Thai Air Sees Lower Passenger Growth In 2014

Thai Airways said on Friday it aimed for passenger growth of 4 percent in 2014, lower than the 4.6 percent growth to 20 million in 2013. Airline aimed for cabin factor at 76 percent in 2014, but first-quarter numbers will be down around 70 percent because political woes have affected the tourism sector, he said. The slower growth forecast was attributed to weak economic outlook and the impact...

Read More

Jordan Military Plane Crashes, Pilot Survives

A Jordanian air force plane on a training flight crashed on Sunday due to a technical fault, but the pilot survived the accident. On Sunday, "around noon (0900 GMT), a Royal Jordanian Air Force plane crashed after encountering a technical problem, an army statement. The pilot, "Capitan Ahmad Hazem Alawneh survived  in the crash....

Read More

Investigation after NZ-registered plane crash

An investigation is underway following the crash of a New Zealand-registered Boeing 737 in the Solomon Islands yesterday. Auckland-based company Airwork says three crew members were on board the freight plane when it crashed on landing at Honiara airport. The right-hand main landing gear collapsed vausing the aircraft to slide to a halt on the runway. Airwork says none of its crew were injured in the crash....

Read More

FAA To Order Boeing 767 Safety Checks

FAA plans to order safety checks of more than 400 Boeing 767s because of elevator flight control surfaces that may jam and possibly cause some pilots to lose control of the aircraft. Elevators that do not work correctly have not been identified as causing a 767 accident. Federal Aviation Administration, set for publication in Monday's Federal register, calls for enhanced inspections of the...

Read More

Air Europa awarded Almeria PSO contracts

AIR EUROPA has won a tender to operate Public Service Obligation (PSO) routes from Almeria to Seville and Madrid Barajas. Seville flights recently launched while Madrid services are expected to launch on February 17, 2014.  The twice daily services will operate onboard a wet-leased Swiftair (WT, Mafrid Barajas) ATR72-500s replacing those of Iberia Regional operated by Air Nostrum (YW,Valencia Manises ). ...

Read More

Airport Privatizations To Bring $8 Billion In Investments

BRAZIL Two international consortia won the latest round of Brazilian airport privatizations, in deals totaling $9 billion . One consortium, which includes Brazilian construction company Odebrecht and Singaporean airport operator Changi, paid $8.24 billion for a 25-year concession to operate Rio de Janeiro's Galeao International Airport , the country's secondbusiest airport. Another consortium, including CCR, Brazil's largest highway operator; Germany's Flughafen MÜnchen, which operates Munich...

Read More

Boeing bullish on Brazil despite lost fighter jet deal

Boeing company says its failure to win a $4 billion-plus fighter jet deal in Brazil was a lost opportunity that will lead it to scale back planned investments in the country, although it still sees excellent opportunities in cargo, defense and biofuels. The Chicago-based aerospace company was until last June the clear front runner to win a deal to supply at least 36 jets to the Brazilian Air Force -- one of the world's significant defense contracts Hrinak said Rousseff's decision will affect...

Read More

Acting Cargo Sales Executive | Qatar Airways | Kuala Lumpur

Organisation: Qatar Airways Job Function: Commercial Division: Commercial Employment Type: Full Time - Permanent City: ...

Read More

Customer Service Agent - Part Time - (Customer Contact Centres) | Qatar Airways | Florida

Organisation: Qatar Airways Job Function: Customer Contact Centre Division: Commercial Employment Type: Part Time City: Americas | USA | Florida Last date of application: 15-Feb-2014 Qatar Airways Welcome to a world...

Read More

Lead Marketing Officer | Qatar Airways | Doha

Organisation: Qatar Airways Job Function: Commercial Division: Commercial Employment Type: Full Time - Permanent City: Middle East | Qatar | Doha Last date of application: 02-Feb-2014 Qatar Airways Welcome to a...

Read More

Manager Service Quality & Safety| Qatar Airways | Doha

Organisation: Qatar Airways Job Function: Commercial Division: Ground Services Employment Type: Full Time - Permanent City: Middle East | Qatar | Doha Last date of application: 30-Jan-2014 Qatar Airways Welcome...

Read More

XAEC Gets China’s First Airworthiness Certificate

Test and Research center of AVIC Xi’an Aero-engine (Group) LTD. got the approval of CAAC’s review authority for C919 large passenger aircraft, becoming China’s first lab getting certificate about airworthiness of aircraft material from CAAC. Meanwhile, the center and COMAC signed a test contract-the Performance Test of Titanium Alloy Forge Piece of C919. The material test center of Xi’an Aero-engine has got recognition from CNAL and China’s national defense, meanwhile, it’s one of Asia’s...

Read More

Army helicopter crashes in Egypt

military helicopter crashed in Egypt's North Sinai near Sheikh Zwayed due to technical problems, a security source. The source said there was a technical problem with engine, detailing that the helicopter fell in the area of Shalaq in Sheikh Zwayed. Eyewitness accounts confirmed seeing a helicopter crash in a desert area near Shalaq.    Egypt's Sinai has witnessed an escalation in attacks by militants against the army and police since the ouster of Islamist president Mohamed...

Read More

Bombardier Q400 aircraft will be launched in Russia in 2015

Bombardier  is planning to build the DHC-8-402 (marketed as the Q400) in Ulyanovsk, Russia starting in 2015 according to Russian Aviation. The planned output in Russia is two aircraft per month and will be supervised by Bombardier representatives. Bombardier has not yet confirmed this report. According to him, representatives of the Canadian manufacturer will be responsible for quality control and certification of the aircraft in accordance with Canadian specifications. The planned output...

Read More

Lightspeed Aviation Foundation nominations due

Lightspeed Aviation Foundation recognizes Each year, through its Pilot’s Choice Awards  select a group of aviation nonprofit organizations that are actively promoting growth in aviation or using aviation to aid in humanitarian causes. Anyone can nominate an organization, but those organizations that are nominated will need to submit an application, if they have not yet done so, foundation officials explain. Nomination and grant application forms are available at LightspeedAviationFoundation.org. For...

Read More