US FAA officials are proposing to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Embraer 170/190 aircraft after the Brazilian manufacturer developed a modification…

Libyan carrier Afriqiyah Airways has taken delivery of its first Airbus A330-200, one of three ordered by the operator in 2006. Afriqiyah’s aircraft…

Equipage of Emirates’ widebody fleet with Arinc/Telenor joint venture AeroMobile’s mobile connectivity service is progressing rapidly, and the carrier has begun marketing the product at certain airport gates.
To date, some 50 aircraft or about 40% of Emirates’ fleet have been equipped with the service, which allows passengers to make/receive voice calls and send/receive short messages […]

The growth of the world airliner fleet has almost ground to a halt while the number parked is at an all-time high. Our annual census counts up the aircraft and examines the effect that the downturn has had over the last year

Singapore Airlines posted a 13% fall in passenger traffic in July as the global economic downturn continued to affect demand.
RPKs fell by 13% from…