Tag: European aviation
Turkmenistan Airlines ‘committed’ to achieve compliance with international air safety standards
Chief Assignment Editor- June 13, 2019 23:15Turkmenistan Airlines (TUA) is committed to raising their performance following difficulties in satisfying relevant EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency) requirements at the beginning of this year. Since then, the airline ... Read More
Turkmenistan Airlines improves safety standards with Lufthansa
Dmytro Makarov- June 13, 2019 19:52Turkmenistan Airlines (TUA) is the only airline of Turkmenistan, headquartered in Ashgabat. It operates domestic and international passenger and cargo services since 4 May 1992. Read More
European pilots: Before Boeing’s MAX returns, we need answers and transparency
Chief Assignment Editor- May 23, 2019 16:20Regulators from across the globe are meeting today in Texas (USA), to discuss a possible return to service of the grounded Boeing 737 MAX. The FAA is currently reviewing Boeing’s ... Read More
Russia to replace its new passenger jet’s US engines with the Russian-made ones
Chief Assignment Editor- April 23, 2019 18:50Russia’s first post-Soviet large domestic airliner, MC-21-300, has received two of the first 16 domestically-made engines to eventually replace American Pratt & Whitney engines that it currently uses. The Irkut ... Read More
40 airlines, 60 airports confirmed for CONNECT Middle East, India & Africa forum in Dubai
Chief Assignment Editor- April 23, 2019 17:05More than 40 airlines and over 60 represented airports have confirmed their participation at the inaugural CONNECT Middle East, India and Africa – co-located with Arabian Travel Market 2019 and ... Read More
Cabo Verde Airlines returns to Italy
Chief Assignment Editor- April 9, 2019 16:49Cabo Verde Airlines resumes operations for Italy this summer, with connections to Sal island and other destinations operated by the airline. According to the document authorized by ENAC, National Aviation ... Read More
Air Partner appoints Ed Warner as non-executive Chair
Juergen T Steinmetz- April 1, 2019 06:01Ed Warner has been appointed as Non-Executive Chair of the Air Partners as of April 1, 2019. Ed will also chair the Nomination Committee and join the Remuneration Committee. Ed Warner ... Read More
Vietjet: We do not fly Boeing 737 MAX aircraft
Chief Assignment Editor- March 13, 2019 16:35Vietjet does not operate any flights with Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. We are currently operating with a fleet entirely composed of new Airbus aircraft from the A320 family aircraft. The ... Read More
Boeing 737 MAX 8: Who is grounding controversial plane and who is not?
Chief Assignment Editor- March 12, 2019 18:25The list of the carriers that are grounding the controversial Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft and the countries that are banning it from their airspace is growing. The United Kingdom ... Read More
Boeing Max 8 banned in Europe but still safe in USA
Juergen T Steinmetz- March 12, 2019 17:36America First over safety first may be the mode of operation at Boeing and the United States government. Today, one of the closest allies of the US, the United Kingdom ... Read More
Aerospace Pact lowers fees on US companies, opens European access to US markets
Chief Assignment Editor- March 8, 2019 18:25During a meeting between the co-chairs of the Bilateral Oversight Board (BOB) at the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Headquarters in Washington, D.C., the officials with the FAA and the European ... Read More
Airline pilots and crew enduring high levels of fatigue
editor- March 6, 2019 02:08A new study based on real-life operations of 24 airlines and carried out on behalf of the EU Commission and European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) shows that night flights and ... Read More
European Union and Qatar finally signed a Comprehensive Air Transport Agreement (CATA)
Juergen T Steinmetz- March 4, 2019 14:19The European Commission and the State of Qatar initialed today an aviation agreement, the first such agreement between the EU and a partner from the Gulf region. The agreement will ... Read More
Visit Nepal 2020 Launch to Honor the Life of a Tourism Hero
Juergen T Steinmetz- March 4, 2019 06:53Nepal is known as a country of beauty and resilience when it comes to the travel and tourism industry. Nepal is also known to have some of the most dedicated ... Read More
Farewell A380: Airbus announces the end of superjumbo production
Chief Assignment Editor- February 14, 2019 17:25European aerospace giant Airbus has announced Thursday it will stop making its superjumbo A380 in 2021. The announcement came after Airbus' biggest customer, Emirates, reduced the number of orders for ... Read More
Italian Air Traffic Control strike will affect thousands of passengers
Chief Assignment Editor- January 10, 2019 19:332019 is already off to a bad start for travelers with The first national ATC strike taking place in Italy tomorrow afternoon is heralding a bad start of 2019 for ... Read More
IAG: Final assault on CEO of Norwegian Air?
Mario Masciullo - eTN Italy- December 4, 2018 14:48Willie Walsh, CEO of the International Airlines Group (IAG), decided to give the final assault to Norwegian Air Shuttle. Read More
European aviation hangs whistleblowers out to dry
editor- October 8, 2010 08:55The people most likely to have seen the need to address safety issues with the aircraft you are about to board, are the aircraft engineers. Read More
Easyjet celebrates Lyon base anniversary
editor- April 20, 2009 10:01Celebrating its first anniversary of its Lyon base, Easyjet presence has unveiled ambitious expansion plans in France’s second largest city. Read More