The UK’s Air Accidents Investigation Branch is to investigate the crash on Wednesday this week of the world’s largest aircraft, the Airlander 10. On only its second UK test flight, at the end of the test flight the aircraft ‘nosedived’ at Cardington Airfield, Bedfordshire, extensively damaging the cockpit, though fortunately nobody was injured. During the
The European Commission’s (EC) investigation into Etihad’s acquisition of a 49% stake in Air Serbia which occurred on August 1, 2013 has concluded it is totally compliant with all EU regulations according to results delivered on July 8. Etihad has a substantial portfolio of equity alliances, including Alitalia (49%), Air Seychelles (40%), Darwin Airline (34%),
Atlas Air Worldwide has entered into a five-year agreement with FedEx Express to provide it with five 747-400 freighter aircraft for peak flying seasons beginning in 2017 and lasting through 2021. Peak season flying generally occurs in the month of December and potentially earlier. An agreement to provide five aircraft for the 2016 peak season
Seabury Solutions announced more growth in its user base in the Caribbean region. Dominican Wings, whose parent company Avion Express is a long standing user of Alkym now have their aircraft under control in the system. Dominican Wings, whose parent company Avion Express is a long standing user of Alkym now have their aircraft under
Subsequent to the recent decision by Denver International Airport to select a consortium led by Ferrovial Airports to privatize the airport’s Great Hall, a judge in Barcelona, Spain has decided to try those associated with a kickbacks scheme where it is alleged that Ferrovial paid money to influence the awarding of public contracts. It has
FlightGlobal, a leading aviation information group, has acquired two pioneering US businesses that will help create a powerhouse in data analytics for the global air travel sector. Diio, a provider of airline market intelligence tools, and FlightStats, a pioneer in flight data services, will now sit alongside FlightGlobal’s existing portfolio of fleet, aircraft finance and
Gogo Business Aviation (GOGO), a leader in connected airplanes, has embarked on an initiative to enable operators, dealers and installers to equip their aircraft with approved routers from third-party manufacturers that best suit their individual needs and preferences on the Gogo Biz network. The move is part of a larger initiative to provide a more
91% OF 8,800 British Airways members of British Airlines Stewards and Stewardesses Association (BASSA), a section of the UK’s largest trade union, Unite, have voted for industrial action if the carrier continues with its plans to enforce a newly introduced staff performance system. Aside from pointing out that the current system works fairly for all
Swiss-AS released that all except one airline of Avianca Holdings are now live in AMOS. Swiss-AS, in cooperation with Lufthansa Systems Americas announced the recent series of go-live of the Avianca Holdings Airlines. This significant implementation of AMOS across the whole group started in 2013 and AMOS is now used by 7 subsidiaries of Avianca
The French noise abatement authority, Autorité de Contrôle des Nuisances Sonores Aéroportuaires (ACNUSA), took strong steps against Warsaw-based Enter Air to recover unpaid fines relating to noise disturbance at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport levied between 2013 and 2014. According to records, the Polish airline owed €1.103 million in unpaid noise disturbance fines pertaining to
