Pratt & Whitney, a division of United Technologies Corp., has obtained joint-Type Certification from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for the Airbus A321neo, which is powered by the Pratt & Whitney PurePower Geared Turbofan engine. “Today’s announcement marks a significant milestone for the PurePower engine family and the
Boliviana de Aviación, the flag carrier of Bolivia, has selected Panasonic Avionics Corporation’s (Panasonic) eXW system to bring the best Hollywood blockbusters to its passengers. eXW is a wireless inflight entertainment system and is available on the airline’s B767-300ER long haul fleet. It lets passengers to watch a vast selection of on-board movies, including new
Having signed an initial agreement back in November 2015, Lufthansa and Singapore Airlines (SIA) have received approval from the Competition Commission of Singapore (CCS) for their joint venture proposal intended to expand codeshare ties as well as commercial cooperation in Europe, Australia and Southeast Asia, along with aligning corporate programs. This is another step the
Alaska Airlines and the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association (AMFA) jointly announced tentative agreement on a proposed five-year contract for the carrier’s nearly 700 aircraft technicians and related employees. The proposed contract includes significant pay increases and added job protection provisions. Further details of the contract are being withheld pending a ratification vote by union members,
Subsequent to the tragic accident involving one of its ATR turboprops on December 7, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has grounded its entire fleet of ATR aircraft until the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (PCAA) investigation board has had the opportunity to perform ‘shakedown tests’ on the these planes. The PCAA will also be conducting a thorough
Singapore-based Jetstar Asia has entered into a 10-year software agreement with FLYdocs for its advanced aviation data and records management platform. As part of the Qantas Group, who has been using FLYdocs since 2015, FLYdocs will now facilitate more efficient and smoother records and asset management to assist Jetstar Asia with frequent inter-fleet aircraft transactions
It has been announced that Mexico’s IAMSA Group has bought out Irelandia Aviation’s stake in VivaAerobús, understood to be a 50% holding, to become the sole owner of the Mexican low-cost carrier. The airline was established in 2006 in a joint venture between the Ryan family, the founders of the Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair, and
GE Aviation has signed a contract, to provide Flight Analytics, with All Nippon Airways. Flight Analytics will help improve fuel efficiency based on an analysis of flight data. This is the first-time GE is providing digital solutions tothe Japanese market. ANA operates more than 1,000 international and domestic flights every day, and its fuel-related cost
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced from Geneva that it expects the global airline industry in 2017 to make a net profit of US$29.8 billion – a 4.1% net profit margin based on total forecast revenues of US$736 billion. This means the industry will, for the third consecutive year, make a return on
BAA Training, a European standard aviation training centre, starts the partnership with SmartLynx Airlines in order to launch the new Pilot Cadet Program. The five-year agreement will ensure the job opportunities for a new, highly-qualified generation of pilots at the airline which seeks such professionals in order to be able to fulfil its ambitious plans
