Sullenberger Abruptly Resigns as ICAO Ambassador

C.B. “Sully” Sullenberger, the pilot who successfully dead sticked an Airbus A320 to a safe landing on New York’s Hudson River in 2009 after hitting a flock of geese, said late last week that he would step down as U.S. envoy to the Montreal-based International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), effective this Friday (July 1). (www.ainonline.com) Mehr...

New Chinooks arrive at RAAF Base Townsville

RAAF Base Townsville is awaiting the arrival of two additional Boeing CH-47F Chinook helicopters purchased as part of a foreign military sale from the United States. (asiapacificdefencereporter.com) Mehr...

Qantas: The Red Roo Returns to Rome

Australia’s national flag carrier Qantas is making a comeback to another European destination for the Northern summer - Rome. (aviationsourcenews.com) Mehr...

GE Aviation Changes Senior Leadership Team

Following GE’s previous announcement of its plan to separate GE into three independent companies focused on the growth sectors of aviation, healthcare, and energy, the company today announced several changes to its aviation division senior leadership team. H. Lawrence Culp Jr. has been named CEO of GE Aviation, in addition to remaining chairman and CEO of parent GE; John Slattery, who held the role of president and CEO of GE Aviation, will become executive v-p and chief commercial officer of the… (www.ainonline.com) Mehr...

More than 700 flights canceled Sunday

New York CNN Business — At least 730 flights were canceled across the United States on Sunday evening, according to the flight-tracking website FlightAware. (www.cnn.com) Mehr...

Ukraine Crisis: Russia Expects 81% Of Country’s Airline Fleet to Be Russian Aircraft By 2030

Via a planned $14.5bn investment by the government, Russia is expecting that 81% of the total airline fleet in the country will be Russian-made aircraft by 2030. (aviationsourcenews.com) Mehr...