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China Eastern Airlines has selected Rockwell Collins’ Iridium SATCOM aftermarket solution for its fleet of more than 100 Boeing 737 aircraft. Installations are currently in progress. The voice and data communications solution, installed via a Boeing service bulletin for Next-Generation Boeing 737s, will enable reliable long-range global voice communications, flight tracking and Aircraft Communications Addressing

Allegiant reported that pilots represented by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) have voted to ratify their first contract agreement with the Company. Allegiant and IBT have been negotiating in mediated sessions with the National Mediation Board since February 2014. The contract goes into effect August 1, 2016 for a five-year term.

West Star Aviation has received Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast (ADS-B) Out. This Approved Model List (AML) STC is applicable to CL-601-3A, CL-601-3R, Falcon 900B, and Falcon 900EX aircraft equipped with Honeywell GNSSU Global Position Sensors (GPS) and the Rockwell Collins TDR-94D transponders. This STC meets all current ADS-B requirements and

Boeing announced a partnership with the Emirates Flight Training Academy, a division of Emirates Airline, to collaborate on a comprehensive training curriculum and software infrastructure to help train pilot cadets. “We are leveraging Boeing’s expertise in airline pilot training to identify opportunities to enhance the Academy’s curriculum” said Captain Alan Stealey, principal, Emirates Flight Training

Flatiron Solutions, a global provider of technical information management solutions for knowledge-driven industries including aviation, shipping, rail, energy, and defense, announced the selection of CORENA Studio by China Southern Airlines for authoring of maintenance documentation for their fleet of Airbus A380 aircraft. China Southern Airlines operates the A380 on a number of premium routes, including

A majority of Air Transat cabin crew members voted on July 23, in favour of the recommendation made by the federal mediator appointed to the case. The result of the electronic vote indicates that 61% of employees voted in favour of the mediator’s recommendation. Last June 30, after 93.2% of cabin crew members rejected the