On Monday October 31, 2016, Lufthansa sayed farewell to its fleet of Boeing 737 aircraft, after almost 50 years. On a special flight, LH9922, between Frankfurt and Hamburg, the B 737-300 D-ABEC will be officially bid farewell at a joint event with Lufthansa Tachnik, after which it will fly back to Frankfurt with Captain and
The European commission has advised Belgium’s Brussels Airlines and TAP Portugal that their codeshare agreement on flights between Brussels and Lisbon have been operated in a manner that restricts competition and therefore breaches EU antitrust rules. According to the EU commissioner at the head of competition policy, Margrethe Vestager, “Code-sharing by airlines can bring benefits
ATR has launched a pilot training program in partnership with ENAC (French National School of Civil Aviation). This approximately 24-month program will recruit cadet pilots and offer a syllabus in compliance with the EASA regulations (European Aviation Safety Agency). With the worldwide growth in air traffic expected over the next twenty years, there is a
At the CAPA-ATCE Global Summit in Amsterdam, Sabre Corporation, one of the leading technology provider to the global travel industry, launched its next-generation revenue management platform, AirVision Revenue Optimizer. This innovative solution is designed to help airlines respond to rapidly changing market conditions in real-time and to optimise multiple revenue streams through advanced decision support.
It was announced this week that the Brazilian plane manufacturer, Embraer, has reached an agreement for the resolution of investigations with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Brazilian (Ministério Público Federal (MPF) and the Comissão de Valores Mobiliários (CVM). As part of the settlement, Embraer has agreed to
New York-based jetBlue airways has taken a minority share in JetSuite, the California-based, fast-growing charter airline according to an announcement made by Robin Hayes, jetBlue’s CEO. Making the announcement at the third-quarter investor call on October 25, he said that JetSuite was “changing the game in short-haul travel in the west coast.” Launched in 2009,
Panasonic Avionics has been selected by Airbus as lead supplier for High Bandwidth Connectivity (HBC) technology on its A320, A330, and A380 platforms. Panasonic’s Global Communications Service uses a Ku-band satellite network to deliver high-speed communications services on 99.6% of all air traffic routes. The service lets passengers connect to the people, digital entertainment, and
EDM, a leading global provider of training simulators to the civil aviation and defence sectors, has won orders to supply a leading US airline with eight Door Trainers. The contract awards are for four A350 Door Trainers and four Bombardier CS100 Door Trainers and over wing exit trainers. EDM will design and build the Door
Six years after the Conservative-led coalition government scrapped plans for a third runway at Heathrow Airport, just west of London, the go-ahead has finally been given for a third runway as opposed to creating a new airport or adding a second runway at nearby Gatwick Airport. The move is seen as a strategic win for
The Transport Workers Union and the International Association of Machinists (TWU-IAM Association), representing the more than 140 Flight Simulator Engineers at American Airlines, announced on October 24, that their members approved a new five-year contract, including significant pay raises, to take effect Nov. 7.
