Aviation News

Aviation fuel prices cut by Rs.311 per kilolitre (Calcutta News) State-run oil companies Thursday announced a cut in aviation fuel prices by Rs.311 per kilolitre (kl), after three consecutive hikes. The aviation turbine fuel (ATF) will now cost Rs.31,615 per kl in Delhi, effective from Thursday midnight, an Indian Oil Corp (IOC) official said.

US DOT Secretary LaHood: Open To Discussing Bank For Aviation Projs (Nasdaq) WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said Wednesday he is open to studying the benefits of a government-run bank to finance improvements to airports and air traffic-management technology.

Aviation attitudes guarantee bankruptcy (Scoop.co.nz) The Mental Health Foundation is outraged at claims made in an aviation security review that suggest people with experience of mental illness are a greater threat to passenger safety than terrorists.

Sikorsky Global Helicopters Delivers S-300C Helicopter To LD Aviation (AerospaceOnline) Sikorsky Global Helicopters, a Sikorsky company, recently delivered an S-300C helicopter to LD Aviation Prague s.r.o. in the Czech Republic

Embry-Riddle Says FAA Decision to Make Bird-Strike Data Public Enhances Aviation Safety; Supports Mandatory Reporting (PR Newswire via Yahoo! News) Background: The Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) decision this week to make its airplane bird-strike data public in the wake of the US Air Flight 1549 near-disaster gives the public and researchers access to the government’s [...]

Aviation Expert: Boeing Could Move Plane Production By 2020 (KIRO 7 Seattle-Tacoma) A local aviation expert predicted that nearly all Boeing planes could be made somewhere else within 11 years.

From Avianca to Canjet: MoBay airport at centre of J’can aviation history (The Jamaica Observer) THIS weekend’s hijack of a CanJet flight 918 airline ensured that Montego Bay’s international airport remained at the centre of Jamaican aviation history.

Program looks to boost image of private aviation (BizJournals) The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association has launched a new campaign intended to give general aviation a public-perception makeover.

Intelligent Decisions Supports Metters Industries on United States Army Aviation and Missile Command Contract (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) Intelligent Decisions, Inc. announced that it was one of the multiple awardees selected to perform technical and engineering services to support Metters Industries, Inc., in their performance under the United States Army Aviation and Missile Command [...]

Tianjin to focus on aviation, space industries (China Daily) The aviation and space sectors are set to become the pillar industries of Tianjin, with a host of new projects in the pipeline, a local official said.