Ryanair’s Chief Executive, Michael O’Leary, announced on Thursday, August 31, that the low-cost carrier intends to bid for 90 of Alitalia’s planes and associated routes. Although it has indicated that it intends to operate the planes with existing cabin crew and staff, some redundancies and aircraft lease restructuring will likely be required. Alitalia has been
BAA Training, one of the largest aviation training centres in Northern Europe, has released that more than 650 future pilots will enrol on BAA Training’s Ab Initio programmes until the end of 2021. Recently, BAA Training has launched five new cadet programmes. Partnership agreements to support future talents were signed with Wizz Air, Lao Skyway,
To enhance the management, control and protection of the country’s borders, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has opted for Rockwell Collins’ ARINC Border Management Solutions to supply Advanced Passenger Information (API) and Passenger Name Record (PNR) data from airlines across the globe. The ARINC Border Management Solution will enable CBP officials to access
Thales and Japan Airlines welcome the entry into service of the Boeing 787-9 newly configured aircraft equipped with AVANT In-Flight Entertainment system. The new JAL Sky Suite 787-9 cabin on the airline’s Tokyo Narita to Kuala Lumpur route debuted this summer. Japan Airlines is a long-term, valued Thales customer which is the first Asian airline
Monarch has chosen AerData Secure Technical Records for Electronic Asset Management (STREAM) and transition services for its fleet of 36 Airbus A320s in readiness for lease transition. STREAM allows for smooth and efficient transition of aircraft and easy remarketing by airlines, lessors and MROs. A secure and web-enabled system, STREAM allows for the management of
Germania, the airline with headquarters in Berlin and which operates scheduled and charter flights to European, North African and Middle Eastern destinations, has sought the help of a German court to stop the German government from releasing a €150 million (US$180.5 million) bridging loan to Air Berlin prior to approval being granted by the European
BAA Training, one of the largest aviation training centres in Northern Europe, has renewed the Russian Federal Air Transport Agency (Rostaviatsia) approval for Boeing 737 CL Initial, Recurrent and Renewal training. The approval also grants use of BAA Training’s own Boeing 737 CL Full Flight Simulator for providing training to Russian airline operators. It is
One of the worst hurricanes to hit the United States since Katrina 12 years ago, has led to the cancellation of over 3,000 flights in the United States, predominantly involving flights to and from airports in southeast Texas. Cancellations began on Friday and have continued through to today (Monday). Houston saw both William P. Hobby
EDM, a global provider of training simulators to the civil aviation and defence sectors, has been selected by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines to manufacture B777 and B737 Cabin Emergency Evacuation Trainers (CEETs). Designed and built to meet KLM’s exact training requirements and international regulatory standards, the CEETs will enable the airline’s cabin crew to be
British Airline Pilots’ Association (BALPA), the pilots’ union which represents 400 of Thomas Cook’s 560 pilots, has confirmed that a vote cast by 88 percent of the carrier’s pilots last Friday was in favor of industrial action. The vote was the result of 8 months of failed negotiations over pay and benefits. Currently Thomas Cook
