Negotiations at Recaro Aircraft Seating (Recaro) for securing the company and its workforce have concluded. The result secures the employment of the employees at the Schwaebisch Hall location until June 30, 2023. A total of 95% of IG-Metall (IGM) members voted “yes” for the concessions made by employees and thus for an exclusion of dismissals
Having passed the compliance audit, the BAA Training flight base in Lleida-Alguaire has received official approval from ENAC to carry out flight training for ENAC’s students. The consent to audit the BAA Training’s Spanish flight base was given to ENAC by the Civil Aviation Authority (DGAC). ENAC acts as an ATPL and MPL pilot training provider for
Panasonic Avionics (Panasonic) has announced Qatar Airways as the launch customer for its new EcoFW 10” inflight entertainment (IFE) upgrade program. The seatback IFE monitors on the airline’s fleet of 37 Boeing 777 aircraft will be updated with Panasonic’s new EcoFW 10” monitor upgrade – creating a next-generation HD passenger experience while extending the life of
Mid-Canada Mod Center (MC2) has completed the installation of a Universal Avionics (UA) InSight display system on a Citation VII aircraft. This marks the first Canadian installation of Universal Avionics’ integrated flight deck solution. The work included an extensive flight deck upgrade, inflight connectivity, plus additional certification related to activities to obtain Transport Canada approval
AVIAA, the global group purchasing organization for business aviation which provides procurement services for over 1,500 aircraft, has been active during the Coronavirus pandemic. Thirty-three new executive aviation destinations have been added to its international FBO network, each delivering attractive benefits and savings for its pre-dominantly U.S. and European operator members. JetSet Services is one of the sizeable new suppliers, bringing in 25 airport handling locations all over Greece, including Athens, Mykonos, Heraklion and Santorini. Netherlands and Belgium-based
With The U.K. entering a second period of lockdown on Thursday, November 5, to counteract the COVID-19 pandemic, the more wealthy have greatly increased their demands on private charter firms for flights to the location of second homes, with the Canary Islands coming top of the list. Air Partners, which caters for the royal family,
Research undertaken by ForwardKeys, the travel analytics company, reveals that the announcement, on October 15, that Hong Kong and Singapore have reached an in-principle agreement to establish a bilateral Air Travel Bubble (ATB), which would allow leisure travel between them to restart in November, triggered an immediate release of pent-up demand. In the week that
Sabre Corporation has announced an enhancement to its agreement with Qantas that will offer agents access to richer information about the airline’s fares, products and services. Sabre’s graphical Sabre Red 360 interface will now showcase Qantas products with rich, relevant and engaging content through the airline’s connection with ATPCO. Sabre will integrate Qantas’ UPAs (Universal Product
Xenex® Disinfection Services (Xenex) has awarded a US$20 million contract to Astronics to assist in the manufacturing of Xenex’s unique LightStrike Germ-Zapping Robots. Xenex’s patented pulsed xenon ultraviolet (UV) light disinfection technology is proven to achieve a 99.99% level of disinfection against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, in two minutes. Michael Kuehn, president of Astronics’
BAA Training Vietnam has received the necessary certificates for Upset Prevention and Recovery Training (UPRT), aligned with Airbus A320 simulators from the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) and have already had their training instructors certified for UPRT training. Until 2021, the pilots of the Vietnamese airlines are required to undergo Upset Prevention and Recovery
