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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

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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

China Awards Type Certification of ARJ21 Regional Airliner

The Civil Aviation Administration of China issued a type certificate for the Comac ARJ21-700 regional jet, China’s first indigenous airliner.

Aircraft

December 30, 2014

Phoenix Residents Take FAA to Task on NextGen Changes

City of Phoenix pushes to reverse FAA airspace changes.

Avionics

December 29, 2014

Russian Government Guarantees Debt For Transaero

Transaero Airlines CEO denies reports of possible service cancellations due to Russian currency crisis.

Airlines

December 29, 2014

Authorities Suspend Airborne Search for AirAsia Flight QZ8501

Ships on Java Sea continue to comb waters for wreckage

Accidents

December 28, 2014

Air Astana Eyes Preeminence in Central Asia

Kazakhstan-based airline poised for expansion

Airlines

December 25, 2014

Airbus Delivers First A350-900 Widebody to Qatar Airways

Airbus delivered the first A350-900 to Qatar Airways on Monday during a ceremony at the manufacturer’s production facility in Toulouse.

Aircraft

December 22, 2014

FAA Approves Pratt & Whitney's PurePower Engine for A320neo

Pratt & Whitney received US Federal Aviation Administration type certification of its PW1100G-JM PurePower geared turbofan engine.

Engines

December 22, 2014

TAM Reveals Plans for Regional Expansion

Decision on order for 18 new jets due in first quarter

Airlines

December 19, 2014

Boeing Concludes Latest Round of EcoDemonstrator Trials

Testing with 787 flight test article ZA004 deemed a success

Aircraft

December 18, 2014

Aer Lingus Rejects Takeover Bid by IAG

Says offer "fundamentally undervalues" the Irish flag carrier

Airlines

December 18, 2014

Thousands Stranded as SpiceJet Comes Close to Shutdown

Fuel supply resumes, but only temporarily

Airlines

December 17, 2014