Topic “aviation industry” — Exporter Magazine

World leading airline pilot training provider, CTC Aviation Group plc (CTC), has gained approval by the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) to train airline pilots for the country’s airlines. Air France will fly only about half of its long-haul flights tomorrow as more pilots and other workers walked out on the second day of a four-day protest against a proposed strike-notification law, according to Gulf News citing a Bloomberg report. Jet fuel prices will top the list of challenges facing Qantas and Virgin Australia this year as their single biggest expense hovers well above $US120 a barrel, according to the Sydney Morning Herald. Boeing Co’s newest, biggest plane has cast a shadow over ceremonies to mark the three-years-late first delivery of its smaller cousin, the composite-plastic 787 Dreamliner, according to a Bloomberg report carried by GulfNews. Air-Asia will buy an extra 100 Airbus A320neo jets (a more fuel efficient jet), taking its record-breaking order to 300 planes, according to a report in GulfNews. According to Reuters report posted by GulfNews.com, the 747-8 Intercontinental will seat 467 passengers, 51 more than the current version of the 747, and burn less fuel while offering passengers more comfort.