This April, a new aircraft management and charter operator/broker has launched operations in Vienna, Austria. SKYSIDE is open for business offering aircraft management, charter options, CAMO services and aircraft delivery as part of an integrated asset management strategy. Thorsten Kinzl, Manager of Skyside said: “We decided for Vienna as the place of business for our
Following the ruling of a U.S. district court judge on Monday, April 18, the Biden administration announced that the Transportation Security Administration will no longer enforce the federal mandate requiring masks in all U.S. airports and on board aircraft. Effective immediately, masks are optional for all airport employees, crew members and customers inside U.S. airports
90 pilots of Indian low-cost carrier SpiceJet will have to undergo retraining before they are able to continue flying the Boeing 737 MAX jet. The pilots have been barred from flying by the Indian Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) after faults were discovered with the flight simulator’s flight controls at Boeing’s training facility, which
VINCI Airports is delivering a new phase of modernisation works at Belgrade Airport, that aim to increase the airport’s efficiency and environmental performance, in accordance with its commitment towards its grantor, the Serbian public authorities. The airport’s new pier (Pier C) is now open for service. With a surface area of 13,600 m², it provides
Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Panasonic Avionics) has been selected by Finnair to upgrade the in-flight entertainment (IFE) systems across the airline’s wide-body long-haul fleet. The IFE upgrade is an integral part of the Nordic cabin enhancements being introduced by Finnair across its long-haul fleet, including the introduction of a brand new Premium Economy cabin. Panasonic Avionics
Since 2020, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has issued approvals and exemptions for the transport of cargo in passenger cabins on a case-by-case basis. These were time-limited until July 31, 2022. Following a review of the operational context for transport of cargo in passenger cabin, the agency has concluded that the logistical challenges
Ryanair has announced it is partnering with Astonfly, part of the Clair Group, to recruit and train up to 500 new pilots over the next four years. Based at Aéroport de Toussus Le Noble on the outskirts of Paris, France, Astonfly is the leading pilot training school in France and currently sees over 150 pilots
Aviation industry consultant IBA has published its latest Aviation Industry Barometer for February 2022. Data from IBA’s InsightIQ intelligence platform indicates that the recovery of global passenger flights has been static from December 2021 to February 2022, with flight capacity remaining at 74% relative to pre-pandemic levels. IBA’s Aviation Industry Barometer for February 2022 indicates
Bahrain Airport Services (BAS) has signed a contract with SITA to deploy SITA Airport Management, enabling BAS to manage its ground handler operations as cost effectively as possible and to ensure the services are delivered in a timely manner, avoiding flight delays. A key component of the technology upgrade is SITA Mobile Resource Manager which
A new state-of-the-art Airbus A320 Flight Training Device (FTD) Level 2 is ready for training at BAA Training Spain. It is one of only a few devices of this kind in Europe with Level 2 certification. It offers high-fidelity training functionality: the cockpit, visual system and software are identical to a full-flight simulator (FFS), except
