Indonesia’s government said it has suspended a number of airport and air traffic control (ATC) officials who were on duty when Indonesia AirAsia flight QZ8501 took off from Surabaya Dec. 28, while searchers in the Java Sea said the Airbus A320’s tail may have been spotted. read more Link to…
Russian and Georgian aviation authorities have agreed to allow the carriers of each country to operate 18 flights per week on the Moscow-Tbilisi route through Jan. 31. read more Link to the original site
Guernsey-based lessor DP Aircraft I, which has two Boeing 787s placed with Norwegian, is considering acquiring another pair of 787s to lease to an unnamed airline. read more Link to the original site
Etihad Airways has taken delivery of its first Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, the first of an order that includes 41 787-9s and 30 787-10s. read more Link to the original site
Turkish Airlines CEO Temel Kotil told ATW that new SunExpress long-haul Airbus A340-300 operations will not affect Turkish’s long-haul business. read more Link to the original site
Royal Air Maroc took delivery of its first 787 at Boeing’s Everett delivery center Dec. 31, arriving in Casablanca on Jan. 5. read more Link to the original site
Lufthansa Group will be fueling its aircraft at Oslo Airport with a biokerosene mixture, becoming the first airline group to sign this kind of contract with Norwegian oil company Statoil Aviation. read more Link to the original site
Lufthansa has announced plans to hire 1,650 new employees in 2015, who will work at several points in Germany. read more Link to the original site
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Indonesian officials studied sonar images Monday believed to be large sections of the AirAsia wreckage — including possibly the tail portion holding the flight recorders — but churning seas still hinder attempts to pinpoint the sunken remains from last week’s crash with 162 people aboard. Confirming the location of the…
Indonesia AirAsia, the operator of the Airbus A320 that crashed into the Java sea Dec. 28, was not licensed to fly the route Sundays, the day it crashed, resulting in a route suspension by Indonesian authorities. read more Link to the original site
Flights into Kenya’s main airport have been suspended after a passenger plane crash-landed on the runway in the capital Nairobi. No deaths or injuries have been reported at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport on Sunday. The Kenyan Airports Authority said the Fokker 50 turboprop plane carrying six people had touched down…
ATLANTA The U.S. Department of Transportations Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is proposing civil penalties ranging from $63,000 to $91,000 against three companies for allegedly violating Hazardous Materials regulations. In each case, the FAA alleges the shipments were not marked, labeled or packaged in accordance with the Hazardous Materials Regulations, and…
New deliveries bolster China-based leasing company’s fleet of 737-800s to 11 airplanes Original article from Boeing
Russia’s federal air transport agency Rosaviatsia has suspended air operator’s certificates (AOCs) for Polet Airlines, Air Samara and Russkoye Nebo. read more Link to the original site
Dragon Aviation Leasing has taken delivery of the first four of ten Boeing 737-800 Next Generation aircraft the Beijing-based lessor has on order — a ‘previously unidentified customer’ transaction valued at $933 million at current list prices. The aircraft were delivered in December. read more Link to the original site
