UPDATE 2-Boeing mulls new 737 jet variant, airlines interested

Edit Reuters 22 Apr 2016
April 21 (Reuters) - Boeing Co is studying whether to revise one version of its best-selling 737 aircraft in a bid to fend off competition, according to two people familiar with the matter. ....

BRIEF-Hawaiian Airlines applies to provide service to Honolulu and Kona from Haneda International Airport

Edit Reuters 22 Apr 2016
* Hawaiian airlines applies to provide service to honolulu and kona from haneda international airport ....

Low fares fuel air traffic

Edit The Times of India 22 Apr 2016
Domestic air travel has been growing at over 20%, thanks to airlines' ......

Brexit's impact on air travel

Edit CNBC 22 Apr 2016
Bjorn Kjos, CEO of Norwegian Air Shuttle, shares his views on how the U.K. leaving the European Union would impact the airline business ... ....

Man who landed small aircraft on Capitol lawn gets 4 months

Edit The Morning Call 22 Apr 2016
A Florida man who piloted a one-person gyrocopter through some of the most restricted U.S. airspace and landed on the lawn of the Capitol in Washington in 2015, was sentenced Thursday to 120 days in jail. Douglas Hughes, 62, was sentenced in federal court in Washington by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly.... ....

Russian forces in Syria fired on Israeli military aircraft - newspaper

Edit Reuters 22 Apr 2016
JERUSALEM, April 22 (Reuters) - Russian forces in Syria have fired at least twice on Israeli military aircraft, prompting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to seek improved operational coordination with Moscow, Israel's top-selling newspaper said on Friday. ....

How Govt Policies Undermine Growth of Aviation

Edit All Africa 22 Apr 2016
[This Day] Chinedu Eze writes that unfavourable government policies are a major impediment to the growth of the aviation industry ... ....

Israel Steps Up Co-operation With Moscow After Russian Jets Fire on Israeli Aircraft in Syria

Edit Newsweek 22 Apr 2016
Russian fighter pilots have fired at least twice on Israeli military aircraft in Syria, according to the the Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth ... Yedioth Ahronoth did not specify when or where the attacks took place, Reuters reports ... Try Newsweek ... ....

Hawaiian Airlines seeks approval for second flight to Tokyo's Haneda

Edit Business Journal 22 Apr 2016
Hawaiian Airlines on Thursday submitted an application with the U.S. government to add a second route between Tokyo’s Haneda International Airport and Hawaii, which would include the return of regularly scheduled international flights to Kona Airport on the Big Island ... Department of Transportation includes the request to continue Hawaiian’s current flights between Honolulu International Airport and Haneda during the daylight hours ... ....

UPDATE 1-Malaysia Airlines CEO's exit revives debate over foreign boss

Edit Reuters 22 Apr 2016
* Irishman Bellew, Malaysian Shazalli Ramly front-runners to be CEO-sources ....

Malaysia Airlines CEO's exit spurs debate over foreign boss

Edit CNBC 22 Apr 2016
The abrupt exit of Malaysia Airlines' German boss has revived debate in Malaysia over the wisdom of picking a foreigner to run its ailing carrier ... ....
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