People like to make jokes about air travel in the US. It the staple of every dinner party and also great value for any stand-up comic. Is service really that bad? After all, Americans are paying relatively low fares and…
According to an amendment to a Presidential Decree, Russian officials and Duma deputies will be limited in airline selection for international business trips. For official travel Russian officials may only use airlines of other members of the Eurasian Economic Union,…
CityJet has signed an agreement with Sukhoi for 15 SSJ 100s with options for an additional 10. The value of the agreement is more than $ 1bn, including options and services. CityJet is working with aircraft financier Falko, which will…
[UPDATE: watch this video for useful context and background] Russia’s largest defense company, Almaz-Antey, presented evidence that Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 was shot down last year by an out-of-production rocket fired by a Ukrainian Buk-M1 air defense system. The company…
The first A350XWB for Singapore Airlines, registration 9V–SMA, will enter service in January between Jakarta and Kuala Lumpur for crew training and familiarization purposes before starting service to Amsterdam from April 26. Here is the first Singapore A350 while still under…
Boeing announced that it has acquired the German company Peters Software GmbH (“Peters Software”), specializing in curriculum and materials for commercial and private pilots operating in fast-growing markets in line with EASA. The firm is the market leading provider of…