announced it plans to buy Stork Materials Technology, the materials testing business from Dutch company Stork for £130 million ($205 million). Stork Materials Technolo...
French aerospace supplier Zodiac wants to cooperate with Safran now its local rival is no longer seeking to take over the company. Olivier Zarrouati, chief executive of Zodiac, said Safran had identif...
Willie Walsh, chief executive of British Airways, says the airline will not be threatened by easyJet’s focus on attracting business travellers. Walsh said that the low cost carrier should focus more o...
British Airways has announced a new route to San Diego from London Heathrow in June 2011. The direct flight to Californian city will be serviced with a three-class Boeing 777 aircraft. This route, the...
Iceland Express is planning to launch flights between Edinburgh and Iceland in a bid to attract transatlantic passengers to fly via Reykjavik. The route, which will operate between June and August, wi...
When drug dealers start buying up aircraft en mass then you know that something has happened to the aircraft remarketing sector. Prices of older aircraft being remarketed have fallen through the floor...
Air China has ordered Rolls-Royce engines worth $1.8 billion to power its order for 10 Airbus A330s and 10 Airbus A350s. The UK engine manufacturer will provide Trent XWB engines to 10 Airbus A350 XWB...
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