The Air Transport Association of America expects a 1.5% increase in summer travel aboard US carriers over 2010 levels in spite of near-record fuel prices. An extra 34,000 passengers a day from June through August is cause for cheer, but a delicate economy and expensive fuel will still leave traffic well below the 2007 pre-recession peak, while a forecast average domestic fare this summer of $316.27 is only $1.81 above the level in 2000.
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Belgian air navigation service Skeyes has shown off a prototype digital control tower which will serve as a test centre for an operational facility at Namur.
UK investigators are heading to Guernsey in the Channel Islands following a landing incident involving a De Havilland Dash 8-400 arriving from London Gatwick. The Air Accidents Investigation Branch has only stated that it is probing a “serious incident” on 23 April, without elaborating. But Guernsey airport was closed for ...
Norwegian airports operator Avinor has entered a co-operation agreement intended to establish a broad test arena for low-emission aircraft.
