Civil Aircraft News

Apr 17, Colombo: Abu Dhabi-based airline Rotana Jet commenced flights to Sri Lanka's Colombo and Mattala airports from Wednesday April 09. As a part of airline's expansion, Rotana Jet has added Sri Lanka as the airline's first international destination outside the Gulf region.

Allan McArtor, Chairman of Airbus Americas, Inc., dropped by HPM's A320 final assembly line site today to visit with HPM's Gulf Coast Group Leader, James Adams, and other HPM officials to view the progress.

The pilot of a single-engine plane performed an emergency landing in a field near Livermore after the plane lost engine power this evening, a spokesman with the Federal Aviation Administration said.

IT IS hard to think of a product for which China is as promising a market as it is for business jets.

On 10 March, Air Arabia and Airbus celebrated the delivery of the 6000th A320 family aircraft, which was unveiled during a special ceremony in Hamburg.

After analyzing five years worth of airline passenger complaints, the US Public Interest Research Group found that United ranked second among the worst airlines for service.

Boeing's 737 aircraft just marked an aviation first: The 8,000th model has rolled off the assembly line, a round-number milestone for the best-selling airplane of all time.

Emirates Airline and its media agency Havas Media Group have chosen Microsoft Advertising as a key partner for the airline's World Cup advertising campaign.

From 2 July 2014, Etihad Airways will increase frequency on the Abu Dhabi-Athens route from seven to 10 flights per week with the introduction of three new flights Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, today announced it will boost frequency and capacity to Athens and Larnaca, adding depth to its expanding network, while ... (more)

B is now installed nationwide, the FAA said on Monday, although services won't be available at all air traffic facilities until 2019.... Years ago, working in the Delta radio shop, I had a VHF receiver tuned to an ATL tower frequency.

Thousands of Bluebells bloom in a forest near Halle, south of Brussels, Tuesday, April 15, 2014.

Dassault Falcon Jet's investment in customer support in China continues to grow with plans to increase inventory to 3,000 parts valued at more than $13 million.

"The selection of FlightSafety by Minsheng Business Aviation Limited, Beijing Capital Airlines Company Ltd., and Shanghai Deer Jet, clearly demonstrates our ability and commitment to deliver the highest quality training, and provide the outstanding value our Customers deserve and expect," said David Davenport, Senior Vice President.

JetBlue will add a new route from Pittsburgh, launching nonstop service to Fort Lauderdale on Oct. 29. The carrier will fly one daily round-trip flight between the cities on Airbus A320 jets.

If there was one thing Dallas City Hall would have been wise to take away from the fracking debate, it's that you shouldn't mess with Raymond Crawford .

Gulfstream Aerospace Corp, wholly owned by General Dynamics, said it has sold 60 aircraft to China's Minsheng Financial Leasing Co in what it called one of the biggest single orders for jets in Gulfstream's history.

The Alternative Fuel Effects on Contrails and Cruise Emissions flights are set to begin 'Partnering with our German and Canadian colleagues allows us to combine our expertise and resources as we work together to solve the challenges common to the global aviation community such as understanding emission characteristics from the use of alternative ... (more)

New nonstop flights between Indianapolis and San Francisco have been filling up with passengers during their first months in the air.

Vodafone recently began a brilliant campaign to showcase communication technology as it relates to improved quality of life.

The massive Dubai Mall may seem like it has everything-there's an ice rink, aquarium, waterfall, gold souk, luxury hotel, and the title of "world's largest mall "-but up until recently it's been lacking the one interactive exhibit it needed the most: a flight simulator.