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Qatar Airways signs codeshare agreement with SUN-AIR

Emirates bolsters its commercial leadership team

Emirates has announced a number of management changes in its Commercial Operations department that will see two UAE Nationals assuming new roles to support the airline’s growth in the Middle East and Far East. The Commercial team promotions are also a further testament to the airline...

Alaska Airlines is the launch customer of Boeing 737 Space Bins

Boeing and hometown partner Alaska Airlines celebrated the first 737 featuring Boeing’s new Space Bins, which increase the room for carry-on baggage by 48 percent. Alaska is the launch customer of Space Bins. “Alaska is relentlessly focused on making the travel experience better,...

You shall not pass - UK firms develop drone-freezing ray

Three British companies have created a device to deter drones from entering sensitive areas by freezing them in mid-flight. The Anti-UAV Defense System (Auds) works by covertly jamming a drone's signal, making it unresponsive. After this disruption, the operator is likely to retrieve the drone believing that it has malfunctioned. The system joins a host of recently announced techn...

Australian CASA proposes new safety standards for passenger flights

Updated and improved safety regulations for most passenger aeroplane flights are being proposed by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority. Under the proposed new rules there will no longer be different safety standards for charter flights, with a single safety standard for charter and regular public transport. This means there will be improved safety standards in some areas of operations f...

UK Puma crash kills five in Kabul

A Royal Air Force-operated Airbus Helicopters Puma HC2 transport crashed in Afghanistan on 11 October, killing five of the 10 personnel aboard the upgraded type. Announcing the loss of two RAF personnel on 11 October, the Ministry of Defence said: “The deaths occurred in Kabul following an accident involving a UK Puma Mk 2 helicopter”. An investigation has been launched and confirms...

AAT to handle cargo for Jetstar Pacific

Asia Airfreight Terminal (AAT) has established a service partnership with low-cost airline, Jetstar Pacific Airlines, a carrier based in Vietnam. AAT explains it secured a multi-year cargo handling contract from Jetstar Pacific in September 2015 and it commenced the provision of cargo handling services to Jetstar Pacific at Hong Kong International Airport&nbs...

450 Southwest Airlines flights impacted yesterday due to computer systems, may persist today

Southwest Airlines (Dallas) yesterday (October 11) experienced computer problems that delayed approximately 450 flights (out of 3,600 scheduled flights). The airline is warning the problems could persist today. The airline has issued this statement: We’re continuing to use back-up systems around the country to check-in Customers arriving at our airports without printed or mobile boar...

PAL Workers Threaten to Continue Protest Through Peak Travel Season

Over 1,500 employees of the Philippine Airlines (PAL) are threatening to paralyze the airline operations with their protests as the peak travel season in December nears. Members of the Philippine Airlines Employees Association (PALEA) said the workers' union is determined to extend its fight against what they claim as unfair labor practices at the airline, citing in particular the retr...

Bullied Cabin Crew on Chinese Airline Forced to Lie in Overhead Luggage Racks

An airline based in southwest China has promised to stop bullying by members of its staff after new cabin crew were forced to lie in aircraft overhead luggage lockers. Kunming Airlines issued a statement saying it would stamp out the behaviour. Pictures of cabin crew forced into lockers went viral after they were posted online over the weekend. The photographs were published on...

Graft Probe Nets Another Executive at China Southern

At least one senior manager at China Southern Airlines, the mainland's largest airline, has been taken away for investigation as a sector-wide graft probe that saw the removal of four senior managers at the airline in one week earlier this year widens. Liu Qian, a deputy manager in charge of operations, was taken away on Friday, a source told the South China Morning Post. A company spoke...

Russian Missile Strikes in Syria Trigger European Alert to Airlines

Russia' long-range missile strikes against targets in Syria last week have prompted global aviation officials to issue safety alerts to airlines operating over Iraq, Iran, and the Caspian Sea amid heightened concerns about the risk to commercial flying near conflict zones. Russia's firing of cruise missiles against Syrian targets from the Caspian Sea and the broader regional confli...

Malaysia Airlines to Unveil New Name, Logo and Livery Next Month

Malaysia Airlines Bhd (MAB) is set to undergo a brand overhaul that would involve a new name, logo and livery for its aircraft, with the changes to be unveiled next month, sources told The Edge Financial Daily. It is understood that the changes, which include an overhaul of the design and colour of its livery, are part of a plan to shed a negative image many in the international marke...

Moscow asks UN aviation agency to intervene into MH17 probe - report

Russia has appealed to the head of the UN aviation agency to intervene in the investigation into the MH17 crash in Ukraine to prevent the Dutch experts in charge from ignoring the findings of their Russian counterparts, according to a new media report. The Deputy Chief of Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency, Oleg Storchevoy, sent a letter to Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu, the head of the Intern...

PATA has a new Aviation member

PATA CEO Mario Hardy said, “PATA has a special relationship with Thailand, having moved its headquarters to Bangkok in 1998. That is why we are especially pleased to welcome Bangkok Airways as our newest Aviation member. We look forward to working with them to help build their business, network, people, brand, and insights through our various activities and initiatives.” Bangkok Air...

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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...