Iranian regulator moves to ban aging aircraft
A new directive issued by the Iran Civil Aviation Organization (IrCAO) could see all commercial aircraft over 20 years old banned from active service with Iran Air. IrCAO Director General, Alireza Jah...
A new directive issued by the Iran Civil Aviation Organization (IrCAO) could see all commercial aircraft over 20 years old banned from active service with Iran Air. IrCAO Director General, Alireza Jah...
IATA has released passenger traffic reports for May that indicate a growth in demand of 6.2% compared to May 2013. The result is lower than the 7.6% growth seen during April, but overall the report in...
Bangalore airport’s discounted landing and parking charge scheme has been ruled as legal by a tribunal that was set up after protests from the Federation of Indian Airlines. The Airport Economic Regul...
Vijay Mallya, chairman of Kingfisher Airlines, has been granted more time before appearing in front of a committee constituted by United Bank of India to examine if Mallya wilfully defaulted on the le...
The US Department of Homeland Security has stated that “the rules may need to get tougher” at airports in the US. The call is associated with theories of new terrorist weapons designed to circumvent c...
European Competition Commissioner Joaquin Almunia has written to the Italian government, requesting clarification on possible state aid to flag carrier Alitalia, which provisionally finalized its deal...
US-based record labels have filed a copyright claim against Dublin-based Inflight Audio Ltd., over licensing technicalities that claim airlines that are supplied by Inflight are not allowed to “public...
The Kenyan High Commission has postponed a legislation requiring South Africans traveling to and via Kenya to obtain a visa in advance at the Kenyan High Commission in Pretoria. The legislation was op...
Australian airline Regional Express has lost its case against Dubbo City Council over the introduction of passenger security screening at Dubbo Regional Airport in 2013. The airline objected to the co...
Hong Kong Airport Authority has announced that its revenue increased 12.8% to HK$14.81bn during FY2013/14. The increases were attributed to growing traffic, higher retail concessions revenue and effec...
Russia’s Aeroflot and Transaero Airlines have begun selling nonrefundable tickets. Russia’s State Duma passed legislation in June which approved the sale of the tickets. Previously, passengers were en...
Rolls Royce has issued an airworthiness directive on four models of the Trent turbofan engine – the Trent 500, 700, 800 and 900. The directive is connected with cracks found in the intermediate pressu...
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