Major British airlines wrote to the PM, Boris Johnson, on December 13, describing the new travel rules imposed by the government to combat the Omicron coronavirus variant as “haphazard and disproportionate”, as well as being disruptive to families and commerce alike over the Christmas period. The letter was signed by the chief executive officers of
GA Telesis’ (GAT) subsidiary GAT Logistics Solutions Group has received approval from the US Department of Homeland Security, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), to operate under TSA’s Indirect Air Carrier Standard Security Program (IACSSP). This approval coincides with the launch of GAT Logistics Solutions Group, a worldwide provider of transportation, logistics, storage and supply chain solutions.
The Volga-Dnepr Group, Airbus, Gazprom Neft, Aeroflot Airlines, the National Research Center Zhukovsky Institute, the Federal State Unitary Enterprise State Research Institute of Civil Aviation, and the S7 Group have signed a declaration with the aim of establishing a Eurasian SAF (sustainable aviation fuel) alliance. The main task of the newly formed alliance will be
Aero HygenX, makers of the “RAY” line of UV-C light disinfecting technologies for aviation, and MHI RJ Aviation Group (MHIRJ) have signed an agreement for the marketing of Aero HygenX’s autonomous UV-C cabin disinfecting products. The signing of this agreement marks the beginning of a new cooperation between Aero HygenX and MHIRJ. It will make
Pilot training centre BAA Training Vietnam and Bamboo Airways, a Vietnamese airline owned by the FLC Group, have strengthened the reliable and long-term partnership with a five-year contract from 2021 up until 2026. Under this contract, Bamboo Airways pledges to prioritise using full-flight simulator (FFS) A320/1 lease service of BAA Training Vietnam. The second part
Jet Aviation has signed an agreement with Neste, a leading producer of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), to secure and offer Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel (Neste MY SAF) on-site at its FBO located at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, effective immediately. Neste MY SAF is Jet A-1 certified and has the same operational qualities as traditional fossil
Travelport and Cathay Pacific, Hong Kong’s home airline, have extended their long-standing relationship with a renewed and expanded multi-source content distribution agreement which includes a commitment to work with Travelport in advancing its New Distribution Capability (NDC) initiatives. With this new long-term agreement, Travelport will continue to support Cathay Pacific by providing Travelport-connected agencies around
United Airlines has announced that the inaugural class of 30 United Aviate Academy students will begin their studies on December 6, at the new flight training academy at Phoenix Goodyear Airport. The first class will complete a rigorous, year-long training programme that sets them up for a career that reflects United’s high standard of professionalism
IAG Cargo, the cargo division of International Airlines Group (IAG), will be creating more than 500 new roles over the next 12 months in the biggest recruitment drive in the organisation’s history, in areas ranging from operations to transformation. This landmark recruitment campaign will support IAG Cargo to expand its cargo operation and meet growing
As part of its growth strategy in Latin America, Swissport has added six more airports to its network in Chile. The provider of airport ground services and air cargo handling is now represented at a total of eight Chilean airports, covering airports in the entire country from Arica (ARI) in the north to Punta Arenas
