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The airline Air Côte d’Ivoire becomes reality
The State of the Ivory Coast represented by the Minister of Economy and Finance and the Strategic Partner made up of the Air France group and the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED),... more

IATA: Using Aviation to Further Poland’s Economic Growth
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called upon the Polish government to accelerate its pro-aviation policies to enable aviation to facilitate economic growth and development in... more

AIRASIA X ANNOUNCES DIRECT FLIGHTS TO BEIJING,SPREADING ITS WING FURTHER ACROSS CHINA
AirAsia X is expanding its network further into China with the introduction of direct flights to Beijing from Kuala Lumpur. From June 22, 2012, AirAsia X, the long-haul low fare affiliate of... more

Virgin Australia launches Australian-first biodiesel trial at Brisbane Domestic Airport
In a first for an Australian airline, Virgin Australia has launched a trial of environmentally-friendly biodiesel in its ground service equipment. The initial trial involves using a biodiesel ... more

airBaltic Appoints a New Chief Operations Officer
The Supervisory Board of Latvian national airline airBaltic has approved Martin Sedlacky as the new Chief Operations Officer and Member of the executive Board. Martin Gauss, Chief Executive... more

NAV CANADA reports April traffic figures
NAV CANADA announced today its traffic figures for the month of April 2012 as measured in weighted charging units for en-route, terminal and oceanic air navigation services, in comparison to the ... more

Aéroports de Paris Group completes purchase of stake in TAV
Aeroports de Paris Group1 has completed the acquisition process of 38% of TAV Havalimanlar. Holding A.S. (gTAV Airportsh) and 49% of TAV Yat.r.m Holding A.S. (gTAV Investmenth, owner of ... more

THE DREAM COMES TRUE FOR BOEING PILOTS
Rishworth Aviation is proud to announce that it has been selected to source Boeing 787 “Dreamliner” pilots for rapidly-expanding European carrier Norwegian. Rishworth’s European Director,... more

Statement on Dublin Airport by the Chairman of the National Civil Aviation Security Committee
The following statement has been issued by John Fearon, the Chairman of the National Civil Aviation Security Committee at the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport, following its meeting... more

Wizz Air celebrates its 8th anniversary
Wizz Air celebrates its 8th anniversary and 8 years of strong growth with its biggest ever seat sale: 8 million seats for just 80% of the regular web fare. Starting in 2004, Wizz Air was the... more

Experts' Opinion

Asia-Pacific – the largest ‘employer’ of aviation technical personnel?
The number of jobs created directly in the aviation industry across South and Central America, Africa, Asia-Pacific and Eastern Europe came to a total of 2.8 million, while in North America,... more

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2011 Review
In this survey Air Transport News presents the highlights in the air transport industry for the year... more

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2012 Aviation & Environment Summit
The 2012 Aviation & Environment Summit convened from 21-22 March 2012, in Geneva, Switzerland brought together over 350 participants from all aviation industry sectors and authorities and regulators to report on and assess the environmental success of the industry so far and to explore how aviation can continue to provide jobs, contribute to economic growth and minimize the industry’s environmental footprint in the current financially challenging environment. Paul Steele, Executive Director,... more

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