Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways will sign a huge aircraft order next year ranging from new narrrowbodies up to large widebodies, with the choice at the top end between the Airbus A380 and Boeing’s 747-8I.
Etihad still has deposits and delivery slots on four A380s, but whether it ends up taking these aircraft depends on the […]

International Air Transport Association chief Giovanni Bisignani last week said the first three quarters of 2007 represent…

The US Federal Aviation Administration has developed a rudimentary set of ground rules for the certification and operation…

Turkish carrier Atlasjet says the Boeing MD-83 which crashed while preparing to land at Isparta early today suddenly lost contact with tower controllers during approach, adding that there is no immediate indication of a technical problem.
Flight KK4203 from Istanbul Ataturk crashed in a region of high terrain, on a 5,000ft peak west of the […]

Mexicana chairman Gastón Azcárraga is still reeling from the Mexican competition authority’s decision to block his hotel chain, Grupo Posadas, from acquiring rival Aeromexico and merging the two carriers’ operations. However, he says he is “in it for the long-term” with Mexicana and will push to return the carrier to profitability and boost its chances […]