Russian flag-carrier Aeroflot’s board has elected Mikhail Poluboyarinov, the former head of state leasing firm GTLK, as its new chief executive. He will succeed Vitaly Saveliev who has been appointed as the new Russian transport minister – while the former...
Delta Air Lines and Canada’s WestJet have withdrawn their application for a transborder joint venture saying the conditions imposed by the US Department of Transportation (DOT) for antitrust immunity (ATI) approval are “arbitrary and capricious”. Delta Air Lines and Canada’s...
Delta Air Lines and Aeromexico plan to operate nearly the same amount of capacity for transborder flights in December as they did during the same month of 2019. Delta Air Lines and Aeromexico plan to operate nearly the same amount of capacity for transborder flights in...
Singapore and Hong Kong have pushed back the start of air travel bubble arrangements, a day before it was due to commence, and following a spike in coronavirus cases in Hong Kong. Singapore and Hong Kong have pushed back the...
New aviation taxes proposed in France would reduce the ability of Air France-KLM to address its impact on the environment through fleet renewal programmes, according to the group’s chief executive Ben Smith. New aviation taxes proposed in France would reduce the...
Emirates has disclosed that it is doubling its Airbus A380 frequencies to London Heathrow and increasing capacity on three other UK routes, in response to the UK government’s recent decision to add the UAE to its travel-corridor list. Emirates has disclosed that it is...
Europe’s aviation safety regulator is intending to issue its own proposed Boeing 737 Max airworthiness directive before the end of this month, which will enable European operators to start returning the embattled twinjet to service. Owing to this decision to...
Former Russian transport minister Yevgeny Ditrikh has been appointed to head the state transport leasing company GTLK. Ditrikh was succeeded in the ministerial role earlier this month by Aeroflot Group chief Vitaly Saveliev. GTLK has a leasing portfolio valued at...
Ukrainian investigators have disclosed that the crew of an Antonov An-32A freighter turned off a propeller-control switch before the aircraft was destroyed in a serious runway excursion in Peru. The aircraft, operated by Colombian carrier AerCaribe, had been arriving at...
Also: 2020 Combs-Gates Award, Distinguished Flying Cross, Airbus Eurofighter Sale, Remote Sim Training Coulson Aviation has been awarded a 5-year aerial firefighting contract for their Boeing 737 FIRELINER aircraft by the United States Forest Service (USFS). President and COO of...