Category: Civil Aviation

The US Federal Aviation Administration has launched a study looking at whether airlines can safely allow more widespread use of personal electronic devices during flights. Under current FAA rules, airlines must determine that electronic devices do not cause dangerous radio frequency interference in order to approve them for us during flight. Most airlines ban the

Chinese aircraft leasing company ICBC has signed an order for 50 Airbus A320s during a visit to China by German Chancellor Angela Merkel. The deal is the first Airbus order from a Chinese operator since a dispute erupted earlier this year between China and the European Union over the EU’s carbon pricing scheme. China had

Philippine Airlines has signed a deal with Airbus to buy 54 jetliners as part of a major fleet modernisation and expansion program. The order, which includes 44 single-aisle A321s and 10 widebody A330-300s, will more than double PAL’s current fleet of 39 planes — and airline officials said they were in talks with Airbus and

Boeing says the Asia Pacific region will need to train hundreds of thousands of new pilots and maintainers over the next 20 years to meet the meet the demands of airline fleet modernisation and the growth of air travel. The company’s Pilot & Technician Outlook is the latest study to raise concerns about a shortfall