Canada Jetlines Operations (Canada Jetlines) has signed an exclusive five-year pilot training agreement with CAE. Under the agreement, CAE will train Jetlines pilots on the CAE 7000 XR Airbus A320 full-flight simulator (FFS) at its Montreal training centre. Jetlines anticipates its inaugural flight in the spring of 2022, offering Canadians more selection and more economical
Nuseed has entered into a long-term strategic offtake and market development agreement with BP Products North America (bp), an affiliate of BP, that will see bp, or its affiliates, purchase Nuseed Carinata oil that it plans to process or sell into growing markets for the production of sustainable biofuels. Nuseed Carinata is a non-food cover
Embraer has successfully completed the reintegration of its commercial aviation business’ main information technology systems and processes. The work, done throughout January, did not hamper the continuity of the company’s essential operations. The reorganisation resulting from this process began in May 2020 and since then has been one of Embraer’s main focuses, as part of
An alliance of approximately 20 European airlines and airports, including all Lufthansa subsidiaries, Air France-KLM, Frankfurt and Schiphol airports, have challenged the EU’s climate change legislation that was presented last July. The major complaint is that the overarching consequence will disadvantage European carriers and airports against their non-European rivals. However, the alliance has made it
Canada Jetlines Operations has reported that the new all-Canadian carrier has received conditional approval for flight crew (pilot) training from Transport Canada, effective immediately. Final approval of Canada Jetlines’ pilot training programme will be granted once Transport Canada has reviewed the training conducted under the programme and it proves to be satisfactory. “This is an
The United States has announced that it will be suspending 44 flights to China, flown by Chinese carriers, between January 30 and March 29. The retaliatory action is as a direct result of actions by the Chinese Government and its current COVID-19 protocols. China has become disgruntled with the fact that while having negatively tested
Atlas Air, a subsidiary of Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, has announced the extension of a long-term aircraft transportation services agreement to operate a Boeing 747-400 freighter for SF Group (SF), one of China’s leading express service providers, between China and the United States. The agreement, which has been in place since 2018, enhances the operating capability
Tenders have started for flight attendants on the aircraft types B757, B767, A320 and A321 operated by Condor as well as for the new A330neo aircraft, which will fly for Condor from autumn 2022. A total of around 150 new employees will be recruited at the Frankfurt, Dusseldorf, Munich, Hamburg and Leipzig stations to operate
The FAA has cleared an estimated 45% of the US commercial fleet to perform low-visibility landings at many of the airports where 5G C-band will be deployed on January 19. The agency approved two radio altimeter models that are installed in a wide variety of Boeing and Airbus planes. This combination of aircraft and altimeter
At the beginning of this year, Swissport has finalized the acquisition of AGS Aviation Ground Services in Aruba and assumes the Dutch Caribbean company’s ground handling operations at Queen Beatrix International Airport in Oranjestad (AUA). With the acquisition of AGS Aviation Ground Services, a ground handling services company first incorporated in Aruba in 1991, Swissport
