7 April 2015

IAM temporarily suspends application to represent Delta Airlines flight attendants

The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) is the most powerful union connected with the US aviation industry with over 100,000 members. It is universally acknowledged that as a union, it has managed to negotiate some of the very best deals for its members. For over two years Delta flight attendants have been

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Delta TechOps expands APU maintenance services for Sun Country Airlines’ Boeing 737 fleet

Delta TechOps, has expanded its relationship with Sun Country Airlines of St. Paul, Minn. Under a new agreement, Delta TechOps will extend its auxiliary power unit (APU) partnership with Sun Country for an additional five-year term. As Sun Country Airlines’ exclusive APU partner, Delta TechOps will provide maintenance on the GTCP 131-9B APUs for Sun

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Third Sukhoi Superjet 100 joined Red Wings fleet

The third Sukhoi Superjet 100 joined Red Wings Airlines’ fleet. The aircraft SSJ100 with tail number RA-89001 flew from the delivery centre of Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company to Moscow Domodedovo Airport. Currently, the airline is successfully operating two SSJ100 aircraft on the flights from Moscow to the Russian cities Makhachkala, Grozny, Ufa, Nalchik and Ulianovsk

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Star Air to upgrade Boeing 767 fleet with Rockwell Collins’ large-format flight displays

Rockwell Collins’ large-format flight displays, inspired by the same display system found on Boeing 787 Dreamliner airplanes, have been selected by Denmark-based Star Air for its fleet of 11 Boeing 767-200BDSF cargo airplanes. The new flight deck, a collaboration between Rockwell Collins and Boeing for the 757 and 767 aftermarket, brings a series of innovative

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Pratt & Whitney's PurePower engine achieves 16,000 hours of engine testing

Pratt & Whitney’s PurePower engine family has completed more than 16,000 hours and 31,000 cycles of full engine testing, including 3,500 hours of flight time. The data includes flight testing information from eight aircraft with PurePower Geared Turbofan (GTF) engines. The PW1100G-JM engine is the only engine flying on the Airbus A320neo aircraft, with two

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GE Aviation’s CF6-80E1 engines power Air Algerie’s newly delivered Airbus A330 aircraft

Air Algerie took delivery of the first of three Airbus A330-200 aircraft powered by CF6-80E1 engines. The engine order is valued at more than US$100m list price. GE and Air Algerie have worked together for more than 25 years and developed a strong relationship. Nearly 70% of the Air Algerie fleet is powered by GE

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AW169 Flight Training Device ready for training

Finmeccanica-AgustaWestland announced the availability of a new AW169 Flight Training Device (FTD) at its A. Marchetti Training Academy in Sesto Calende, Italy. The device has been certified by a joint European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA ) and Italian Civil Aviation Authority (ENAC) team to FTD Level 2 as per CS-FSTD(H), the certification specification for Helicopter

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