India LCC GOAIR to lease additional Aircraft

GoAir (G8, Mumbai Int'l) is considering leasing additional aircraft over the next two to three years, in light of mounting operating costs and tougher local competition. “We are in discussion with Airbus Industrie (AIB, Toulouse Blagnac) and leasing companies. No decision has been taken. We are evaluating plans,” GoAir’s chief executive officer, Giorgio De Roni, told India's Business Standard....

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Boeing Delivers First 747-8 with Performance improved

Boeing (NYSE: BA) today delivered the first 747-8 with performance-improved GEnx-2B engines as part of the airplane's Performance Improvement Package (PIP.) A Cathay Pacific Airways 747-8 Freighter was the first 747 to deliver with the PIP engine...

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AIRMULE MADE TACTICAL ROBOTICS

The AirMule is made by Israel's Tactical Robotics Ltd., and can be flown either by remote control or using its own autonomous control system – there's no onboard human pilot. Among other things, it's intended for the evacuation of wounded personnel in war zones while under anti-aircraft fire. In its current form, it weighs 770 kg (1,700 lb), can carry a payload of up to 640 kg (1,400 lb),...

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Jetstar's Boeing 787 gets its international groove On

Over five years since Qantas expected to commence Boeing 787 flights, its low-cost offshoot Jetstar this week launched the Dreamliner onto its first international flight between Melbourne and Bali. Jetstar's first Boeing 787 will spend the summer plying on this popular holiday route as flight JQ35, following a month-long series of domestic flights between its Melbourne base and the Gold...

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OMNI AND AEROLEO ARE LAST TO RESUME EC225 OPERATIONS

With the resumption of EC225 commercial flights by BHS Helicopter, OMNI and Aeróleo Taxi Aéreo in Brazil, all operators using this Eurocopter helicopter around the globe have now reinstated service. The EC225 oil and gas fleet’s return-to-service began in July 2013 in Angola, and now has been completed with all three Brazilian operators back in crew change operations for Petrobras. These companies...

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BAE SYSTEM FAILS TO WIN £6BN CONTRACT TO SUPPLY TYPHOON FIGHTERN JET

BAE SYSTEM has missed out on a £6bn contract to supply fighter jets to the United Arab Emirates, in a blow to British export hopes and David Cameron's own attempts to secure a deal. The UK arms manufacturer revealed on Thursday that more than a year of talks to supply 60 Typhoon aircraft to the UAE had failed. It also said vital negotiations with the Saudi government over the pricing of an existing...

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China Sets ISL Rule

Officials in China have instructed pilots flying into Beijing's hazy airports to ensure they're appropriately-qualified in instrument landing system use. Referencing the Chinese civil aviation regulator, the China Daily reports that, from 1 January onwards, only ILS-qualified pilots will be allowed into the Chinese capital's major airports on days when visibility is 400 metres or less. According to a source quoted by the China Daily, the instrument landing system requirement '...is part...

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Airports Commission Report: Expansion Options

The Airports Commission has published future UK airport expansion options, including the addition of new runways at London Heathrow and Gatwick. Some 50 proposals were sent the commission's way and, from these, it has singled out three. These are a new 3,000+ metre Gatwick Airport runway, a new 3,500 metre Heathrow Airport runway and an extension of Heathrow's existing westerly runway, taking it to a minimum of 6,000 metres in length. Also still in the...

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India Airport Fog Grounds IGI Flights

Flight operations at India's busiest airport have been severely affected by fog, with sub-50m metre visibility causing some 140 flight diversions and delays. Passengers have had to endure waits of up to three hours while waiting for conditions at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International to improve. Meanwhile, airports in other Indian cities have all been accepting diverted flights with the visibility at IGI airport just below the minimum required for ILS (instrument landing system) landings. The...

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Political upheavals in Ukraine affecting Air Onix's Oprations

Air Onix (OG, Simferopol) has been forced to amend its operations in light of the political upheavals currently affecting Ukraine. In its press statement, Air Onix said that effective December 15, it had suspended its Kiev Borispol to Donetsk service owing to substantial decline in demand. The route had catered mainly to business. In addition, owing to an unspecified aircraft fault, Air Onix...

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6 Americans killed helicopter crash in Afghanistan

Six Americans have been killed in a helicopter crash in southern Afghanistan, One person on board the aircraft was injured and survived, two U.S. defense officials told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak on the record. In Washington, an official originally said the helicopter had experienced engine failure before the crash, but later said that it was unclear whether that was the case. The service members were part of the International...

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China Airlines, Tigerair to set up Taiwan;s first LLC

China Airlines (CI, Taipei Taoyuan) has beaten local rivals TransAsia Airways (GE, Taipei Sung Shan) in the race to establish Taiwan's first Low Cost Carrier with the signing of a joint-venture agreement with Singapore's Tigerair (TR, Singapore Changi) establishing Tigerair Taiwan (Taipei Taoyuan). In a statement issued to mark the event on December 15, Tigerair Group CEO, Koay Peng-Yen, said:...

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Emirates rules out Qantas equity

Emirates (EK, Dubai Int'l) has ruled out acquiring a stake in struggling partner, Qantas (QF, Sydney Kingford Smith), even if Canberra moves to change existing legislation allowing it to do so. Responding to questions from the West Australian newspaper, Emirates CEO Tim Clark said that his airline was not "a bottomless pit of cash" but did admit that Emirates was watching Qantas "carefully....

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AAR to announce FY 2014 Q2 Result on 19, Dec

AAR announced that it will release financial results for its second quarter of Fiscal Year 2014, ended November 30, 2013, after the market closes on Thursday, December 19, 2013. On Thursday, December 19, 2013, at 3:45 p.m. CST, AAR will hold a conference call to discuss the results. The conference call can be accessed by calling 866-802-4322 from inside the U.S. or 703-639-1319 from outside the U....

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