A year after announcing its 5-year turnaround plan to try and make the plane and train manufacturer a profitable business, the Canadian company Bombardier has announced the intention to cut just over 10% of its 7,090 workforce. The company has indicated that much of the manpower restructuring will be centered around streamlining administrative and non-production
Jeppesen, a Boeing Company, has teamed with TUI Group, the European charter and scheduled airline service operator, to enhance dispatch operations and training through an integrated in-house program available for airlines and other operators. Together, Jeppesen’s eAcademy program streamlines recurrent dispatch training for operators, while on the job training programs from TUI GOC establishes a
China Eastern Airlines has selected Panasonic Avionics Corporation’s (Panasonic) eX3 inflight entertainment (IFE) system and Wi-Fi connectivity service for its fleet of 35 new A350s and 787 aircraft. China Eastern Airlines, in partnership with China Telecom Satellite, was the first Chinese carrier to offer Panasonic’s global Wi-Fi service on domestic flights and has already begun
As a result of a number of trials and the disclosure from Delta Airlines, which already employs real-time tracking on passengers’ luggage providing a 99% success rate in bag tracking, global IT provider SITA and the Air Transport Association (IATA) have revealed that if further adopted, the air traffic industry could reduce the number of
STG Aerospace reported that EASA has approved its latest photoluminescent floorpath marking system, saf-Tglo blu, for the following aircraft in the current Airbus fleet – the A300, A310, A320, A330 and A340. This is the first time that an emergency egress system using blue photoluminescence has been approved for use in any aircraft application. saf-Tglo
EDM, a lobal provider of training simulators to the civil aviation and defence sectors, has won an A320 Door Trainer order from a leading global training provider. The Door Trainer will be used to train airline cabin crew to become proficient in the safe operation of A320 aircraft emergency exits and doors including procedures for
Magnetic MRO will cooperate with Kuehne + Nagel in offering global engine stand management solutions. The combination of Magnetic MRO brand EngineStands24.com and Kuehne + Nagel engine logistics solution KN EngineChain will result in a global digitalized one-stop solution for transportation and storage of aerospace engine stands. This co-operation will set a new industry standard
Panasonic Avionics and AeroMobile have announced the global availability of the new 3G eXPhone system. The new technology builds on the success of Panasonic’s eXPhone service, which is already installed on over 450 aircraft across 19 airlines worldwide. Airlines such as Etihad, Cathay Pacific, Aer Lingus, EuroWings, SAS and Air Serbia have already started to
Up until now, Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has been able to class itself as a state-owned airline, but with the sale of a total of 7% of the airline’s shares, the combined joint holding of the Danish, Norwegian and Swedish governments has now fallen below 50%. Norway’s stake has now fallen to 11.5% from 14.2%, while
Component Control reported that Rotable Repairs, an aviation wheel and brake services provider, is leveraging Quantum Control MRO and Logistics software to further enhance its responsive customer service. Based in southeast England, the independently owned EASA Parts 145, FAA Part 145 and Transport Canada-approved repair station serves airlines, hangar facilities and distributor industries which require
