Aeromobile partners with TrueMove Thailand to enable customers to connect whilst inflight

October 15, 2019

Panasonic Avionics Corporation subsidiary, AeroMobile and TrueMove Thailand, a subsidiary of True Corporation, have partnered to launch an inflight data roaming bundle for its customers. The inflight bundle, which commercially launched in September 2019, will place inflight mobility at the heart of TrueMove Thailand’s roaming packages. As the first operator in the country to launch

Lufthansa Technik helps to bring first inflight internet to China

October 14, 2019

Lufthansa Technik has further increased its market presence for connectivity modifications in Asia, a rapidly developing market for inflight internet solutions. As the most recent customer for these services, Lufthansa Technik welcomed Chinese service provider Air Esurfing Information Technology, which it will help in providing aircraft with the first ever inflight connectivity solution for the

UAS boosts ground service offering across china

October 13, 2019

Global trip support solutions provider, UAS International Trip Support (UAS) has expanded its capabilities in China and bolstered its client offering by becoming a domestic handling agent providing handling services across the country. With the new UAS China network of dedicated local agents in position, foreign operators will now have easier access to all categories

CAE and easyJet inaugurate new training center in Milan

October 10, 2019

CAE and easyJet have announced the official opening and inauguration of the CAE Milan training center, located near the Milan Malpensa airport in Lombardy, Italy. CAE and easyJet inaugurated the new center alongside local Italian and Canadian government officials. After London Gatwick and Manchester, this is the third new training centre that CAE has inaugurated

United Airlines launches new pilot recruitment program

October 9, 2019

United Airlines has launched “Aviate”, its new pilot recruitment program and career website, offering aspiring and established pilots more opportunities and the fastest paths to achieving their dreams and becoming a United First Officer and, ultimately, Captain. The program’s signature, structured career pathways offer pilots at all stages of their journey – from college training

Boeing dismisses Southwest pilots claim for lost wages over 737 MAX grounding

October 8, 2019

The Southwest Airlines Pilots Association (SWAPA), representing approximately 10,000 Southwest Airlines’ pilots, has filed a lawsuit against Boeing Co alleging that the grounding of the 737 MAX has cost its pilots over US$100 million in lost wages. In a statement, SWAPA said the lawsuit states that its pilots had agreed to fly 737 MAX jets

Launch of China Aviation Valuation Advisors (CAVA)

October 8, 2019

At the 8th China Air Finance Development Summit in Tianjin, Lili Zhou, General Manager, and David Yu, Chairman, of China Aviation Valuation Advisors announced the founding and launch of the first specialist aviation valuation onshore firm in China and the official aviation valuation partner of Tianjin Dongjiang FTP (DJFTP) government. Leveraging upon the highest level

Operation Matterhorn completed – 140,000 stranded Thomas Cook travelers repatriated

October 7, 2019

Fourteen days after Thomas Cook Group was declared bankrupt, leaving over 140,000 holidaymakers stranded abroad, the U.K.s Civil Aviation Authority announced on Monday, October 7, that a flight from Orlando, Florida, carrying 392 passengers and which landed at Manchester Airport at 8.31 a.m. local time, marked the completion of two-week-long Operation Matterhorn. Involving 150 aircraft

CAE inaugurates new commercial aviation training centers in London Gatwick and Manchester

October 1, 2019

CAE has inaugurated two new CAE training centers in the United Kingdom -London Gatwick and Manchester- to support the start of its ten-year exclusive pilot training agreement with easyJet announced in November 2018, as well as the growing training needs of airlines in Europe. A third training center will be inaugurated in Milan, Italy, on

Boeing to sharpen company focus on product and services safety