17 September 2018

First ICAO-EASA forum focuses on cheaper, safer and more sustainable aviation

At their first-ever forum, the UN International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) joined forces to bring together South East Asian aviation stakeholders to discuss the future of air transport in the South East Asian region. Travel to, from, and within South East Asia is expected to increase at an […]

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Qantas chooses Spatial to upgrade its Cabin Emergency Evacuation Trainers

Spatial, one of the leading provider of cabin crew training simulators, will upgrade Qantas’ narrow-body and wide-body Cabin Emergency Evacuation Trainers (CEETs). The upgrades, designed to overcome obsolescence issues, will include the installation of Spatial’s state-of-the-art PLC based operating system and paired visual technologies as well as a wireless Instructor Operator Station. Spatial Composite Solutions

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AJW Group awarded PBH contract with TAP Maintenance & Engineering

AJW Group, a world-leading independent specialist in the global management of aircraft spares, has been awarded a power-by-the-hour (PBH) contract with TAP Maintenance & Engineering, a leading global MRO provider and part of the TAP Group. The contract, which takes effect in September, builds on a long-standing relationship between AJW Group and TAP Maintenance &

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321 Precision Conversions selects Telair as Cargo Handling System provider for Passenger-to-Freighter Conversion of A321-200 aircraft

321 Precision Conversions (321PC), has announced Telair International as the Cargo Handling System Manufacturer for the passenger-to-freighter conversion of Airbus A321-200 aircraft. The Telair International A321PCF main deck cargo system is the most versatile and ultra-light weight system on narrow body freighters in the industry. This system offers future customers of the Precision converted A321PCF

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Embraer Commercial Aviation appoints Ron Baur Senior Vice President, Global Leasing and Strategy

Embraer Commercial Aviation has named Ron Baur Senior Vice President, Global Leasing and Strategy. Effective September 15th, Baur will combine his new lessor-focused responsibilities with his current strategy role. He will report directly to Arjan Meijer, Chief Commercial Officer, Embraer Commercial Aviation. Baur is an experienced aviation professional who recently joined Embraer from United Airlines.

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Václav Havel Airport opens new stand and gate for long-haul aircraft

Václav Havel Airport Prague goes on with short-term development plans and opens a new aircraft stand and gate with a new passengers waiting area for testing operations. The new reconfigured stand can service either one long-haul aircraft with 65 meters wing-span, or two smaller ones with a wing-span of up to 36 meters. The stand

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thyssenkrupp Aerospace rigorously implementing certification to the latest quality standards

The aerospace community has the highest standards of quality, safety, security, and reliability. Certification to EN 9100/9110/9120 plays an important role in order to fully fulfill complex customer requirements while taking into consideration the utmost quality criteria. Among the leading supply chain specialists in this sector, thyssenkrupp Aerospace has rigorously rolled out its quality management

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U.S. officials voice concern at forum over future need for substantial number of new pilots

At a time when Boeing is predicting the need for 127,000 new commercial pilots n North America over the next 20 years, the acting Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) chief Dan Elwell is quoted as saying at a recent forum on the aviation workforce that: “We have a diminishing supply of qualified pilots, mechanics, and technicians.”

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Ryanair reaches agreement with Italian unions on outline terms of a CLA

Ryanair has confirmed that it met with the 3 main cabin crew unions FIT CISL, ANPAC, and ANPAV and a set of agreed principles were signed, which will form the basis of a comprehensive Collective Labour Agreement (CLA) to cover Ryanair’s Italian based cabin crew from 1 Oct 2018. The parties agreed that they are

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