The U.S Transportation Department has released 2017 figures for the number of passengers ‘bumped’ off flights, revealing a total of 23,223 passengers were forced off an aircraft or had their flights tickets revoked. This equates to a figure of approximately one passenger for every 29,000 travelers. The biggest ‘culprit’ was Southwest Airlines, which accounted for
The investigation of Airbus Defence and Space GmbH by the Munich Public Prosecutor (Staatsanwaltschaft München I) related to the sale of Eurofighter aircraft to the Republic of Austria in 2003 has been terminated. The result of the investigation by the Munich Public Prosecutor, which had been ongoing since 2012, did not confirm the allegations of
SIA Engineering Company has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with CaseBank Technologies (CaseBank) – a division of Aircraft Technical Publishers (ATP) and the leading provider of integrated diagnostic and troubleshooting software solutions – to collaborate in the field of data analytics. Under the MOU, the parties will explore collaborating in the areas of research,
Heathrow’s monopoly should be broken-up with the ability for terminals to be run by third parties, creating competition and lower costs for customers, says International Airlines Group (IAG). In a submission to the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), IAG says that Heathrow’s expansion provides a great opportunity for independent companies to design, build and run commercial
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) announced the signing of a Memorandum of Collaboration (MoC) to establish a Global Safety Predictive Analytics Research Center (SPARC) in Singapore. The MoC was signed by Alexandre de Juniac, IATA’s Director General and CEO, and Kevin Shum, Director-General of CAAS. SPARC
AirAsia and GE Aviation have signed a four-year agreement for GE to provide the electronic Flight Operations Quality Assurance (eFOQA) and the FlightPulse pilot application for AirAsia’s fleet of about 355 A320 and A330 aircraft and 4,000 pilots. GE Aviation’s eFOQA service uses flight data generated by the aircraft and its systems and applies proprietary
Smiths Detection, a global leader in threat detection and screening technologies for aviation, ports and borders, urban security and military markets, has released that the Airports Authority of India (AAI) has placed an order for multiple CTX 9800 DSiTM systems at a combined value of over US$50m. Through a global competitive tender process conducted by
The head of commercial sales at the Canadian plane and train manufacturer Bombardier has admitted to there being a “bit of a pause” in orders being placed for the C-Series jet while waiting for completion of the recent partnership deal with Airbus. It was in October the deal for Bombardier to sell a majority stake
In November and December 2017, MRO service provider SR Technics jointly with ZbW St. Gallen, a leading Swiss institution in higher vocational education and training (hVET), held a six-week advanced training program for 15 Indonesian polytechnic instructors. The training marked the start of a major “lecturer retooling” program launched last year by the Indonesian Ministry
Panasonic Avionics and Kenya Airways have signed an agreement to provide inflight entertainment (IFE) services and passenger technical solutions for 24 of the carrier’s narrowbody and widebody aircraft. The agreement includes ten Embraer 190 aircraft line-fitted with Panasonic Avionics’ eFX IFE system, five Boeing 737-800 aircraft fitted with eX1 and nine Boeing 787-8 aircraft equipped
