Por força de ordem judicial, a ANAC está suspendendo a autorização para descontos nas tarifas nos vôos internacionais a partir de 1º de janeiro. Veja o comunicado que...

By John CroftMisrouted and reversed antiskid wiring by US-based Timco Aviation Services technicians led to the runway excursion of a United Air Lines A320 after landing at the...

Presstur 31-12-2008 (05h13)A alegada greve de zelo dos pilotos da Iberia provocou ontem 15 cancelamentos e atrasos em mais de metade das ligações com origem ou destino em...

Presstur 31-12-2008 (09h19)Um estudo elaborado pela revista Which? Holiday que comparou cinco companhias low-cost indica que a comida e a bebida a bordo destas transportadoras podem custar até...

31/12/2008O presidente da Infraero, Tenente Brigadeiro do Ar Cleonilson Nicácio Silva, visitou nesta terça-feira (30/12), as obras do Aeroporto do Internacional do Rio de Janeiro/Galeão que, apesar do...

31/12/2008Apesar da grande movimentação de passageiros, típica do período de férias e das festas de fim de ano, o Aeroporto Internacional de Salvador/Luis Eduardo Magalhães (BA) opera normalmente...

31/12/2008O Aeroporto Internacional do Recife/Guararapes – Gilberto Freyre (PE), administrado pela Infraero, recebeu solicitações para operar três novos vôos charters internacionais durante a temporada 2009. As novas freqüências...

By David Kaminski-MorrowSukhoi has carried out the first flight of its second Superjet 100 test aircraft, days after a new phase of airborne trials of its PowerJet SaM146...

By Lori RansonVirgin America CEO David Cush arrived at the carrier roughly a year ago ahead of a period of wildly spiking fuel prices and at the beginning...

By John CroftA Mesa Airlines CRJ200 pilot with undiagnosed severe sleep apnea told NTSB investigators that he had intentionally "napped in the cockpit" about once per week during...

By David Kaminski-MorrowFrench investigators have concluded that icing on the wings of an Air France Regional Fokker 100 contributed to a fatal departure accident at Pau nearly two...

By John CroftA preliminary report by the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) reveals that an Air Wisconsin CRJ200 that landed with its left main gear retracted at...

By Nicholas IonidesUS-based B/E Aerospace has secured a supplemental type certificate (STC) from the US FAA allowing it to convert Airbus A300-600 passenger aircraft to freighters.B/E says in...

By Megan KuhnBiofuel discussions at Bombardier have focused on business jet applications as the Canadian manufacturer's commercial customers turn their attention to the current economic downturn.Bombardier says it...

By Graham DunnAn EU climate change package agreement between the European Parliament and Council representatives has ended uncertainty over possible changes to the terms of aviation's inclusion in...

By Lori RansonEmirates' inaugural Dubai-San Francisco flight utilizing a polar routing on 15 December surpassed the carrier's projected time savings by 25 minutes.SVP public, government and environmental affairs...

By Craig HoyleCyprus has become the latest military customer for AgustaWestland's AW139, with the Mediterranean nation's defence ministry having placed an order for three of the medium-twin helicopters.AgustaWestland...

By Craig HoyleRolls-Royce has secured a new, 10-year contract to support the Gnome engines which power the UK Ministry of Defence's Westland Sea King transport, surveillance and search...

By Stephen TrimbleBrazil and France today jointly announced signing a deal with a newly-formed consortium of Eurocopter and Helibras to build 50 EC725 helicopters.The official signing follows the...

By David LeamountAn assessment of global airline crashes for 2008 at 23 December shows a considerable rise in the number of fatal accidents, but a fall in the...

By John CroftOperators flying a small number of CFM56-5B turbofan engines will be required to replace one of the aircraft's two powerplants if both are shown to have...

By John CroftUnited Air Lines accelerated a program to replace defective bearings on its Pratt & Whitney PW-4090-powered Boeing 777s following a 14 December 2007 incident in which...

By Stephen TrimbleUS Special Operations Command is moving swiftly to acquire the services of multiple types of “mid-endurance”-class unmanned aircraft systems (UAS).The command yesterday issued a classified draft...

By Stephen TrimbleLockheed Martin has rolled out the last of six developmental F-35s to join the ground and flight test fleet by end-year.The roll-out of the AF-1 –...

By Stephen TrimbleThe US Air Force has awarded a notionally $468 million contract to Northrop Grumman to launch low-rate initial production (LRIP) of the B-2 radar modernization programme...

By Nicholas IonidesChina's Government has more than doubled the size of a financial aid package for cash-strapped China Eastern Airlines to 7 billion yuan, or $1 billion.The Shanghai-based...

By Nicholas IonidesSingapore Airlines (SIA) has outlined initial plans for its new fleet of Airbus A330-300s, which it starts taking delivery of next month to replace older Boeing...

By Nicholas IonidesAir New Zealand (ANZ) is reporting a successful first test flight of a Boeing 747-400 powered in part by the biofuel jatropha.The flight was conducted today...

By Nicholas IonidesPanama's Copa Airlines has ordered four more Boeing 737-800s, lifting its outstanding commitments to the aircraft type to 13.The carrier says in a statement that the...

By Mary KirbyRow 44 in January expects to begin testing its Ku band-based in-flight connectivity system on commercial aircraft even as the firm continues to face opposition from...

30/12/2008Mesmo com o crescimento de 31% do número de vôos, a Infraero registrou uma redução média de 6% nos atrasos dos vôos nos principais aeroportos brasileiros. A queda...

30/12/2008O novo presidente da Infraero, Tenente Brigadeiro do Ar Cleonilson Nicácio Silva, verificou nesta terça-feira (30/12), pessoalmente, o movimento de passageiros no Aeroporto Internacional de Guarulhos (SP) e...

News ReleaseBrasília, 30 de dezembro de 2008 – O passageiro que está com as malas prontas para viajar no final de ano ou nas férias de verão deve...

Ter, 30 de Dezembro de 2008 16:26O Snea (Sindicato Nacional das Empresas Aeroviárias) informou que o preço do querosene de aviação vai sofrer redução de 16,76% a partir...

Ter, 30 de Dezembro de 2008 16:14Após aprovação, nesta terça-feira, do reajuste salarial de 8% para os aeroviários – trabalhadores das empresas aéreas que prestam serviços em terra...

Ter, 30 de Dezembro de 2008 16:05Com o objetivo de impulsionar a aviação regional e sub-regional e impulsionar a economia das diversas regiões do Estado, o Governo de...

A companhia de aviação Alitalia, adquirida em dezembro por um consórcio de empresários italianos que se somaram à Air One, manterá o nome Alitalia e começará a voar...

A Aeromexico coloca a disposição dos seus clientes mais dois novos vôos diretos semanais para Cancun, partindo de São Paulo.As datas já confirmadas são: 16, 17, 23 e...

News Release30 December 2008Airbus today reached its target of delivering 12 A380 aircraft in 2008, bringing the total number of A380s delivered to date to 13.The first A380...

A revista Isto É acaba de divulgar a lista dos 100 brasileiros mais influentes no ano de 2008. O Presidente do Conselho da Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras, David...

Presstur 30-12-2008 (15h07)A aviação comercial registou em Novembro, a nível mundial, reduções da procura em 4,6% no transporte internacional de passageiros e em 13,5% no transporte internacional de...

Entre 10h e 11h de hoje, penúltimo dia do ano, o índice de atraso de vôos nos aeroportos da rede Infraero foi de 8,1% em Brasília, 1,2% em...

A Air Canada anunciou no último dia 24 que concluiu uma série de acordos de financiamento com a General Electric Capital Corporation, em um total que pode chegar...

O Sindicato Nacional das Empresas Aeroviárias (Snea), presidido por José Márcio Mollo (foto), obteve liminar na 15ª Vara da Justiça Federal do Distrito Federal, em Brasília, que impede...