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DHS: Abu Dhabi Customs Preclearance Stopped 450 People

The U.S. customs preclearance facility at Abu Dhabi International Airport prohibited 450 people from boarding in its first year of operation.

Regulations and Government

January 16, 2015

Ailing SpiceJet Gets New Lease on Life

Co-founder agrees to take controlling stake

Airlines

January 15, 2015

Searchers Find Fuselage of AirAsia Flight 8501

Recovery operation to resume Thursday

Accidents

January 14, 2015

Libyan Wings Prepares To Launch with A319s

First two airplanes arrive in Malta as airline awaits regulatory clearance

Airlines

January 14, 2015

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Open Skies Open Opportunities for Embraer in Asia

Indonesian operator agrees to lease E195s

Aircraft

January 14, 2015

Dutch ATC Provider Publishes Safety Performance Data

Dutch air navigation service provider LVNL is publishing information about ATC safety incidents on its website for the general public.

Safety

January 14, 2015

Mitsubishi Runs Engines on First MRJ

Commences "full scale" testing ahead of first flight

Aircraft

January 13, 2015

Airbus Launches Long-Range A321neo

ALC first to commit to Airbus’s increased range option

Aircraft

January 13, 2015

Airbus Eyes Period of Consolidation, Production Adjustments

Company CEO sees deliveries approaching 650 next year following record 2014

Aircraft

January 13, 2015

Divers Recover FDR from AirAsia Flight 8501

Search efforts turn to retrieving CVR

Accidents

January 12, 2015

First Heavyweight A330 Takes Flight

Delivery scheduled for second quarter to Delta Air Lines

Aircraft

January 12, 2015

Cyprus Airways Suspends Operations, Plans Liquidation

State-owned carrier Cyprus Airways suspended operations after the European Commission rejected a bailout package for the ailing carrier.

Airlines

January 12, 2015

Bosnia Herzegovina Says It Can Manage Its Own Airspace

Bosnia Herzegovina's air navigation service provider rejected media reports that Eurocontrol doesn't trust it to manage its own airspace.

Regulations and Government

January 8, 2015

Tail Section of Downed AirAsia A320 Found

Breakthrough in search for FDR and CVR

Accidents

January 7, 2015

FAA Releases Final Rule Requiring Airline Safety Systems

The FAA has released a final regulation that requires U.S. passenger and cargo airlines to implement a safety management system by 2018.

Accidents

January 7, 2015

VietJet Low-Cost Offshoot Enters Crowded Thai Market

Thai VietJet Air, the Thai offshoot of Vietnam’s no frills carrier VietJet Air, is preparing to launch in the first quarter this year.

Airlines

January 6, 2015

Boeing Reveals Final Tallies in Record Year for Sales, Deliveries

Books $232 billion worth of orders

Aircraft

January 6, 2015

Weather Continues to Hinder Search for AirAsia Flight 8501

Bodies of 37 victims recovered

Accidents

January 5, 2015

Airliners Lift U.S. Aerospace Industry to $228 Billion in Sales

U.S. aerospace industry sales in 2014 grew to $228 billion, according to the Aerospace Industries Association.

Aircraft

December 31, 2014

Debris Found Is From AirAsia Flight 8501, Airline Confirms

Indonesia's National Search and Rescue Agency confirmed that debris found in the Karimata Strait is from AirAsia Flight 8501

Accidents

December 30, 2014