The eighth cohort of General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) students from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has graduated from air traffic control (ATC) training with Airways International (Airways), 11 years after the first group to arrive in New Zealand completed their training. GACA and Airways celebrated this milestone on Thursday June 3, as 34
British Airways is now trialing its digital travel solution, IATA Travel Pass, on flights from Heathrow to Geneva and Zurich in Switzerland, as of June 1. The app can be downloaded onto a mobile device directly from the app store. Once downloaded, customers will create a secure account and will be presented with the entry
Having reported an overall adjusted net loss of US$2.26 billion for the quarter ended March 31, a loss for the fifth quarter in a row, Delta Air Lines (Delta) has run up a debt of US$346 million in unpurchased credits through Monroe Energy, a 185,000-barrel-a-day Delta-owned refinery. In the meantime, Delta is looking to convince
Astronics Corporation has released that the United States, Canada, and EASA have approved Astronics’ Max-Viz 1200 and 1400 Enhanced Vision Systems (EVS) for Airbus Helicopter EC130 B4 and T2 models. In cooperation with AVIO dg in Calgary, Canada, Astronics obtained the Supplemental Type Certificates (STC) for its Max-Viz 1200 and 1400 EVS from the U.S.
Air bp, the international aviation fuel products and service supplier, has confirmed an agreement for its first sale of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at Munich Airport. A business aviation operator will start to purchase SAF from the beginning of June. This marks the second location in Germany where Air bp has supplied SAF, the first
Lufthansa Cargo has laid the foundation stone for the construction of its new art storage facility at the Frankfurt hub. The so-called ArtCube at the Lufthansa Cargo Center will, in future, have an area of 168 m² and offer its customers secure and professional storage for valuable works of art of all kinds. The new
Aviator Airport Alliance, a full-range provider of aviation services at 15 airports across the Nordics and a family member of Avia Solutions Group, has signed a partnership agreement with new Norwegian airline Flyr for ground handling services. Under the new partnership, Aviator Airport Alliance will provide Flyr with full passenger- and ramp-handling services, including de-icing,
IAG Cargo, the cargo division of International Airlines Group (IAG), and its sister company British Airways, has operated a relief flight to India transporting 27 tons of medical aid as the humanitarian crisis in the country worsens. The Boeing B777-200 was loaded with emergency aid to Delhi to support the Indian government as the country continues
Having announced at the 2019 Heli-Expo in Atlanta that it intended to create a U.S.-based Helicopter Training Academy, Leonardo S.p.A. has officially opened its brand-new, state-of-the-art Helicopter Training Academy in Philadelphia on schedule, despite the problems faced dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. The Academy is located on its existing campus in northeast Philadelphia that also
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has granted the first certificate for a Virtual Reality (VR)-based Flight Simulation Training Device (FSTD). The device, for rotorcraft pilots, enhances safety by opening the possibility for practicing risky maneuvers in a virtual environment. This addresses a key risk area in rotorcraft operations, where statistics show that around
