Virgin Atlantic Cargo has promoted Steve Hughes to the post of Regional Vice President Sales, for its Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region. Based at London’s Heathrow Airport and reporting to Nick Jones, Virgin Atlantic Cargo’s Head of Sales, Steve previously held the position of Regional...
Virgin Atlantic Cargo has increased the number of U.S. cities it serves with daily flights with the relaunch of seasonal services to Chicago.   Flights, which will operate throughout the summer and until October 26th, leave London Heathrow at 1100 and arrive in Chicago at 1335. The return...
Government has approved the Turn Around Plan (TAP) and Financial Restructuring Plan (FRP) of Air India under which there would be equity investment in Air India spread over 10 years. The equity would be brought in by Government against achievement of specific milestones in terms of load factors,...
Crisplant South Africa – part of BEUMER Group, a leading global supplier of automated baggage handling systems – will be at the Airport Cities World Conference & Exhibition 2013 to highlight the expertise which enabled the disruption-free upgrade of the main baggage handling system at O.R.Tambo...
Vietnam’s fastest growing airline, VietJetAir has announced one more route will soon be added to its domestic network connecting Ho Chi Minh City with Buon Me Thuot in the Central Highlands of Vietnam. The new route will open on May 20, 2013 with one round trip daily. Prices for the new connection...
Bangalore International Airport Ltd. (BIAL) in co-ordination with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) hosted the first CASP-AP (Cooperative Aviation Security Programme – Asia Pacific) specialized quality controlworkshop at the airport. Mr. Raja Srivastava, IPS, Additional...
Bison are the latest live animal shipment to be safely transported by Volga-Dnepr Airlines. They were carried onboard an IL-76TD-90VD cargo flight to Yakutsk in Russia from Edmonton, Canada. The 30 bison calves travelled in special containers that had been previously delivered to Canada by Volga-...
Cargo 2000’s 2013 Membership Classification analysis shows a continued commitment by its leading members to improve the quality of their air cargo services.   Launched in 2012, Cargo 2000’s Membership Classification process aims to recognize the achievements and commitments of members using...
Vietnam’s fastest growing airline is picking up the pace as summertime approaches by adding an extra 1,600 extra flights – equivalent to 300,000 seats – to better serve passengers travelling from mid-May until the end of August. Desmond Lin, Business Development Manager of VietJetAir, said: “The...
Minister of State for Civil Aviation, Shri K. C. Venugopal informed Rajya Sabha that at present, 66 Instrument Landing Systems(ILSs) are in operation at 53 Airports and 93 Visual Omni Ranges (VORs)/Distance Measuring Equipment (DME) are in operation for en-route and terminal navigation facility at...
VietJetAir launched its latest route connecting Ho Chi Minh City to Bangkok and become the first private airline from Vietnam to enter the international market. Attending a ceremony at Tan Son Nhat International Airport, representatives from the Thai Embassy in Vietnam and Vietnam’s Southern...
Singapore Exchange Mainboard-listed Stratech Systems Limited unveils plans for the growth of Stratech Aerospace Pte. Ltd. In the plan, Stratech Aerospace will establish a network covering key regions with significant potential for the aerospace industry. Stratech Finance is also being set up to...
Aero India - 2013, the event recognized globally as a premier aerospace exhibition is to be held in Bangalore from February 2 – 10, 2013. As Bengaluru International Airport did in the previous years of operation this year too, the airport will support the prestigious event’s requirement for...
VietJetAir will become Vietnam’s first private airline to open an international route on February 10, 2013 when the airline flies from Ho Chi Minh City to Bangkok. This auspicious date is the first day of the New Lunar Year, so perfect timing for Vietnamese, Thai and foreign travelers...
VietJetAir has launched its maiden flight from Ho Chi Minh to Vinh, one of the country’s fastest growing urban centers, and the main hub in Vietnam’s north central region. The route further underlines VietJetAir’s swift move from newcomer to second largest carrier in Vietnam with a growing fleet...
Symbiotics Ltd, leading international specialists in human performance assessment, pilot selection and training solutions, has signed a 5 year contract to provide Wings Aviation Careers (WAC), with ADAPT (TM) as a part of their Cadet Ready Screening Program. Wings Aviation Careers run a unique and...
VietJetAir has made one step further in realizing its network expansion plan by adding in a new route this time linking Vietnam’s southern economic hub HCMC with Nha Trang, one of the country’s most popular holiday destinations. The route will be operated on every Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and...
Dassault Falcon signed an agreement with Indian charter operator Taj Air to establish a Dassault Falcon Authorized Line Service Station at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (VIDP) in Mumbai. The facility, which is already operational, will provide scheduled and unscheduled maintenance and...
Construction work at Berlin ExpoCenter Airport adjacent to BER, the capital’s future airport, is nearing completion. The laying of asphalt on the outdoor display area signals the beginning of the final building phase. From 4 to 6 July PANORAMA, the new fashion show, and from 11 to 16 September ILA...
Embraer signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Air Works India Engineering Pvt. Ltd to create a spares repository for all of its executive jets in India. The ceremony took place at the 3rd International Exhibition and Conference on Civil Aviation in Hyderabad.  The MOU paves the way...