Those responsible for instigating laws in the European Union (EU) are demanding new measures in order to protect and enhance the position of the EU transportation economy. As a consequence the European Parliament, which is based in Brussels, has just passed a resolution by 428-149 votes which wants to see all airlines playing on a […]
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The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) representing approximately 6,500 flight attendants at Air Canada and 700 at Air Canada rouge, confirmed that its members have ratified an agreement on collective agreement terms for ten years. The agreement is subject to certain openers over the ten year period and has been approved by the Air
Boeing delivered two 747-8 Freighters to AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC), part of Volga-Dnepr Group, and one of the leading international scheduled air cargo carriers. The airplanes are the first to be delivered as part of a memorandum of understanding, signed between Boeing and Volga-Dnepr Group at the Paris Air Show in June 2015. The deal calls
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Honda Aircraft Company has completed all function and reliability (F&R) test conditions and is concluding F&R flights for the HondaJet. The announcement was part of a program update shared at the National Business Aviation Association Convention and Exhibition, which is being held in Las Vegas from Nov. 17th to 19th. Function and reliability testing simulates
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Flexjet has exercised options for 20 additional Challenger 350 business jets from Bombardier Aerospace, bringing to 40 the number of firm orders Flexjet has placed for the midsized aircraft. Flexjet began taking deliveries of the specially outfitted Flexjet LXi version of the Challenger 350 in January 2015, part of an order placed with Bombardier in
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Crystal Cruises, the luxury cruise line, is once again pioneering new fronts in the luxury travel industry with the purchase of a Boeing Business Jet B777-200LR, offering an array of global itineraries for its expanded brand extension Crystal Luxury Air. The announcement comes on the heels of Crystal’s groundbreaking news in July of an extensive
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On October 28, 2015, the Fraunhofer Institutes for Production Technology IPT and Laser Technology ILT, and RWTH Aachen University’s Laboratory for Machine Tools and Production Engineering (WZL) and Chair for Laser Technology (LLT) launched the International Center for Turbomachinery Manufacturing (ICTM) in Aachen together with 19 renowned industrial partners. The center’s activities will focus on
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Jettainer, international service partner for outsourced ULD management in the air freight sector, has appointed Thorsten Riekert as its new sales director. With his help, the company is aiming to progressively expand its customer base and therefore continue its global expansion course. Thorsten Riekert has held various senior positions in sales operations within the Lufthansa
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Acropolis Aviation, the UK’s VVIP charter operator, joined Airbus Corporate Jets and CAMP at NBAA, Las Vegas today (November 17th) to announce it will be launch customer for a wider range of computerised maintenance planning services, known as ‘CAMP for ACJ.’ The new offering brings together Airbus’ expertise in maintenance programme customisation and technical documentation
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INAIRVATION has selected three partners to install its pre-engineered integrated cabin retrofit solutions on Bombardier Global Express/5000/6000 aircraft. Flying Colours Corp., Lufthansa Bombardier Aviation Services (LBAS), and RUAG Aviation will offer the interior packages to the worldwide market. INAIRVATION GmbH – a joint venture between Lufthansa Technik and F/LIST – was created to design, develop,
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