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Sabre Corporationhas signed a multi-year agreement to provide Sabre’s Market Intelligence with Global Demand Data (GDD) solution to China Southern Airlines. The technology is central to providing the airline with the intelligence and data visualization capabilities required as they continue to grow their international network. By implementing the industry leading Market Intelligence solution with proprietary

The two German companies Lufthansa Technik AG of Hamburg and Pepperl+Fuchs GmbH of Mannheim, have founded an equally owned joint venture called 3D.aero GmbH. The aim of this new company is to research, develop and sell innovative automation solutions for the aviation industry. Furthermore, it will work on solutions for the digitalization of workshops. Its

Travel Commerce Platform Travelport, has signed a new, multi-year renewal content agreement with Toronto, Canada-based Porter Airlines. Porter operates flights to 23 destinations in Canada and in the United States. Under the new agreement, Porter will join more than 250 global airlines using Travelport’s Rich Content and Branding merchandising solution to display their branded fares

Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) will be a launch customer for Rolls-Royce LessorCare, an integrated service offering for aircraft lessors. Firoz Tarapore, Chief Executive Officer of DAE said: “LessorCare will provide comprehensive support across all Trent engine types under one comprehensive framework allowing DAE to reduce delays in accessing services and thereby increasing the earnings capacity

Ryanair has confirmed that all 15 of its UK pilot bases – including London Stansted, which had previously rejected an improved pay deal, have now voted in secret ballot to accept pay increases of up to 20% and these increases will be paid in the January payroll. The majority of Ryanair’s pilots in Ireland have

In what would appear to be an overt snub to Taiwanese authorities, China has opened up a number of disputed air routes, including a northbound M503 route in the Taiwan Strait, without informing Taiwan. According to Taiwan, this contravenes a deal agreed in 2015 to discuss such routes prior to opening. Openly, Taiwan has condemned

AAR, a leading integrator of aviation supply chain solutions, will provide in-flight connectivity logistics, repair and aftermarket management services to Viasat, a global communications company. Through this partnership, AAR’s OEM Aftermarket Solutions group will manage the aftermarket inventory pool of Viasat components including modems, antennas, radomes, wireless access points (WAPs) and power supply units (PSUs).

In what has, over recent years, become a very sensitive topic, the Chinese government has issued a warning Qantas requesting the carrier amend its website listing of Taiwan and Hong Kong as individual countries, as opposed to Chinese territories. In an emailed statement, Qantas confirmed: “Due to an oversight, some Chinese territories were incorrectly listed