JetBlue with its pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), have announced the ratification of a four-year contract. With 98% of eligible pilots voting, 74% cast ballots in favor of the agreement. The contractual terms, including market competitive pay rates, per diems and 401(k) provisions, will be effective August 1, 2018. Negotiations
The European Union published new safety rules on air operations, including new provisions to better support the mental fitness of air crew. The Regulation includes the following safety measures: Support programme: all pilots working for European airlines will have access to a support programme that will assist and support pilots in recognising, coping with, and
A group of 15 air traffic control students from the kingdom of Bahrain have completed their ICAO 051 training with Airways New Zealand, the globally renowned air navigation service provider. The agreement with the Bahrain Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications’ Civil Aviation Affairs (MTT), SERCO IAL and Tamkeen to provide ICAO 051 air traffic control
In a bold move, International Airlines Group (IAG), easyJet, Ryanair and Wizz Air have all submitted complaints to the European Commission (EC) in relation to France and the current disruption being caused to flights by the country’s striking air traffic controllers (ATCs). Already this year French ATC strikes have risen 300 percent compared to the
AVIAÂ, the global purchasing organisation for business aviation, is widening its supplier base with the addition of business aviation flight and cabin crew resource, hullo Aircrew, and its streamlined mobile application. AVIAÂ members have access to a dedicated hullo Aircrew client manager, responsive 24/7, to help with crewing issues. They will benefit by having complete
FLYdocs, the aviation data and records management solution provider and a leader in managing the lease transfer of aircraft and assets, has announced the successful completion of the digital document build and audit of 17 Dash 8 Q400 aircraft on behalf of Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC). During 2017, NAC had 17 aircraft on lease to
Boeing has released its 2018 Pilot & Technician Outlook, projecting demand for 790,000 pilots over the next 20 years. This represents double the current workforce and the most significant demand in the outlook’s nine-year history. The demand is being driven by an anticipated doubling of the global commercial airplane fleet — as reported in Boeing’s
Spatial has been selected by Dynamic Advanced Training (Dynamic) to provide six state-of-the-art cabin simulation devices as part of Dynamic’s inaugural training academy in Dubai. Due to launch in early 2019, these devices will represent the leading edge of innovation in cabin training globally. In a world’s first, launching business jet Safety and Emergency Procedure
Iridium Communications has announced Rockwell Collins as the newest Iridium Certus service provider for the aviation industry. Rockwell Collins will be adding the service to its comprehensive suite of aircraft connectivity applications for commercial, government and ARINCDirectSM business customers. In addition to being a service provider, Rockwell Collins is also a value added manufacturer (VAM)
Václav Havel Airport Prague served 7,463,975 passengers in the first half of 2018, which means a 10% increase compared to the same period last year. As usual, the largest number of passengers traveling from Prague went to the UK. The country with the highest increase in the number of checked-in passengers was Spain and for
