Atlas Air has entered into an agreement to operate its first Boeing 747-400 Freighter for Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA), with an opportunity for additional aircraft in the future. The contract is initially for one aircraft to be flown in key global routes across the transpacific connecting Asia and the U.S. Service is scheduled to begin
From November 26, the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Third Country Operators (TCO) regulation became fully implemented. This means that only operators holding a TCO authorization from the EASA will be allowed to operate commercial flights to and from EASA member states, which includes members of the EU, Norway, Liechtenstein, Switzerland and Iceland. The 30-month
GA Telesis, has launched ACCESS (Aircraft Control Exchange Support Solutions). ACCESS is a new ready-to-go exchange program for aircraft flight control surfaces. ACCESS connects airlines to its extensive pool of ready-to-go flight control surfaces, leveraging the world’s largest independent inventory of the GA Telesis’ Component Solutions Group (CSG) with the comprehensive repair and overhaul capabilities
Jeppesen has signed a three-year renewal agreement with Flybe, a European regional airline, to provide digital charting and electronic flight bag (EFB) services for the carrier. Flybe also will receive Fuel Dashboard services to optimize fleet-wide fuel consumption and Electronic Flight Folder tools to enhance day-of flight EFB operations. Jeppesen had previously helped Flybe gain
Finnair and Japan Airlines will expand their codeshare cooperation as of December 1. Finnair’s flight numbers will be added to Japan Airlines flights from Frankfurt to Tokyo Narita starting on January 1, 2017. The codeshare expansion gives customers more flexibility and connectivity between Europe and Japan, enabling combinable routings via Frankfurt in one direction and
In an attempt to avoid further industrial dispute, Lufthansa has made Vereinigung Cockpit (VC), the pilots’ Union, a new offer – a 4.4% increase in remuneration along with a one-off payment. The increase in remuneration would be in two tranches, 2.4% for 2016 and 2% FOR 2017. Lufthansa believes this offer meets a key VC
West Star Aviation has received a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for the installation of a Future Air Navigation System (FANS) Controller Pilot Data Link Communications (CPDLC) application on F900B aircraft. The CPDL-C is a data link application that allows for direct exchange of text-based messages between the controller and a pilot. This application improves communication
American Airlines will move select enterprise applications to IBM’s Cloud. The airline will be able to leverage the global footprint of IBM Cloud, which consists of more than 50 data centers spanning 17 countries, as well as a wide range of application development capabilities through IBM Bluemix. In addition the company will have access to
As part of the integration measures and streamlining of the company’s organisational set-up, Airbus Group envisages a progressive reduction of its current workforce of around 136,000 by a maximum of 1,164 positions. These reductions will mainly affect support and integrated functions as well as the CTO organisation. The merger will also conclude the company’s headquarters
In a further episode of the ongoing battle between Boeing and Airbus which dates back over 10 years and which relates to disputes over government handouts provided to both companies, the World Trade Organization (WTO) has targeted Boeing and a key tax benefit provided for its latest long-haul jetliner, the wide-body 777X, indicating that it
