Volga-Dnepr's high-speed generator rotor delivery to Canada 
An IL-76TD-90VD freighter owned by the Russian Volga-Dnepr Airlines has delivered a 23 t generator rotor for power production from East Midlands airport (UK) to Saint Johns (Canada). In order to make the rotor safe and secure for carriage, Volga-Dnepr worked with the shipper... more
Boeing flies third B787-9 Dreamliner
On Tuesday (19 November), the US airframe producer Boeing flew the third B787-9 Dreamliner, the first to be powered by General Electric GEnx engines. Aircraft ZB021, the third of three B787-9s dedicated to the test effort, joined the fleet some two months from the inaugural... more
Iraqi Airways intends to buy up to 16 CS300s
Bombardier Aerospace announced that Iraqi Airways, the national carrier of Iraq, signed a letter of intent (LOI) to acquire five CS300 mainline jetliners yesterday (20 November). The LOI includes options on eleven CS300 aircraft, the Canadian airframe producer's biggest plane... more
Direct link between Moscow and Taiwan
On 8 November, Alexander Lukashevich, the official representative of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, reported that the Moscow-Taipei and Taipei-Moscow coordination commissions on economic and cultural cooperation agreed to establish a direct air link. Air travel... more
Alpa welcomes US senate's introduction of safe skies act
The Air Line Pilots Association, International (Alpa) has issued the following statement regarding the introduction of the safe skies act (S. 1692) to the US senate last week: "The safe skies act of 2013 will ensure that both passenger and all-cargo pilots are equally... more
Lufthansa Cargo celebrates and operates maiden flight
After welcoming the arrival of its first Boeing B777 freighter in Frankfurt (Germany) on 11 November, Lufthansa Cargo officially celebrated the new aircraft type in its fleet yesterday (19 November). Immediately after the B777F's naming celebration, it took off on its first... more
Emirates places largest-ever aircraft order
UAE-based Emirates has broken records in civil aviation with an order for 150 Boeing 777X aircraft, comprising 35 Boeing B777-8Xs and 115 Boeing B777-9Xs, plus 50 purchase rights, and an additional 50 Airbus A380 aircraft. Together, the Boeing and Airbus orders, excluding... more
Two more milestones for Etihad
Last Sunday (17 November), Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, announced its largest ever fleet order for 199 aircraft and 294 engines at the Dubai Air Show. The USD 67 billion order is for 25 next-generation Boeing B777X aircraft, 30 Boeing... more
European ground handling alliance starts in Munich
A strategic alliance agreement was recently signed between the German ground handling company AeroGround, a 100% subsidiary of Munich airport authority, and the Greek company Goldair Handling. The pact covers a close cooperation in the field of marketing and sales at the... more
Airports and ATM improving Europe's air transport
At this year's 8th Annual ACI Airport Exchange conference and exhibition which took place in Doha (Qatar) last week, Europe's airports and air traffic management (ATM) officials released an update on the progress of the collaboration that the European airport trade body ACI... more