Bombardier and many others had expected the North American and European regional markets to rebound much more strongly, but economic volatility has stalled plans by the sector to re-equip their fleets just as their legacy and low-cost counterparts are doing. However, once the log jam breaks, regionals...
The Saudi Arabian General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) has confirmed it is considering opening its skies to carriers from other Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member nations, in a radical attempt to improve the domestic aviation market in the country. In mid Aug-2011, a spokesman for the GACA...
Although Air Mauritius reported a first quarter loss, as it has done for the past three years, the loss for the quarter ending Jun-2011 showed an improvement year-on-year, and comes despite fuel prices decreasing profits globally. Passenger numbers are up, reflecting a continuing rise in tourist numbers...
Running an airport is a lot like raising a child. You must nurture it, provide it with the means to support itself, and protect it from those who would do it harm. And, just like raising a child, you often don't know how successful all that hard work is until several years down the road. Officials at...
The world's busiest air route is...Tokyo Haneda-Sapporo Chitose. Indeed the top ten are all in the Asia Pacific region, which reflects its rise as the world's pre-eminent aviation market.
Global air passenger traffic “bucked the gloomy economic outlook” with a surprisingly strong 5.9% year-on-year increase in Jul-2011, according to IATA director general and CEO Tony Tyler. Freight traffic, however, fell by 0.4% and freight load factors declined by 1.8 ppts to the pre-recession level...
Aer Lingus reported encouraging earnings in the second quarter (three months to 30-Jun-2011) and sees a favourable outlook for the remainder of the year. The strong 2Q2011 result, however, was not enough to offset losses in the first quarter, which left Aer Lingus in the red at the operating and net...
The Pulse of Aviation will not publish on Monday, Sept. 5, as the General Aviation News offices will be closed in observance of Labor Day. The Pulse will return to your email boxes on Tuesday, Sept. 6. Continue Reading »===> Posted on September 1st, 2011 by Janice Wood. No comments. © GAN...
The 21st temporary extension of authorization for the FAA expires Sept. 16 and another period of possible shutdown looms. Continue Reading »===> Posted on September 1st, 2011 by Charles Spence. No comments. © GAN 2011.
When Tom Hall, a member of our EAA chapter, called me this spring with the news that his friend wanted to donate a Stits Skycoupe project, my first reaction was "Sure!" My second reaction was "what's a Stits Skycoupe?" Continue Reading »===> Posted on September 1st, 2011 by Kent Misegades. No...
It’s time for the 48th Annual Reno National Championship Air Races, and LiveAirShowTV will once again be on the ramp from Wednesday, Sept. 14, to Sunday, Sept. 18, to bring race fans the inside story. Continue Reading »===> Posted on September 1st, 2011 by Janice Wood. No comments. © GAN...
Governor Tom Corbett today announced a $4 million state investment that will upgrade facilities and improve safety at 18 Pennsylvania airports. Continue Reading »===> Posted on September 1st, 2011 by Janice Wood. No comments. © GAN 2011.
The September/October 2011 issue of FAA Safety Briefing presents the wide world of flying and showcases many of the training and educational opportunities available in aviation. Continue Reading »===> Posted on September 1st, 2011 by Janice Wood. No comments. © GAN 2011.
Aspen Avionics has received Technical Standard Order (TSO) approval of Evolution Synthetic Vision (ESV) for Evolution Primary Flight Displays (PFDs) and Multi-function Flight Displays (MFDs). Continue Reading »===> Posted on September 1st, 2011 by Janice Wood. No comments. © GAN 2011.
Hawker Beechcraft Global Customer Support (GCS) has chosen the base locations for its Mobile Technical Support team’s fleet of ground support vehicles. Continue Reading »===> Posted on September 1st, 2011 by Janice Wood. No comments. © GAN 2011.
SAE International's Digital Library now includes eBooks to bolster its already collection of more than 175,000 technical papers, standards, and related publications from SAE International and other organizations. Continue Reading »===> Posted on September 1st, 2011 by Janice Wood. No comments. &...
This September 2009 accident report is provided by the National Transportation Safety Board. Published as an educational tool, it is intended to help pilots learn from the misfortunes of others. Aircraft: Cessna 175. Injuries: None. Location: Rio Blanco, Colo. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly...
Singapore Airlines’ new long-haul low-cost carrier will initially operate a fleet of four B777-200s in a dense configuration accommodating about 400 passengers and incorporating a tight 10 seat-abreast economy class cabin. The new airline has begun the process of applying for an air operators’ certificate...
The world's busiest air route is...Tokyo Haneda-Sapporo Chitose. Indeed the top ten are all in the Asia Pacific region, which reflects its rise as the world's pre-eminent aviation market. Many of Asia's leading route pairs are in the established markets of Japan and Australia. But it is also interesting...
Global air passenger traffic “bucked the gloomy economic outlook” with a surprisingly strong 5.9% year-on-year increase in Jul-2011, according to IATA director general and CEO Tony Tyler. Freight traffic, however, fell by 0.4% and freight load factors declined by 1.8 ppts to the pre-recession level...
Aer Lingus reported encouraging earnings in the second quarter (three months to 30-Jun-2011) and sees a favourable outlook for the remainder of the year. The strong 2Q2011 result, however, was not enough to offset losses in the first quarter, which left Aer Lingus in the red at the operating and net...
Singapore Airlines’ new long-haul low-cost carrier will initially operate a fleet of four B777-200s in a dense configuration accommodating about 400 passengers and incorporating a tight 10 seat-abreast economy class cabin. The new airline has begun the process of applying for an air operators’ certificate...
Bombardier and many others had expected the North American and European regional markets to rebound much more strongly, but economic volatility has stalled plans by the sector to re-equip their fleets just as their legacy and low-cost counterparts are doing. However, once the log jam breaks, regionals...
The Saudi Arabian General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) has confirmed it is considering opening its skies to carriers from other Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member nations, in a radical attempt to improve the domestic aviation market in the country. In mid Aug-2011, a spokesman for the GACA...
Although Air Mauritius reported a first quarter loss, as it has done for the past three years, the loss for the quarter ending Jun-2011 showed an improvement year-on-year, and comes despite fuel prices decreasing profits globally. Passenger numbers are up, reflecting a continuing rise in tourist numbers...
Late night operations by some aircraft will be banned at Helsinki Vantaa International Airport from Apr-2013, under the airport’s new environmental permit. The Regional State Administrative Agency of Southern Finland ordered certain night flights ceased on the grounds of noise pollution, following...
It is easy to portray the new narrowbody marketplace of the Airbus A320neo and recently-launched B737 MAX as a battle between the two airframers to sell the most aircraft, an agenda the two propagate and play into. But such an outlook is irrelevant to the wider industry because the only battle for airlines...
The battle for the north-south California traffic has a winner: Southwest Airlines. In a recent announcement, Delta Air Lines became the latest carrier to announce it will trim capacity between San Francisco and Los Angeles – from 77 to 49 weekly frequencies. The flights are all operated with regional...
One year after the suspension of services at Grupo Mexicana, which became the largest airline casualty since the onset of the global financial crisis, it appears the Mexican market has fully recovered. Mexico’s remaining carriers have been able to quickly absorb Mexicana’s approximately 27% of the...
Bhutan is the smallest aviation market in Asia and unique in the fact that only one airline operates to/from the nation at present. Drukair (Royal Bhutan Airlines), the national carrier of Bhutan, operates only 8,120 weekly seats to/from the nation’s sole airport, Paro Airport, based on Innovata data...
