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Study: Norwegian Is Most Fuel Efficient Transatlantic Carrier

The study by the International Council on Clean Transportation found that British Airways was the least fuel efficient carrier in 2014.

Aircraft

November 17, 2015

Russia Concludes Bomb Brought Down Metrojet A321

Explosives residue found on wreckage

Accidents

November 17, 2015

Assembly Approves RF Spectrum for Global Aircraft Tracking

The spectrum allocation approved at the World Radiocommunication Conference will support aircraft-to-satellite position reporting.

Safety

November 13, 2015

TAP Portugal Refreshes Fleet with $8.5 Billion Airbus Order

TAP Portugal's new owners Atlantic Gateway have provided funds to by 53 new Airbus aircraft.

Airlines

November 13, 2015

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Viking Logs Orders for Two Twin Otters

China’s Reignwood Aviation Group is scheduled to take delivery of the aircraft before year-end.

Aircraft

November 12, 2015

Mitsubishi Regional Jet Makes First Flight

The MRJ completed a 90-minutes maiden flight from Mitsubishi's base at Nagoya Airport in Japan.

Aircraft

November 11, 2015

Shell Fueling Roots Run Deep In The Middle East

Shell provides Jet A aircraft fuel, lubricants and bitumen for runway resurfacing.

Airports

November 10, 2015

Embraer Set To Take Delivery of First Engines for E-190 E2

Final assembly of first prototype on track for year-end.

Aircraft

November 10, 2015

Vietjet Places $3.6B Order With Airbus for 30 New A321s

The order is the third the low-cost carrier has placed with Airbus over the last two years.

Aircraft

November 10, 2015

Emirates A380 Captain Exemplifies Home-grown Talent

Emirates is seeking to boost the number of UAE citizens in its flight decks.

Training and Workforce

November 10, 2015

Novus Aviation Capital Savors Independence

Five A380s on finance lease to Emirates and BA

November 10, 2015

Alafco places six ordered aircraft and will grow fleet using S&Ls

Arab lessor studying Asian opportunities

Finance, Taxes, Insurance

November 9, 2015

Airbus Outlines A330 To Neo And Beyond

New engines on the old airframe are just the start for improvements to the A330.

Aircraft

November 9, 2015

ENOC To Make Major Infrastructure Announcement On Monday

Jet fuel supplier has seen sales increasing almost fivefold since 2001.

Fuel

November 9, 2015

Sukhoi And SJI Eye Middle East Market For Superjet

Superjet International brings SSJ100 S/N 95065 to Dubai

Aircraft

November 9, 2015

LR Systems Develops Stripping, Painting Robots

Stripping a widebody aircraft could take just 2.5 days and paint weight may be cut by 25 percent on the aircraft, company says.

Maintenance and Modifications

November 9, 2015

CFM's Leap to Ramp Up While CFM56 Still Peaks

CFM Ebanga describes Middle East as “most demanding market”

Engines

November 9, 2015

Airbus’s Leahy Sees Far More A380s In Middle East’s Future

Airbus boss counters opinions that double-decker jet’s best days are done.

Aircraft

November 9, 2015

Etihad Exercises Options On Pair Of 777 Freighters

Delivery due next year

Aircraft

November 9, 2015

Ukraine and KSA To Cooperate On An-132 Production

The An-132 will be a modernized An-32 built in Saudi Arabia with Ukraine’s Antonov as “consultant”.

Aircraft

November 9, 2015