Ethiopian Airlines, First in Africa to Take Delivery of the Airbus A350 XWB Ethiopian Airlines has announced that it has become the first A350 XWB Simulator Operator in Africa, and among the few in the world. The A350 XWB Simulator machine is fitted with a full electrical motion system. The system delivers
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Indian Govt To Divest Stake In Air India By 2018-End
The central government plans to divest its stake in the national passenger carrier Air India by the end of 2018. According to the Minister of State for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha, the Air India group will be divested as four different entities and that the "information memorandum" will be issued in
Domestic Air Passenger Traffic In India Up By 19% To 1.14 Crore In January
India's domestic air passenger traffic surged by 19.69% to 1.14 crore in January from 95.79 lakh (A lakh, abbreviated L; sometimes written Lac or Lacs, is a unit in the Indian numbering system equal to one hundred thousand (100,000; scientific notation: 105) reported during the corresponding month of last fiscal, official
IATA To Fly 1 Billion Passengers On Sustainable Fuel By 2025
The Secret Codes That Airlines Don’t Want You to Know
Airplane with passengers on seats waiting to take off | Listen closely and you might hear some of these. | AwaylGl/iStock/Getty Images If you’ve ever flown on a plane before, chances are you’ve noticed that pilots and flight crew speak to each other a little differently than they do on the ground. There’s
Boeing to have 51 percent stake in venture with Embraer: paper
FILE PHOTO: Boeing's logo is seen during Japan Aerospace 2016 air show in Tokyo, Japan, October 12, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo Boeing Co will have a 51 percent stake in a joint company currently being negotiated with Brazilian aircraft maker Embraer, O Globo newspaper columnist Lauro Jardim reported on Sunday. Boeing has agreed
Strike Over, Air France Resumes Flights
The airline is slowly returning to normal but some passengers should anticipate delays. Thursday’s Air France strike involving the carrier’s pilots, cabin crew and ground staff has ended, and as of today, the carrier’s operations are slowly returning back to normal, according to a statement on its website. The one-day strike disrupted the travel
Air Charter Service’s cargo charters soar in 2017
The increased demand for airfreight services in 2017 appears to have translated into bolstered demand for cargo charters. U.K.-based charter broker, Air Charter Service (ACS), reported revenues of U.S. $677million for its fiscal year 2017 that ended on Jan. 31, a 39 percent year-over-year increase over 2016. Earnings before interest, taxes,
Boeing Steals an Order From Airbus
Late Tuesday afternoon airline industry analysts at Leeham News reported that Hawaiian Airlines parent Hawaiian Holdings Inc. canceled an existing order for six Airbus A330-800s and will place an order next week with Boeing Co. for an unspecified number of Boeing’s 787-9 Dreamliners. The cancellation is no particular surprise. Back in
Dana plane that overshot runway damaged navigational equipment at PH airport – Govt
Damage to the aircraft was substantial with damage to ground navigation equipment Port Harcourt airport was briefly closed for safety reasons and reopened after proper assessment the following morning Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority has heightened safety oversight over the operator. The Federal Government of Nigeria came out boldly on Wednesday to