Aeroperlas, the Panamanian domestic carrier, is to take two Airbus A319s through its strategic link with Grupo TACA. Flight International's sister on-line service Air Transport Intelligence (ATI) reports that the airline, which is 20%-owned by American Eagle, will introduce services to the USA. The A319s are likely to come from TACA's A320 family block order, says ATI, for use on services to Miami, the Andean nations and Central America.
Source: Flight International
US air taxi developer Archer Aviation has opened an office in Washington DC focused on regulatory affairs that will be led by Billy Nolen, former acting administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration.
Long-haul budget carrier Norse Atlantic Airways is opening services to the South African city of Cape Town from London Gatwick later this year. It will start operating the route on 28 October, ahead of the southern hemisphere summer. Norse, which exclusively uses Boeing 787s, says it will serve Cape Town ...
Comac has kicked off a joint research meeting for its in-development C929 widebody, bringing together a large group of academics, scientists and engineers, as well as government officials, from across the country.
