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Another SSJ 100 for Red Wings

As Dmitry Petrochenko reported, Thursday, November 12, Red Wings took its fifth SSJ 100 (tail number 89010), after the flight from Ramenskoye Airport to airline's base Domodedovo Airport. The aircraft was manufactured in 2012 and previously operated by "Aeroflot&qu...

Timer Bomb Possible Cause of Russian A321 Plane Crash in Egypt - Reports

The Russian Airbus A321 plane crash could have occurred because a timed bomb was planted near the aircraft’s fuel line, media reports suggest. Investigators have uncovered intelligence about a "two-hour timer," although it is not clear whether physical evidence to the ef...

Egyptian Civil Aviation Authority and Cairo Airport successfully pass ICAO audit

The Egyptian Civil Aviation Authority and Cairo Airport have successfully passed the ICAO audit. Mahmoud Zanati president of the Civil Aviation Authority attended the final debriefing with the International Civil Aviation Organization Auditors who has performed the periodic security audit on Civil Aviation Authority, Cairo airport and a number of airlines operating at the airport. ...

Rex named as preferred tenderer for two WA govt contracts

Regional Express (Rex) looks set to begin operations in Western Australia in 2016 after being named as the preferred tenderer for two WA government-regulated routes – Perth-Esperance and Perth-Albany. “Subject to final negotiations, Rex will enter into a contract with the Department of Transport to operate the routes for the next five-year licence period commencing 28 February...

China Eastern Becomes First Chinese Carrier to Launch Global In-flight Wi-Fi

China Eastern Airlines has become the first Chinese airline to offer high-speed Wi-Fi connections on international flights, through the installation of Panasonic Avionics eXConnect connectivity system and a partnership with China Telecom Satellite. The connection will launch on the airline's latest Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, with planned roll-out across the airline's international...

Lufthansa Promises Return to Normal Flights on Saturday

Germany's Lufthansa has promised a return to normal flight schedules on Saturday though a week-long strike by cabin crew is expected to ground another 941 flights on Friday. The airline withdrew a request for an injunction against the walkouts at the last minute on Thursday after a German court indicated earlier it was unlikely to reverse a lower court ruling that flight attendants could co...

Air France Fires Four Workers over Boss-Bashing Incident

Air France said on Thursday it will dismiss four workers over their role in violence that erupted at a works council meeting last month, forcing managers to flee with their shirts in tatters. Human resources chief Xavier Broseta and long-haul services director Pierre Plissonnier were among those attacked on Oct. 5 as they outlined restructuring plans for the troubled carrier, a division of Air...

DGCA Allows Domestic Carriers to Roll Out Zero Bag Charges

Aviation regulator DGCA has now allowed domestic carriers to roll out "zero bag" fares and charge penalty against check-in baggage for tickets booked under such an offer. At present all domestic private airlines except national carrier Air India allow a flyer to carry up to 15 kgs of check-in baggage without any cost. Air India allows its passengers to carry up to 23 kgs of ch...

Saudi King Orders National Airline to Continue Sharm Flights

Saudi King Salman has expressed "full confidence" in Egyptian security measures, ordering Riyadh's nationalairline to continue flights to Sharm el-Sheikh despite suspicions a bomb downed a Russian jet flying from the resort. An ally of Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, the king "directed Saudi Arabian Airlines to continue running flights to Sharm el-Sheikh from...

Lasers Hit 20 Aircraft Flying in U.S. Overnight: FAA

Dangerous beams from handheld lasers struck 20 aircraft flying over the United States and its territories overnight, among the nearly 5,400 laser hits in the nation so far this year, the Federal Aviation Administration said on Thursday. No injuries were reported in the incidents, which took place from New York City to Sacramento, and resulted in at least one arrest. Authorities said the in...

Allegiant Pilot Says He Was Wrongly Fired over Evacuation

A pilot who ordered an emergency evacuation after smoke was detected coming from one of the jet's engines is suing Allegiant Air for firing him. The 43-year-old pilot says Allegiant is putting profits above safety. Allegiant says the evacuation was unnecessary and put passengers at risk - several were injured sliding down inflatable escape chutes. The incident in June was one of many ove...

EU Aviation Package Must Benefit European Economy and Consumers

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called on the European Commission to ensure that the upcoming European Union (EU) Aviation Package strengthens the competitiveness and connectivity of the European economy, and benefits European consumers. “Air connectivity is a crucial driver of economic and social prosperity in the EU. Strong connectivity needs strong airlines. But Euro...

Prosecutors will check the head of IAC for Transaero protectionism

Russian State Duma deputy Alexander Starovoytov sent a letter to Russian Prosecutor General Yury Chaika requiring to give a legal assessment of Tatiana Anodina competence in the Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC). Starovoytov asked the prosecutor's office to find out whether the head of IAC, Anodina, was not forging protectionism for Transaero, which belonged to her son Alexander Pleshakov...

British Airways owner IAG says not in talks with Finnair

British Airways-owner IAG said it was not in talks with Finnair, denying a report in a Finnish newspaper that had fuelled speculation it might take a stake in the majority state-owned Finnish airline. "We haven't been in any discussions with Finnair," a spokeswoman for IAG told Reuters on Thursday. The online edition of Finland's business daily Kauppalehti had cited an IAG...

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