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The vast world of commercial aviation never stands still and,

Thames Estuary Plan Rejected

THE AIRPORTS Commission, led by Sir Howard Davies, announced on

French Start-up

Landing at Newark’s Liberty International Airport after a transatlantic flight

airBaltic Partners with British Airways

LATVIAN NATIONAL carrier airBaltic has signed a codesharing agreement with

Europe in brief

Portuguese aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance (ACMI) specialists euroAtlantic Airways

Titan’s New Colours

LONDON/STANSTED-BASED charter and airline sub-charter specialist, Titan Airways has unveiled

Lufthansa Acquires More Airbus Jets

LUFTHANASA GROUP’S supervisory board signed a firm order for ten

Star of the Show

Pictured shortly after repainting at Cologne/Bonn in late September was

Flybe Addresses Its Legacy Fleet

FLYBE HAS revealed details of a new fleet modernisation plan

More A320s for easyJet

UK LOW-COST carrier easyJet has signed a deal for 27

CSeries Woes Continue

BRAATHENS AVIATION has revealed it no longer wishes to be

Virgin Atlantic Restructures for the Future

VIRGIN ATLANTIC has revealed ambitious plans to grow to record

More A330s for IAG

INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES Group has confirmed plans to convert eight Airbus

Patriotic Livery

After spending two-and-a-half years in the US having its VIP

Reduced Freighter Operations

Air France-KLM’s Board of Directors is analysing results of a

INVESTING IN YORKSHIRE

LEEDS BRADFORD-BASED low-cost carrier Jet2.com officially opened its multi-million pound

Crimean Expansion

MOSCOW/VNUKOVO-BASED Red Wings is to acquire three former Aeroflot Ilyushin

Transaero Cancels Dreamliners

RUSSIAN AIRLINE Transaero has cancelled its order for four Boeing

Turkish Delight

Saratov Airlines Yakovlev Yak-42D, RA-42378 (c/n 4520421014494), was a welcome

Aeroflot Plans Dobrolet Re-launch

AEROFLOT HAS revealed plans to relaunch its recently grounded low-cost

Bombardier Plans Dashed

CANADIAN MANUFACTURER Bombardier has been forced to delay the launch

Qatar Airways’ First Airbus A350

UNDER THE cover of darkness Airbus has moved the first

Growth planning at fastjet

LOW-COST PAN-AFRICAN carrier, fastjet started flying between the capitals of

Excitement Builds at Etihad

ETIHAD AIRWAYS has reaffirmed its commitment to start Airbus A380

Codeshare Partnership

AIR SEYCHELLES and Hong Kong Airlines have signed a codeshare

A Long way from Home

Lanseria, South Africa-based Cessna Caravan 208B, ZS-FSA (c/n 208B-0877), owned

Airlines Respond to Ebola Epidemic

Brussels Airlines, the Lufthansa Group and Air France have all

Still Needing a Repaint!

Seen at Istanbul’s Atatürk International Airport on September 2 was

Historic Event for Africa

AFRICA’S FIRST black female Boeing 787 certified Captain, Irene Koki

Arkia Doubles Embraer Fleet

Arkia-Israeli Airlines has added a second Embraer 190 to its

Africa/Middle East in brief

Muscat-based Oman Air is launching new services from Muscat to

United Airlines Receives First 787-9

UNITED AIRLINES has taken delivery of its initial Boeing 787-9,

ABX Air Returns Freighters

WILMINGTON, OHIO-BASED Air Transport Services Group’s (ATSG) airline subsidiary, ABX

A New Look for Southwest

Southwest Airlines unveiled its revised colour scheme on September 8

Norwegian gets Cold Shoulder

THE US Department of Transportation (DoT) has rejected part of

Azul Ponders Order

AZUL LINHAS Aéreas Brasileira has revealed it is mulling an

American Antonovs

FLORIDIAN FREIGHT hauler Air Cargo Solutions has announced plans to

American Nears Consolidation

AMERICAN AIRLINES (AA) is optimistic it could receive regulatory approval

Envoy Woes Continue

AMERICAN AIRLINES (AA) has outlined plans to transfer up to

Americas in brief

Global logistics firm DHL has expanded its agreement with New

Xiamen Joins Dreamliner Family

THE PEOPLE’S Republic of China’s Xiamen Airlines received its first

All Change for MAS

MALAYSIA AIRLINES (MAS) is to axe up to 30% of

End of an Era

AIR NEW Zealand has operated its final scheduled passenger service

Vietnam Planning Dreamliner Launch

VIETNAM AIRLINES invited representatives of the UK travel trade to

China to Lead Asia Pacific Deliveries

BOEING FORECASTS that China has a demand for 6,020 new

Freight Handling Partnership

ALL NIPPON Airways (ANA) and Lufthansa Cargo are launching a

J-AIR Re-equips

JAPAN AIRLINES (JAL) is to split its order for new

Cebu Pacific Launches to Sydney

Making the carrier’s inaugural landing at Sydney’s Kingsford Smith International

Asia/Pacific in brief

Airstream International Group has dry leased a single ATR72-500 to

Beluga Celebrates 20th Anniversary

AIRBUS CELEBRATED the 20th anniversary of the maiden flight of

Boeing Launches 737 MAX 200

BOEING HAS launched the latest member of the 737 MAX

Superjet Soars

SUKHOI CIVIL Aircraft could be set to land a host

Alpine Colt

RUSSIA’S MINISTRY of Industry and Trade will pay Diamond Aircraft

Venezuelan Debt Mounts...

THE INTERNATIONAL Air Transport Association (IATA) has called on Venezuela

CSeries Back Flying

BOMBARDIER COMMERCIAL Aircraft announced the CSeries jet returned to the

International in brief

The European Courts of Justice (ECJ) has ruled the actual

Garuda Celebrates London Return

GARUDA INDONESIA announced its return to London with all the