Nbr. 2016, January 2016

Index

• Air India has hiked the penalty for pilots leaving the airline within five years.
• Airbus Wins All Nippon as Customer for A380 Superjumbos.
• Aircraft with two passengers ends up in ditch at Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport.
• ALTA Member Airlines Passenger Traffic Declines 1.1% in November 2015.
• Athens International Airporta[euro][TM]s Passenger Traffic for 2015.
• Aviation Week - Digital Archive Launched, Chronicles 100 Years of Aerospace Achievements.
• Boeing Achieves Record Commercial Airplanes Deliveries in 2015.
• Bordeaux Airport had Nearly 5,300,000 passengers in 2015 and a growth of +7.6%.
• BTS Statistics Releases 2nd-Quarter 2015 Air Fare Data.
• Cargolux to finalize China JV terms this month.
• Caribbean Airlines studying Q400 as ATR replacement.
• Charlotte Airport Leads in NextGen Air Traffic Improvements.
• China Assembles Its Stealth Jet Fleet.
• Commercial Jet Orders to Close 2015 Sharply Below 2014.
• Comparative Analysis of US Legacy Carriers aircraft fleets.
• Congresswoman fights ban on burying female WWII pilots at Arlington.
• Dassault Business Jet Orders Tumble on Russia and Brazil Slumps.
• EASA to boost civil aviation in Azerbaijan.
• Etihad Airways launched legal action to revoke the approval of its codeshare flights.
• Etihad to up stake in Jet Airways via fund infusion.
• Europe says it's going to the Moon instead of Mars.
• FAA announces changes to TIS-B.
• FAA proposes $417,500 civil penalty against FedEx.
• FAA Sued In Federal Court Over Drone Registration Rules.
• Federal court okays Delta's continued Love Field presence.
• FedEx Jet Fleet Pressured by Weather, While UPS Keeps on Trucking.
• FedEx orders 16 Boeing 777s as part of a fleet modernization program.
• Gevo to supply biofuel for Alaska Airlines commercial flight.
• In 2015 AEA member airlines achieve highest rate of growth since 2011.
• India crowned world's fastest growing aviation market in 2015 as economy takes off.
• India's New Fighter Jet Will Make International Debut in Bahrain.
• Indonesia and South Korea sign $1.3bn fighter jet development deal.
• Japan's 5th Generation Fighter to Make Maiden Flight in Early 2016.
• Malaysia Airlines signs a mega codeshare deal with Emirates Airline.
• Malaysia Airlines urges pilots with the national carrier to put the airline first.
• Meet the Four Women Astronauts Who Can't Wait to Go.
• Mitsubishi Regional Jet delivery delayed one year.
• NATS contracted to assess safety culture.
• New Russian forward-swept wing jet trainer has made its first flight.
• OAG Reveals Global On-time Performance (OTP) Results for Airlines and Airports in 2015.
• Ornge chopper pilots to get night vision goggles in Canada.
• Pentagon closes African drone base and moves aircraft to other hotspots.
• Polar Air in $100mn cargo cartel class action settlement.
• Potential delay for first test flight of India's spaceplane demonstrator.
• RAAF to convert luxury corporate Gulfstream G550 jets into Australian military spy planes.
• Russia freezes visa issuance to some Turkish carriers.
• Shared responsibility approach to EU aviation regulation.
• South Africa has Ambitious Goals for Aviation Sustainability.
• SpaceX's historic Falcon 9 rocket ready to fire again.
• Surinamese government has announced plans to privatize loss-making Surinam Airways.
• The Global Full-Service Airline Market to 2019.
• U.S., Mexico Sign New Aviation Agreement.