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Qantas and Vietnam Airlines Unveil Big Growth Plans for Jetstar Pacific

Qantas and Vietnam Airlines have committed to a long-term expansion of their Jetstar Pacific joint venture that could more than double the size of the Vietnamese low-cost carrier's fleet to 30 over the next five years. That would make Jetstar Pacific the largest of Qantas's budget As...

Small Airlines Push for More Access at New York Airports

Virgin America Inc. and four other small carriers are pressing federal regulators to change "slot management" practices at New York's three big airports to boost competition in the largest U.S. air market, said Virgin America Chief Executive David Cush. His San Francisco-based...

Goat Farts Force Singapore Airlines Plane to Make Emergency Landing After Gas Set Off Smoke Alarms

An aeroplane was forced to make an emergency landing after the gas of 2,186 animals was mistaken for smoke in the cargo hold. The Singapore Airlines Boeing 747-400 freighter plane, which was en-route from Adelaide, Australia to Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia, was diverted to Bali Denpasar on October 26 following the urgent announcement. Upon landing, emergency services boarded the aircra...

Possible buyer emerges for TNT Express airline activities

Belgian maritime group Compagnie Maritime Belge (CMB), which is a 51% shareholder in Dublin-based ASL Aviation Group, has registered an interest in taking on TNT Express’ airline activities. TNT Express is being acquired by FedEx and, if the deal succeeds, TNT’s European airline operations will have to be divested due to airline ownership regulations. This has sparked inte...

Wizz Air shareholders approve order for 110 Airbus A321neos

Wizz Air’s shareholders have approved the proposed purchase of 110 Airbus A321neos from Airbus during a general meeting held on Nov. 3. The airline’s owners voted 100% in favor of the aircraft acquisition during the meeting, which was held at Wizz Air’s Geneva offices. Wizz Air signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the aircraft at the Paris Air Show in Ju...

Shaheen 737 heavily damaged during landing

A Boeing 737-400 aircraft operated by Pakistani carrier Shaheen Air International has suffered severe damage upon landing at Allama Iqbal International airport in Lahore. Local media says the aircraft, registered AP-BJO, had operated flight NL142 from Karachi when its main landing gear failed upon landing. Images on social media show the aircraft resting on grass, with at least one...

The battle for Iranian sky – turbulence ahead

The United States and Europe are preparing to lift the trade sanctions that have hobbled the Iranian economy for more than 30 years. It is believed that this step would significantly affect the aviation industry in the country, prompting hundreds of aircraft renewals within the next decade alone. However, it is still unclear how Iran will form and manage its plans with regard to the industry. What...

Iran Studying an Indigenous 70-seat Jet

Iran is studying the feasibility of producing a regional jet using technologies, and even airframe parts, acquired and mastered during the IrAN-140 program using national resources and in-house capabilities. The study began in 2013, shortly after the establishment of the Iranian Aviation Technology and Knowledge-based Industries Development Headquarters (IATDH). The Tehran-based government body...

Emirates' super jumbo message against the illegal wildlife trade

Two Emirates A380 jets will take to the skies this week, wearing special livery in support of United for Wildlife, a global collaboration that unites the efforts of the world's leading wildlife charities in the fight against the illegal wildlife trade. The livery, will feature some of the planet’s wildlife threatened by poaching and the illegal wildlife trade, aims to raise awareness...

Pegasus Cargo urging more liberalisation of traffic rights

The most significant challenge for Pegasus Cargo is the liberalisation of traffic rights in the Middle East, the Turkic republics and in North Africa, according to the carrier’s vice president for cargo, Aydin Alpa. He tells Air Cargo Week the airline no longer has problems obtaining rights in Europe, but it does face issues in these regions: “There are many routes we are...

Korea expands international air service agreements

South Korea is expanding its air services agreements (ASAs) with key international destinations, including India and Austria. The new agreement with India raises allocations from 6X-weekly to 19X-weekly for carriers between the two countries, and also includes a relaxation of codeshare restrictions between operators in the two countries. The Austria-Korea agreement is more wide-ranging and c...

Libya takes up the fight to rebuild

Libya's post-revolution civil war has crippled the country's aviation sector, with airports and aircraft damaged by fighting and all international carriers forced to withdraw from the Libyan market. A year after intense clashes destroyed Tripoli International Airport, the Airports Authority is planning to build a semi-permanent terminal and get international flights back up and running. To...

Google Working to Make Package Delivery by Drones a Reality by 2017

Internet giant Alphabet Inc, the new holding company for Google, expects to begin delivering packages to consumers via drones sometime in 2017, the executive in charge of its drone effort said on Monday. David Vos, the leader for Alphabet's Project Wing, said his company is in talks with the Federal Aviation Administration and other stakeholders about setting up an air traffic control syste...

Virgin Australia Cancels All Flights to and from Bali

Virgin Australia has cancelled all of today's flights to and from the Indonesian island of Bali because of concerns about volcanic ash. The airline said its team of meteorologists and the Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre had deemed it unsafe to fly around Denpasar Airport. Virgin said it would make a decision on tomorrow's flights after receiving further expert advice. "We c...

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Korean Air places landmark order for 103 Boeing aircraft

Boeing and Korean Air announced that the carrier has finalized a purchase agreement for 103 aircraft spanning Boeing’s widebody and single‑aisle families. The deal includes 20 777‑9, 25 787...