The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and ENAIRE, the Spanish air navigation services provider, along with ACETA, the Spanish Airlines’ Association, have agreed to augment their cooperation for the development and implementation of ENAIRE´s Strategic Plan, “FlightPlan 2020”. This will be of benefit both to the Spanish economy and to the travelers through reform and
Boeing has expanded its commercial Pilot Development Program (PDP) with the addition of Okay Airways to its growing customer list. The airline joins recent customers Kunming Airlines and YTO Airlines. All three carriers are based in China. Through the Pilot Development Program, Boeing works with a network of flight schools around the globe to provide
Honeywell International has released that Comair has selected its suite of advanced cockpit technologies for its future fleet of Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. Outfitting the first 737 MAX fleet in Africa, Comair is using one of the industry’s leading navigation and weather systems, including Honeywell’s Integrated Multi-Mode Receiver and the IntuVue® RDR-4000 3D Weather Radar
Sabre has signed a new agreement with Flight Centre Travel Group, one of the world’s largest travel agency groups, to provide its distribution services as well as the new Sabre Red Workspace to Flight Centre travel agents in Australia and New Zealand. The two companies share a commitment to innovation and a vision for the
Independent MRO provider Monarch Aircraft Engineering (MAEL) has announced it will double its intake of apprentices in 2018. First launched in 1971, MAEL’s renowned four-year Apprenticeship Scheme has already produced over 750 high calibre engineers for both the company and the wider aviation industry, and this year will double its intake from 20 to 40
Cobalt Air, Cyprus’s largest airline has announced its membership to the International Air Transport Association (IATA). The membership certificate was handed to Cobalt Air at a ceremony in Larnaca airport on March 2nd. Cobalt is the only Cyprus registered airline to be a member of IATA. Rafael Schvartzman, IATA’s Regional Vice President for Europe, said:
American Airline has refused to sign a new lease for an expanded O’Hare International Airport in Chicago, indicating that fellow tenant United Airlines is being given preferential treatment through the “secret” provision for extra gates. These claims have been vehemently denied by United, who have stated that the agreement for the gates was made more
Lufthansa Technik AG develops end-to-end maintenance concepts tailored to the individual needs of the customer. Its new product called Maintwise is available to customers of Lufthansa Technik as a consulting service. Maintwise allows Lufthansa Technik to address the individual aircraft operator’s highly specific circumstances. In cooperation with the customer’s planning and engineering experts, the Lufthansa
Spirit Airlines and its pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), have ratified a new five-year working agreement on February 28. Of the 98% of pilots who voted, 70% cast ballots in favor of the agreement. “This agreement increases our annual compensation, delivers job protections, and maintains important quality-of-life protections,” said Capt. Stuart
Iridium Communications announced that Honeywell Aerospace, SKYTRAC, Avitek and Navicom Aviation are the first Iridium Certus service providers to be selected for the aviation industry. As Iridium Certus service providers, each company will be able to offer the new, best-in-class broadband satellite connectivity to its customers. Ideal for commercial airliner flight deck communications, rotorcraft and
