The British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA) has announced two impending strikes by Ryanair’s pilots, the first for 48 hours between August 22 and August 23, and a second scheduled for 60 hours between September 2 and September 4. The walkouts relate to ongoing disagreements the Irish low-cost carrier has had with the pilots’ union BALPA […]
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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released data for global air freight markets showing that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs), decreased by 4.8% in June 2019, compared to the same period in 2018. This marks the eighth consecutive month of year-on-year decline in freight volumes.Signs of a modest recovery in recent months
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IFS, the global enterprise applications company, has released that Rolls-Royce has chosen IFS Maintenix™ for exchanging engine data with airlines operating Rolls-Royce Trent engines, including the Trent 1000, Trent XWB and Trent 7000. With a long list of world-leading airlines operating with its engines, the IFS Maintenix solution will help Rolls-Royce and its customers share
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Mike Ward has joined DAS/Flite as the Vice President of Sales, Parts and Component Repair. Eli DaSilva will assume a Director of Business Development role and report to Mike, along with the sales team. Ward brings over 25 years of aviation experience to the team. He most recently worked for Spirit AeroSystems in Wichita, Kansas,
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Specialist aircraft component support provider Bii.aero has chosen Chromalloy to repair, overhaul and inspect all CFM56-3 engine material. Bii recently teamed with Dublin-based aircraft and engine leasing firm Rostrum Leasing to market a suite of engine piece parts resulting from the phased tear-down programme of selected B737-300 Classics and CFM56 spare engines formerly operated by
Airfoil Services Sdn Bhd (ASSB), a 50/50 joint venture between MTU Aero Engines and Lufthansa Technik, has broken ground on its facility extension. This expansion grows facility space by 5,200 m² and will increase current repair capacity from 650,000 to 900,000 parts per year by 2020. This development underlines the shareholders’ commitment to increasing its
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British Airways was forced to cancel at least 117 flights on Wednesday August 7, at Heathrow Airport and a further 10 at nearby Gatwick airport after a computer glitch affected both online check ins and flight departures. The problem had been resolver by 1700 GMT but not before an additional 200-or-so flights had also been
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Embraer has signed a contract with SkyWest for a firm order of seven E175 jets in a 70-seat configuration. SkyWest will operate the aircraft for Delta. The order has a value of USD 340 million, based on 2019 list prices, and was already included in Embraer’s 2019 second-quarter backlog as customer “undisclosed.” Deliveries are expected
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In July, Finnair carried 1,447,400 passengers, 12.4% more than in the corresponding period of 2018. The overall capacity increased in July by 10.7% while Finnair’s traffic increased by 12.2%, The Passenger Load Factor (PLF) increased year-on-year by 1.2% points to 89.6%.
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Robinson Helicopter Company has delivered two R44 Raven IIs to the Philippine National Police (PNP) on July 25. The aircraft were purchased through Robinson’s longtime dealer Lionair (Manilla, Philippines), marking the first acquisition of Robinson helicopters by the Philippine government. The PNP is the armed civilian national police force tasked with law enforcement throughout the
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