Effective July 9, Florida's Palm Beach International Airport's name and ICAO identifier (PBI) will change to President Donald J. Trump International Airport (DJT). Operators should review FAA information to ensure compliance with the change.
The Praetor 500E and its sistership the 600E, revealed by Embraer in February, are updated variants of the company’s original Praetors. Brazilian, European and US regulators have certificated Embraer’s Praetor 500E midsize business jet, a milestone coming one month after those authorities approved its larger Praetor 600E. The models are updated variants of the Brazilian…
If successful, Vietjet would be the first international operator in almost two decades to launch domestic operations. Low-cost operator Vietjet is reportedly looking to operate domestic flights in Australia. According to a report by the Australian Financial Review, the Vietnamese carrier has applied to regulators for an air operator's certificate, as well as permission to…
AOC holder Air Kilroe's slots at London Gatwick have also been surrendered. Joint administrators of the UK's Air Kilroe, which holds the air operator's certificate of regional carrier Eastern Airways, have been unable to sell the company, and have instead started to divest its assets. Eastern Airways ceased operations in October last year, but its…
Powerplant for SJ-100 secured approval from Russian civil aviation regulator in June. Russia's United Engine has commenced assembly of the first production Aviadvigatel PD-8 powerplants for the Yakovlev SJ-100. Assembly of the PD-8s follows federal aviation regulator Rosaviatsia's certification of the engine in early June. United Engine's Saturn division chief, Ilya Konyukhov, says the company…
After a 23 June hearing, judges are set to decide the fate of the Delta-Aeromexico joint venture. Federal judges may soon rule on whether the US Department of Transportation (DOT) erred in shutting down the Delta Air Lines-Aeromexico joint venture. Attorneys for Delta and the DOT made oral arguments to a US federal judge on…
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