Etihad Airways, the government-owned and Abu Dhabi-based carrier has announced that James Hogan is to step down as company president as part of a “transition process”. Having joined Etihad Airways in 2006 when the carrier was a regional short-haul airline with 22 aircraft, last year he was named President and Chief Executive Officer, Etihad Aviation
Lufthansa Technik has developed its first radome for the Ka-band. The innovative material layer structure of the TIOS (Two-In-One Solution) radome makes it possible to install Ka-band antennas, providing optimal high-speed internet and TV connections for all Boeing Business Jets I (737-700) and II (737-800). This makes Lufthansa Technik one of just a few manufacturers
Beginning of this week SWISS International Air Lines finalized the go live of CROSSMOS electronic tech log on its entire fleet. The last A/C was an A321 – belonging to the group of short-range airplanes which have been rolled out after the long-range A/C and the Bombardier CSeries (CS100). Every single aircraft of SWISS’s diverse
Continued technical problems continue to dog the opening of Berlin’s new Brandenburg airport, meaning that the already three-times delayed opening will be delayed a fourth time and will not happen in 2017. The problems appear to remain connected with the smoke extraction system. According to Airportzentrale.de: “there are problems with several hundred doors and the
PROS (PRO), the revenue and profit realization company, reported that Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) has deployed into production PROS Origin & Destination (O&D) and PROS Real-Time Dynamic Pricing (RTDP) solutions, both part of the company’s RevenuePRO portfolio of products. PROS O&D enables UIA to forecast demand and optimize network revenue associated with market trends and
Rolls-Royce has reached an agreement with the UK’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO), as well as the US Department of Justice (DoJ) and the Brazilian Federal Prosecution Service (MPF) in relation to “bribery and corruption involving intermediaries in a number of overseas markets” according to a press release from the company, issued January 17. The agreements
Sabre is supporting Emirates airline with industry-leading technology that personalises the travel experience for consumers by enabling them to easily purchase a range of customised fares. Sabre and Emirates have also signed a new long-term global distribution agreement to make the airline’s fares available to travel agents globally who use Sabre. Emirates operates more than
Jeppesen and the Joint Aviation Authorities Training Organization (JAA TO) have signed an initial Memorandum of Understanding to determine the potential for co-offering European-based aviation training programs. The agreement will look to integrate JAA TO expertise in multiple fields of aviation safety with Jeppesen’s extensive pilot training, flight dispatch and licensing preparation capabilities. With the
With the arrival of flight 1518 on January 19th, WestJet officially inaugurated the start of service to Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport from Calgary. Inaugural service from Edmonton begins January 21. Service between Calgary and Phoenix-Mesa will operate three times weekly and Edmonton and Phoenix-Mesa will operate once weekly through April 29, 2017.
The news that Lufthansa plans to wet lease 38 aircraft from its competitor, airberlin, has resulted in Ryanair CCO, David O’Brien, announcing at a media briefing in London that the Irish low-cost carrier will soon be lodging a complaint based on the grounds it is anti-competitive. The deal between Lufthansa and airberlin, which was agreed
