Etihad Airways has announced plans for a fourth daily flight on its route from Abu Dhabi to Riyadh. Effective from December 8, the additional service will be operated by an Airbus A320 configured with 8 seats in Business and 150 seats in Economy. Robin Kamark, chief commercial officer, Etihad Aviation Group, said, “The introduction ofRead More

Avion in partnership with IAGO is opening a new training centre in London offering Dry and Wet Lease pilot type training and providing the London area with greater choice, improved customer experience and enhanced collaborative training opportunities. The combined effort provides a strong knowledge base on training and flight simulation. IAGO brings an experienced teamRead More

The Emirates Group recently announced its half-year results for its 2019-20 financial year. Group revenue was AED53.3 billion ($ 14.5 billion) for the first six months of 2019-20, down 2% from AED54.4 billion ($ 14.8 billion) during the same period last year. This slight revenue decline was mainly due to planned capacity reductions during the 45-dayRead More

 Indonesia is looking to acquire two squadrons of new F-16 fighter jets from the United States, even as it pushes ahead with plans to buy Russian Sukhoi Su-35s, according to the chief of the Indonesian Air Force. In remarks carried by state-owned national news agency Antara on Oct. 28, Air Marshal Yuyu Sutisna said theRead More

Honeywell recently announced that Scott Zhang has been appointed as President of Honeywell China, effective Nov. 1, 2019. He will be responsible for executing Honeywell’s business objectives in the company’s single largest country market outside the US. Zhang has a long track record of highly effective leadership at Honeywell. He served as President of HoneywellRead More

Thai Airways International‘s chairman has stepped down amid continuing pressure over the loss-making airline’s financial performance. Ekniti Nitithanprapas resigned from his position on 1 November, the flag-carrier states. Thai has named vice-chairman Chaiyapruk Didyasarin to take up the duties in the interim. Didyasarin had only been appointed to the vice-chairmanship in mid-October. The carrier hasRead More

The General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) of UAE has announced that the second edition of Global Investment in Aviation Summit (GIAS) 2020, themed ‘Enabling Global Aviation Growth through Fund Raising and Key Partnerships’ will be held in Dubai from January 27-29. Over 200 investors and 1,200 delegates, besides selected government officials, aviation organisations, finance &Read More

IndiGo, India’s largest airline by market share, has just reported a multimillion quarterly loss. The disconcerting financial results are attributed to three key factors, including spikes maintenance costs. While the airline’s Airbus A320ceo engines are to remain a burden for its finance sheets, the rescue by the A320neo is also not yet in sight, asRead More