NEWS Flight Safety Foundation nears end of in-depth go-around study
Independent aviation safety body Flight Safety Foundation (FSF) is close to releasing a two-year study into aircraft go-arounds, performed by social science research specialist Presage. read more
NEWS ALPA: Ex-Im widebody financing tilts competitive playing field
The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) said the bank should get out of the business of widebody aircraft financing, taking a different stance from others that are calling for the…
NEWS Airberlin posts improved 2Q figures
Airberlin posted a net profit of €8.6 million ($11.4 million), reversed from a net loss of €38 million in the year-ago quarter. read more
NEWS ANA resumes Nagoya flights as part of Haneda expansion
The latest round of route announcements by Japan’s major airlines includes the notable return of a domestic trunk service that was previously squeezed out by competition from high-speed rail. read…
NEWS Turkish Airlines 1H net profits up 42%
Turkish Airlines posted first-half net profit of TRY172 million ($80.9 million), up 42.1% compared to a year-ago. read more
NEWS US FAA lays out conditions for A350 lithium batteries
US regulators have issued the special conditions for approving lithium-ion battery installation on the Airbus A350-900.View article
NEWS China’s Tibet Airlines, Nepal firms to launch Himalaya Airlines
China’s Tibet Airlines is expected to launch Himalaya Airlines in conjunction with Nepal’s Himalaya Aviation Investment Co. and Nepal’s Yeti Air International. read more
NASA image of the day: Supernova Seen In Two Lights
The destructive results of a mighty supernova explosion reveal themselves in a delicate blend of infrared and X-ray light, as seen in this image from NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope and…
NEWS Ryanair appoints chief technology officer to lead digital strategy
Ryanair has hired John Hurley as chief technology officer as the Irish budget carrier continues with its senior management revamp and push to step up its digital game. read more…
NEWS Management shakeup continues at Bombardier
Bombardier has replaced its head of marketing for commercial aircraft, including the slow-selling and still-grounded CSeries airliner, as it continues a corporate restructuring and downsizing. read more View article
NEWS Two teenage pilots, 18, with no more than 61 hours of training make a perfect emergency landing …
Nichols knew that landing would be risky because a car was driving down the road below them. Luckily it slowed to avoid the falling plane.http://ift.tt/1mpoThy
NEWS IndiGo flight catches fire while landing, at least 28 suffer injuries
New Delhi: Emergency alert was sounded at Delhi's Indira Gandhi ... with 154 people on board caught fire during landing at the airport's Terminal 1.http://ift.tt/1wcEef3
