In an 88% turnout, 96% of easyJet pilots have voted for industrial action over problems with rising levels of fatigue. On September 11, it was reported that the British Airline Pilots Association (Balpa) members would vote within the forthcoming weeks and the results would be released on September 21. While talks are still ongoing between […]
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Air China’s Beijing-Warsaw flight took off on September 21. The Beijing – Warsaw route is Air China’s second nonstop long-haul international service linking China to Central and Eastern Europe following the introduction of the carrier’s Minsk – Beijing – Budapest nonstop route. It not only expands Air China’s global route network with its hub in
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L-3 Commercial Training Solutions (L-3 CTS) has been awarded a contract by All Nippon Airways (ANA) to build and deliver an Airbus A320 Full Flight Simulator (FFS). Based on L-3’s RealitySeven flight training simulation solution, the device will be installed at ANA’s flight training facility in Tokyo, Japan, and ready to deliver training in September
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Boeing has selected Rockwell Collins to provide its touchscreen flight displays for all five flight deck displays on the new Boeing 777X. The advanced touchscreen capability will make the flight deck more intuitive for pilots and more efficient for flight operations. This is the first time a commercial air transport aircraft will be equipped with
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Embraer has named Martyn Holmes as the new Vice President Leasing for Embraer Commercial Aviation, effective September 2016, reporting directly to John Slattery, President & CEO, Embraer Commercial Aviation. Based in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Holmes joined Embraer in 2012 as Sales Director for Northern Europe, and had previously been Sales Director, Asia Pacific, for Rolls-Royce Civil
EDM, a leading global provider of training simulators to the civil aviation and defence sectors, reported that Ethiopian Airlines’ new Aviation Academy is fitted out with a range of its cabin crew training simulators. The US$100m state-of-the-art Aviation Academy was officially opened at Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa earlier this year by the country’s
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Air Partner’s aviation safety consultancy division Baines Simmons has been awarded a contract to provide Integrated Operational Support (IOS) consultancy services to BAE Systems, with a specific focus on Typhoon aircraft. As a result of the continuous drive for air forces to increase the efficiency of their fleets, there is a growing demand for IOS
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WestJet announced it has reached a multi-year agreement as primary provider for Suncor Energy to fly employees and contractors to and from its oil sands operations in Northern Alberta beginning in early November. WestJet will use a combination of its Boeing 737 Next-Generation and Bombardier Q400 NextGen aircraft to fly Suncor employees and contractors between
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