Passenger numbers decline at Hong Kong Airport
This article was published on: December16,2019 8:01 AM
Hong Kong Airport has posted its largest decline in passenger numbers in a decade. The provisional passenger numbers for November 2019 show that just 5,012,000 passengers passed through the airport last month. This represents a 16.2% decline when compared to November 2018 passenger numbers. November was also the fourth month in a row of decliningRead More
Dubai Airports to permanently ban single use plastics starting Jan 2020
This article was published on: December10,2019 11:01 AM
Change is coming to the world of air travel. In just over three weeks’ time, plastic cutlery, drinking straws, take-away food packaging and polythene bags will start to disappear from cafés, restaurants and shops at the world’s busiest international airport. The reason for this is Dubai Airports’ pledge in June 2019 to ban all single-useRead More
FAA fines Boeing $3.9m for failed quality inspections
This article was published on: December8,2019 10:50 AM
The Federal Aviation Administration has proposed fining Boeing $3.9 million for installing slat components that failed quality inspections on 133 737 jets. The issue, which came to light in June with an FAA airworthiness directive, involves “slat tracks”, which are located on the leading edge of 737 wings and guide the movement of slats, saysRead More
Airlines to triple fleets by 2038 due to high passenger demand
This article was published on: December5,2019 12:02 PM
Market Forecast comes as UAE passenger traffic is forecast to grow 5.8% per year over the next 20 years UAE passenger traffic is forecast to grow 5.8 percent per annum over the next 20 years. The fleet size of operators from all regions serving the UAE is forecast to nearly treble to some 1,730 aircraftRead More
Sanad delivers 12th engine to Etihad Airways worth $280M
This article was published on: December4,2019 7:09 AM
Sanad Capital (Sanad), the aerospace asset leasing and financial solutions company, has completed delivery of its 12th engine to Etihad Airways. The delivery marks the final tranche of a US $280 million, 12 engine deal signed between the two Abu Dhabi aerospace companies in 2016. The 12-year sale and lease-back agreement between Etihad Airways andRead More
FAI nominated as finalist in Air Ambulance Company of Year Award
This article was published on: December3,2019 11:58 AM
The Air Ambulance division of German Special Mission Operator FAI rent-a-jet AG has been named as one of three finalists in the 2019 International Travel & Health Insurance Journal’s (ITIJ) industry awards – Air Ambulance Company of the Year category. This is the 17th annual ITIJ Awards and marks the third nomination for FAI. The winnerRead More
Pilot error cause behind flydubai crash
This article was published on: November28,2019 8:53 AM
Investigators believe that somatogravic illusion did not trigger the fatal Flydubai Boeing 737-800 accident sequence at Rostov-on-Don but might have contributed to a critical error by the aircraft’s captain. Somatogravic illusion is the tendency – in the absence of visual references – to incorrectly perceive acceleration as an increase in pitch attitude, a perception thatRead More
CAE, Jazz Aviation launch Jazz Approach
This article was published on: November26,2019 12:11 PM
CAE, Jazz Aviation (Jazz) (a subsidiary of Chorus Aviation Inc.), and Seneca have teamed up to develop Jazz Approach, an innovative Canadian program to provide Jazz with a pipeline of top-quality first officers. Cadets will receive a letter of employment from Jazz upon selection into the program, allowing for a direct path to join theRead More
