ATR officially inaugurated its new Training Center in Miami, Florida, US. This new facility is equipped with a brand new Full Flight Simulator (FFS) for ATR -600 series aircraft, provided by CAE. The new ATR Training Center, located at the Airbus training premises, is especially oriented to current and future ATR operators on the American
With a turnout of 73.8%, 58.1% of Air France pilots have voted to accept the creation of a low-cost Air France KLM subsidiary according to the SNLP union. However, the union also confirmed that while the vote clarified the pilots’ position, it was not a unilateral acceptance of the carrier’s proposals for Boost, the newly
Weston Aviation, the UK and Ireland based FBO and Business Aviation services specialist, has completed works on its current Business Aviation Centre at Humberside Airport in the UK. The new facility will offer double the existing space previously available, creating two separate crew and passenger lounges, crew work stations, kitchen areas and quiet zones. In
Mobil Jet Oil 387, a synthetic high performance capability turbine engine oil, has been approved by Pratt & Whitney for use in its PurePower Geared TurbofanTM 1500G engines. As a result, all Mobil Jet-branded turbine oils, including Mobil Jet Oil 387, Mobil JetTM Oil II and Mobil JetTM Oil 254, are now fully approved for
In response to an open letter written to major Canadian airlines on January 5, 2017, in which the Canadian Minister for Transport requested confirmation by February 15 that appropriate protocols regarding flight crews were in place, the top-eight Canadian airlines have all confirmed this to be the case. The letter written by Marc Garneau, P.C.,
Honeywell has received a multi-million dollar, multi-year contract to implement a new airfield ground lighting control and monitoring system at Singapore Changi Airport, Southeast Asia’s busiest hub and one of the most frequented airports in the world. The Honeywell system will play a critical role in helping Changi Airport safely and efficiently accommodate the expected
Jeppesen, a Boeing Company, introduced Jeppesen Aviator – a new pilot resource suite that unites essential electronic flight bag (EFB) resources into an all-in-one app for mobile iOS and Windows devices. Aviator is a Jeppesen and Boeing collaboration that integrates typically independent EFB features into a single point of access that reduces pilot time spent
BGS, an international provider of ground handling and aircraft fueling services, has won a tender to supply fuel to the Ukrainian airports for Turkish Airlines and LOT Polish Airlines for 2017. Following the successful partnership in 2016, BGS has bypassed competition and extended the contract for service with the Turkish national air carrier in Lviv
Boeing workers at the North Charleston 787 assembly plant have voted against representation by the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers (IAM). The vote was open to approximately 3,000 Boeing employees and was held under the auspices of the National Labor Relations Board. It is understood that 74% of the 2,828 who voted were
Honeywell has been selected by India’s Jet Airways to provide its GoDirect Fuel Efficiency software, a part of the GoDirect Flight Services family of Connected Aircraft technologies, to reduce fuel use and costs for the airline. The offering provides a full range of data analysis, reporting and monitoring tools for enhanced fuel conservation. Honeywell’s GoDirect
