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Chief Assignment Editor·
Aviation Feature
·January 9, 2020

New ‘Chief Pilot’ takes the helm at Munich Airport

The handover of the top job at Munich Airport is now official: Following the retirement of Dr. Michael Kerkloh, the...
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Chief Assignment Editor·
Aviation Feature
·January 9, 2020

Iran claims Ukraine International Airlines Boeing ‘caught fire in flight’

Iran Civil Aviation Organization announced that Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737 jet ‘had caught fire in flight’ before crashing just...
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Chief Assignment Editor·
Aviation Feature
·January 9, 2020

What crisis? Russian tourists not canceling their Middle East trips

According to the Vice President of the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR), Russian travelers are not calling off...
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Chief Assignment Editor·
Aviation Feature
·January 9, 2020

Fraport receives climate certification for Frankfurt Airport

Fraport AG has been systematically implementing stringent climate targets since 2008, when the airport operator first defined these goals. For...
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Chief Assignment Editor·
Aviation Feature
·January 8, 2020

Ukrainian Airlines official statement on Tehran crash

Today, on January 08, 2020, a “Ukraine International Airlines” aircraft while operating flight PS752 from Tehran to Kyiv disappeared from...
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Chief Assignment Editor·
Aviation Feature
·January 8, 2020

Millennials not happy with decline in airline customer service

With almost 83 million passengers flying on U.S. and foreign airlines serving the United States, it’s no wonder that sentiments...
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Chief Assignment Editor·
Aviation Feature
·January 8, 2020

IATA: Air freight demand down

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing that demand, measured in freight tonne...
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Chief Assignment Editor·
Aviation Feature
·January 7, 2020

Ukrainian plane with 170 passengers on board crashed in Iran

A Ukrainian International Airline passenger plane with 170 passengers on board crashed on Wednesday morning shortly after takeoff from Imam...
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Chief Assignment Editor·
Aviation Feature
·January 7, 2020

Japan Tourism: 2019 foreign visitor numbers highest on record

In 2019, Japan enjoyed its highest foreign visitor numbers on record, rounding off a ten year period of growth in...
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Chief Assignment Editor·
Aviation Feature
·January 7, 2020

US domestic travel growth offsets sluggish international market again

Travel to and within the United States grew 2.2% year over year in November, according to the U.S. Travel Association‘s...
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Chief Assignment Editor·
Aviation Feature
·January 4, 2020

18 people killed in Russian-made Antonov AN-12 plane crash in Sudan

According to news reports, a Russian-made Antonov AN-12 plane has crashed in the Sudanese province of West Darfur today. The...
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Chief Assignment Editor·
Aviation Feature
·January 4, 2020

FAA issues Super Bowl LIV flight requirements for pilots

General Aviation pilots who want to fly around Miami or Fort Lauderdale between Jan. 27 and Feb. 4, 2020, will...
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Chief Assignment Editor·
Aviation Feature
·January 4, 2020

Moscow’s Sheremetyevo named World’s Most Punctual Airport

Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport (SVO) was named the world’s most punctual airport in the annual On-Time Performance (OTP) Review. Sheremetyevo Airport...
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Chief Assignment Editor·
Aviation Feature
·December 31, 2019

interCaribbean Airways launches new Punta Cana to Tortola flight

interCaribbean Airways announced all-new service to connect Punta Cana with Tortola. The new service is set to begin in January...
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Chief Assignment Editor·
Aviation Feature
·December 30, 2019

New CEO of Kazakhstan’s Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport named

Kazakhstan’s Civil Aviation Committee announced that Gabit Tazhimuratov has been appointed as the Chairman of the Board of the Nursultan...
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Chief Assignment Editor·
Aviation Feature
·December 30, 2019

Boeing teams up with Ethiopian Airlines for humanitarian aid mission

Boeing is partnering with Ethiopian Airlines to deliver much-needed humanitarian goods to organizations across Ethiopia. The airline took delivery of...
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Chief Assignment Editor·
Aviation Feature
·December 28, 2019

Ural Airlines jet with 149 on board makes emergency landing in Russia

Russian Ural Airlines‘ Airbus A320 jet with 149 passengers on board has made a safe emergency landing at Yekaterinburg airport...
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Chief Assignment Editor·
Aviation Feature
·December 27, 2019

Baggage liability limits increase for airline passengers

Starting December 28, 2019, limits of liability of the Montreal Convention will increase. Based on this rise, air passengers who...
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Chief Assignment Editor·
Aviation Feature
·December 27, 2019

Budapest Airport: 2019 targets smashed

Budapest Airport continued the seasonal celebrations today as its 16-millionth passenger walked through its doors, marking the highest-ever number of...
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Chief Assignment Editor·
Aviation Feature
·December 27, 2019

Tour helicopter missing off Kauai, Hawaii, seven people feared dead

Tour helicopter missing off Kauai, Hawaii, seven people feared dead A helicopter, on a tour of the Napali Coast of...
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Chief Assignment Editor·
Aviation Feature
·December 26, 2019

Etihad Airways launches new flights to Malaga, Spain with Boeing 787-9 jet

United Arab Enirates’ flag carrier, Etihad Airways, has announced that it is commencing new seasonal service to Malaga in Spain....
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Chief Assignment Editor·
Aviation Feature
·December 24, 2019

Russia Opens Skies over St. Petersburg’s Pulkovo Airport

Russian aviation authorities announced that Open Skies regime at will be introduced at Pulkovo Airport in St. Petersburg for five...
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Chief Assignment Editor·
Aviation Feature
·December 23, 2019

South African Airways signs up to protect wildlife

South African Airways (SAA) has joined the fight against the illegal trade in wildlife through the Illegal Wildlife Trade module...
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Chief Assignment Editor·
Aviation Feature
·December 23, 2019

Heathrow: 2020 plan will mean lower fares for airline passengers

Heathrow will submit an Initial Business Plan this week to the CAA showing how it will deliver expansion and connect...
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Chief Assignment Editor·
Aviation Feature
·December 23, 2019

Azimuth Airlines: Munich – Krasnodar, Russia new flight

Azimuth Airlines launches flights from Munich to Krasnodar, Russia The up-and-coming Russian carrier Azimuth Airlines is now offering two weekly...
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Chief Assignment Editor·
Aviation Feature
·January 9, 2020

ANA expands its Narita-Honolulu route fleet with new A380 FLYING HONU

All Nippon Airways (ANA), Japan’s largest and 5-Star airline for seven consecutive years, will be launching the third of its...
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Chief Assignment Editor·
Aviation Feature
·January 9, 2020

Airbus to manufacture more planes in the US

Airbus announced today that, as part of its plan to produce 63 Airbus A320 Family aircraft per month in 2021,...
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Chief Assignment Editor·
Aviation Feature
·January 9, 2020

IATA: Stable passenger demand growth

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for November 2019 showing that demand (measured in revenue...
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Chief Assignment Editor·
Aviation Feature
·January 8, 2020

Transportation Safety Board of Canada issues statement on Ukrainian International Airlines Tehran crash

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) offers its condolences to the families and loved ones of the people who...
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Chief Assignment Editor·
Aviation Feature
·January 8, 2020

Hiding something? Iran refuses to release crashed Ukrainian plane’s black box

Iran announced that it will not release the ‘black box’ from the Ukrainian Boeing 737 passenger jet, that crashed near...
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Chief Assignment Editor·
Aviation Feature
·January 8, 2020

Canadian Prime Minister issues statement on deadly Iran plane crash

Canada‘s Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on the fatal plane crash in Iran: “This morning, I...
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Chief Assignment Editor·
Aviation Feature
·January 8, 2020

Cashless sky: Majority of airlines go cash-free

Travel has come a long way since the days of traveler’s checks and queuing at traditional bureaux de change, and...
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Chief Assignment Editor·
Aviation Feature
·January 7, 2020

Will travel for food: 2020 top Canadian travel trends revealed

According to the 2020 Canadian Travel Trends Report – a study of 1,500 Canadians, three-quarters (73 percent) of Canadians plan...
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Chief Assignment Editor·
Aviation Feature
·January 7, 2020

Korean Air appoints new leader for the Americas

The Korean Air Co., Ltd announced that Daniel Song has been appointed managing vice president and director of Korean Air’s...
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Chief Assignment Editor·
Aviation Feature
·January 6, 2020

Alaska Air Group loses its Chief Financial Officer

Alaska Air Group announced today that Brandon Pedersen, Chief Financial Officer since 2010, plans to retire on March 2. Shane...
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Chief Assignment Editor·
Aviation Feature
·January 4, 2020

US Department of State warns all US citizens to ‘depart Iraq immediately’

All US citizens are being told to “depart Iraq immediately” by the US Department of State. The US government warning...
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Chief Assignment Editor·
Aviation Feature
·January 4, 2020

Lufthansa Group to hire over 4,500 new workers in its home markets in 2020

This year the Lufthansa Group will be hiring more than 4,500 new employees in Germany, Austria and Switzerland as things...
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Chief Assignment Editor·
Aviation Feature
·December 31, 2019

Swissport workers go on strike at Montréal airports

Today at 11 a.m., the union representing Swissport Fuel employees (IAM Lodge 140) at YUL (Montréal–Trudeau International Airport) & YMX...
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Chief Assignment Editor·
Aviation Feature
·December 31, 2019

737 MAX fiasco fallout: Boeing to pay Turkish Airlines $225 million

Turkish Airlines officials announced today that Turkey’s national flag carrier has reached an agreement with Boeing regarding “financial compensation” for losses...
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Chief Assignment Editor·
Aviation Feature
·December 30, 2019

Grounded flights, stalled trains: Dense fog paralyzes India’s capital

Unusually severe winter season in India has brought most of New Delhi‘s transportation to a grinding halt. Numerous flights have...
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Chief Assignment Editor·
Aviation Feature
·December 28, 2019

Swissport Canada’s airport workers reject tentative agreement

Swissport Canada issued the following statement after the rejection of tentative agreement by employees: ‘We are surprised and disappointed with...
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Chief Assignment Editor·
Aviation Feature
·December 27, 2019

Sixth Chinese new C919 large passenger jet gets airborne

According to China’s civil aviation authorities, the sixth Chinese-produced large passenger C919 test jet completed its maiden flight today. Taking...
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Chief Assignment Editor·
Aviation Feature
·December 27, 2019

Cabo Verde Airlines: Lisbon airport Portway strike to disrupt operations

Cape Verdian Airlines Cabo Verde Airlines (CVA) warns that, due to the ongoing strike of the Portway handler at Lisbon...
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Chief Assignment Editor·
Aviation Feature
·December 27, 2019

Cabo Verde Airlines renews IATA Operational Safety Audit Program certification

Cape Verdian airline Cabo Verde Airlines (CVA) has concluded the renewal of its IOSA certification. CVA has renewed, for the...
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Chief Assignment Editor·
Aviation Feature
·December 26, 2019

Star Air flies to Indore

Star Air, after spreading its wings in eight Indian cities spanning across five Indian states is now on the verge...
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Chief Assignment Editor·
Aviation Feature
·December 26, 2019

Russia to begin serial production of new MC-21 passenger jet in 2020

A spokesman for Russia’s Rostec corporation announced that serial commercial production of new MC-21 passenger jets will begin in 2020....
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Chief Assignment Editor·
Aviation Feature
·December 23, 2019

Vietjet launches Taipei, Singapore and Hong Kong flights from Da Nang

Vietjet has commenced three services connecting Da Nang with the world’s major hubs – Taipei, Singapore and Hong Kong. These...
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Chief Assignment Editor·
Aviation Feature
·December 23, 2019

Etihad Airways signs codeshare agreement with Kuwait Airways

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, and Kuwaiti flag carrier, Kuwait Airways, have signed a codeshare...
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Chief Assignment Editor·
Aviation Feature
·December 23, 2019

Air India: Mumbai-London service from Stansted

Air India to launch Mumbai-London Stansted service Air India‘s senior official said that the country’s flag carrier is considering launching...
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Chief Assignment Editor·
Aviation Feature
·December 23, 2019

Fired! Boeing sacks its CEO Muilenburg

Fired! Boeing sacks its CEO Muilenburg US aerospace giant Boeing has fired its CEO Dennis Muilenburg after a year of...
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