Peach Aviation has established the pilot training program Peach Pilot Challenge Program with Airbus, in cooperation with the ANA Group, Airbus, and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC). Applications from prospective challenge trainees started to be accepted August 6. The first information session for applicants was held in Osaka on August 24. More than 40 participants
Fraport USA, a wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary of Fraport AG and a leading developer of award-winning airport retail programs, has been selected by the Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority to manage and develop the concessions program for Nashville International Airport (BNA). Over the term of the contract, Fraport will enhance the shopping and dining experience for more
Customers at Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) International Airport will fly nonstop to Dublin, Ireland and Munich, Germany, starting June 6, 2019, thanks to new service from American Airlines. With these flights, DFW Airport will provide its first ever nonstop service to Ireland and its third daily nonstop flight to Germany. The launch of Dublin and
Anticipated joint ventures with three Latin American airlines – Colombia’s Avianca Holdings, Panama’s Copa Airlines and Brazil’s Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras – and the parent company of United Airlines (United), United Continental Holdings, are proving to be more complicated than initially envisaged. While the intention is to improve connectivity between the U.S. and Latin America,
IATA has revealed the results of a global survey of over 100 leading industry HR professionals at airlines, airports and ground service providers, carried out by Circle Research to learn more about how HR decision-makers were managing the retention, training and recruiting of skilled professionals to fill the anticipated job gaps. In brief, the results
Delta Air Lines and Incheon International Airport Corporation (IIAC) are partnering to create a leading hub in Northeast Asia. The partnership agreement allows the two parties to exchange information regarding the design of Terminal 2 at the Incheon International Airport (ICN), collaborate on initiatives enhancing customer experience and operational performance, explore deployment of new technologies
The latest UK Aviation Consumer Survey published by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has revealed that passengers’ overall satisfaction levels with flying have dropped. This is the fifth survey of this type to have been carried out over the last two years and current results have shown that passengers have become particularly unhappy with how
West Star Aviation has promoted Katie Johnson to Vice President of Human Resources effective immediately. In her new role, Johnson will primarily focus on implementing best practices across all of West Star’s locations, which will include tactics for increasing West Star employee engagement, increased recruiting efforts, and developing/implementing a training program for current and future
Newly established, Sarajevo-based FlyBosnia has selected Commsoft’s industry-leading MRO IT system, OASES, to support its planned operations. Established by the Saudi Arabian Al Shiddi Group, FlyBosnia is currently in the process of submitting its application for an AOC and intends to acquire, initially, an A320 Family aircraft for operations from Bosnia to various destinations, including
Originally intended for construction subsequent to completion of the first construction phase of FRA’s new Terminal 3, Fraport AG, the owner and operator of Frankfurt Airport (FRA), has received the required permit from the building inspectorate of the city of Frankfurt for the construction of Pier G. The move has been brought about by increased
