Etihad Aviation Group and TUI AG confirmed they are in discussions to create a strong European leisure airline group, focused on point-to-point flying to connect key tourist markets. It is proposed to contribute the touristic operations of the airberlin group and the German TUIfly company, including the aircraft currently operated by TUIfly for airberlin under
Ryanair announced that it is to launch a major recruitment drive as it plans to take delivery of 50 new aircraft in the next 12 months. Ryanair announced that it will be hiring 2,000 new cabin crew, 1,000 pilots and 250 aircraft engineers, as well as promoting over 300 First Officers on its command upgrade
AerData, a Boeing Company, the provider of lease management, records management and engine fleet planning software, reported a new arrangement between AMOS of Swiss AviationSoftware and AerData’s STREAM solution, providing customers with a fully-integrated software platform for a more efficient and complete aircraft electronic records management system. STREAM (Secure Technical Records for Electronic Asset Management)
Luton, UK-based Monarch Airlines, which was established in 1968, has recently been facing financial problems which threatened continuation of its ATOL (Air Travel Operator’s License) agreement. That license grants passengers financial protection so that if an airline goes into liquidation while they are abroad they are not left stranded. The airline has now announced that
Pilots from Delta Air Lines, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), reached a comprehensive Agreement in Principle with Delta management to amend their collective bargaining agreement. If approved by the MEC, the agreement will be sent to the Delta pilots for membership ratification.
Japan’s first home built airplane for fifty years and its first jet, the MRJ90, successfully completed its ferry flight and landed at Grant County International Airport, Washington at 5.44 local time, Wednesday September 28. The jet left Japan’s Nagoya Airfield 1.28pm local time on Monday September 26, stopping at New Chitose Airport, Sapporo in Japan,
Airbus Group further integrates by merging its Group structure with its largest division Airbus Commercial Aircraft into a new entity. Last night, the Board of Directors of Airbus Group approved a respective proposal by the company’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Tom Enders. The new entity will be led by CEO Tom Enders. Fabrice Brégier will
On Wednesday this week, Air Berlin PLC & Co., (airberlin) Germany’s second-largest airline, announced radical changes to the company structure with the intention of delivering long-term growth. Airberlin now intends to focus core operations as a network carrier from its two main hubs, Berlin and Dusseldorf, in Germany. The leisure flight section of the business
The Boeing 737 NG has been officially certified for TaxiBot dispatch towing. The Supplement Type Certificate (STC) was issued by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the Civil Aviation Authority of Israel (CAAI). This milestone completes certification for the Boeing 737 family, thus covering the Boeing 737-600, 737-700,737-800,737-900 and 737-900ER, in addition to prior
AerData, a Boeing Company, has signed an agreement to provide Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, and its equity partner airlines, with AerData’s STREAM software. STREAM (Secure Technical Records for Electronic Asset Management) is a web-based solution used by some of the world’s largest airlines, lessors and MROs to manage aircraft
