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ACI and ICAO Call for Asia Pacific Airport Growth

Airport expansion in the Asia Pacific region is still being constrained by ill-considered regulatory hurdles, according to Airports Council International.

Airports

December 7, 2015

European Commission Proposes New 'Aviation Strategy'

Groups representing European airlines and pilots say the plan is not ambitious enough and lacks specificity.

Airlines

December 7, 2015

Inspector To Probe FAA Oversight of U.S. Regional Carriers

An audit by the Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Transportation will look into how effectively FAA oversees regional airline operations.

Safety

December 3, 2015

Air New Zealand 777 Makes First 330-Minute ETOPS Flight

The carrier completed the first approved 330-minute ETOPS flight by flying a 777-200ER from Auckland to Buenos Aires.

Aircraft

December 2, 2015

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Asia Pacific Carriers Speak Out Against Safety Blacklists

The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines recently met to push for an end to what they regard as heavy-handed treatment by international safety bodies.

Airlines

December 1, 2015

Faulty Rudder Control, Pilots' Response Led to AirAsia Crash

A sequence of events led to the December 2014 crash of the AirAsia Airbus A320, the Indonesia National Transportation Safety Committee found.

Accidents

December 1, 2015

A4A, U.S. Airlines Renew Push for Independent ATC Agency

A federally chartered, not-for-profit organization would run the U.S. air traffic control system better than the FAA now does, airlines say.

Airlines

December 1, 2015

Bombardier Eyes CSeries Market Entry As It Seeks Cash

Bombardier Commercial Aircraft planning 15-20 CSeries deliveries next year and 250-300 over the next five years.

Aircraft

December 1, 2015

Chinese ATC to Adopt English-only Policy

Authorities heed complaints from three Southeast Asian airlines

ATC

November 26, 2015

SIA-Lufthansa JV Aimed at Gulf Carriers’ One-Stop Strength

Groups to cooperate in "key" European, Southeast Asian and Australian markets

Airlines

November 24, 2015

Airbus A320neo Gains Joint EASA-FAA Type Certification

Clears type for delivery by year-end

Aircraft

November 24, 2015

Boeing, EVA Close on Taiwan’s Largest Ever Airliner Buy

EVA Air's backlog now includes 18 Boeing 787-10s

Aircraft

November 24, 2015

CFM’s Leap-1A Gains Dual FAA-EASA Approval

Ready for service aboard Airbus A320neo

Engines

November 20, 2015

African CEOs Deliberate Renewed Impetus for Open Skies

Conference in Brazzaville builds platform for concensus

Airlines

November 18, 2015

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

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