IndiGo, the Indian budget airline has expressed a keen interest in acquiring the international operations of fellow national carrier, Air India. However, IndiGo has made it clear from the onset that it would not be interested in any form of joint venture with the Indian government. IndiGo’s founders, Rakesh Gangwal and Rahul Bhatia, have also
BAA Training, European standard aviation training centre, has announced gaining an approval to provide ATR 42/72 FFS services for Tanzanian aviation companies. After successful audit by Tanzanian Civil Aviation Authority (TCAA), ATR 42/72 type rating training and full flight simulator dry or wet lease is allowed to be provided at the training center in Vienna,
C&L Aviation Group has opened a new satellite office in Miami, Florida to serve Latin American Airlines, Military, and Corporate Operators. The office will be managed by C&L’s Director of Business Development for Latin America, Carlos Ordonez. The new location will focus on regional and corporate aircraft sales, engines, and aircraft parts sales. The South
Panasonic Avionics (Panasonic) subsidiary AeroMobile has added 100th aircraft to its 3.5G mobile network. With 60% of airlines now offering 3.5G inflight connectivity, users of the AeroMobile service grew by 57% between 4Q16 and 1Q17. The inflight 3.5G network is complementary to Panasonic’s global inflight connectivity service. It offers passengers a simple and elegant way
Deutsche Lufthansa AG and Fraport AG have signed a first agreement on short-term cost savings. The partners are thus creating the right conditions for the further growth of Lufthansa at Frankfurt Airport. The agreement will also provide the basis for further discussions regarding a medium and long-term partnership. In the future, Lufthansa and Fraport are
Rockwell Collins’ ARINC VeriPax has been selected by Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte, known as OMA, for the implementation of the passenger reconciliation system in the 13 airports that OMA operates in Mexico. The project will facilitate the security process at the airports by automatically screening passengers against the flight information systems using real-time data,
Airbus SE on July 1st, integrated as planned its Group structure with its largest division, Commercial Aircraft. Following a reorganisation announced in September 2016, Airbus will benefit from a simpler structure that enables faster decision-making, less bureaucracy, greater collaboration and increased efficiency. This structure will also facilitate the digitalization programme currently under implementation. The newly
After 26 days of strike action taken already this year in connection with a protracted pay dispute, BA cabin crew began a further 16-day strike at 00:01hrs on July 1, which will last until 23:59hrs on July 16. The strike is being held by members of the Unite union who work on both long-haul and
AerData, a Boeing Company, has announced the relocation of their Schiphol office to a newly refurbished, purpose built office space in Hoogoorddreef, Amsterdam Zuidoost, from 3rd July. The new office is 16 KM away from the current location and unites AerData with their parent company, Boeing, who are already established in the Amerika Building. The
Boeing has launched its third major business unit on July 1, when Boeing Global Services began operating alongside Commercial Airplanes and Defense, Space & Security. This new dedicated services business focuses on the needs of government, space and commercial customers worldwide. Boeing Chairman, President and CEO Dennis Muilenburg announced the formation of Global Services in
