Pilots and cabin crew demonstrate over EU duty rules
Pilots and cabin crew from 36 nations are protesting today over European Union plans for new flight and duty time regulations that crews believe will raise…
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Archive for 2009/10/05
SIA hands over Penang route to SilkAir
Singapore Airlines (SIA) is handing over the Penang route to its subsidiary SilkAir.
SilkAir says that starting 1 December it will be increasing its…
Australia’s Tiger uses seventh A320 for push into Sydney
Tiger Airways’ Australian outfit has added its seventh Airbus A320-family aircraft and used it to add frequency.
The carrier says yesterday it increased…
HK introduces shorter flight routes to help airlines save fuel
Hong Kong’s Civil Aviation Department (CAD) has shortened the flight routes to Hong Kong’s airport which means aircraft arriving from Europe, China, the…
Keeping options open
The projected price of aviation fuel will have a pivotal impact on the selection of architectures for the engines that will power the next generation of Airbus and Boeing narrowbodies. The more radical proposed solutions, such as open rotor powerplants, are likely to see the light of day only if fuel cost becomes the overriding […]