Despite the US Department of Trade (DOT) granting tentative permission for Norwegian Air International to operate between the European Union (EU) and the US, the EU has given notice that it intends to arbitrate over whether NAI should have access to the US market. EU Transport Commissioner Violeta Bulc sent a letter to the U.S.
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
A major hurdle has been overcome with regard to the implementation of internationally agreed rules on airliner pollution in the USA. The US Environment Protection Agency (EPA) has ruled that greenhouse gases emitted from aircraft endanger public health. The finding now requires that the EPA regulates greenhouse gas emissions from aircraft under the Clean AirAct.
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
At what can only be described as the worst possible time of the year, Air France cabin crew, which are represented by two unions – SNPNC-FO and UNSA-PNC – have voted to strike for seven days over a new collective agreement. The action will run between July 27 and August 02 inclusive. Air France has
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
It has been a difficult year so far for easyJet, the UK’s largest low-cost carrier. Having seen a significant rise in cancellations in the last three months (1,221 as opposed to 726 for Q3, 2015) as a result of air traffic control strikes, runway closures at London Gatwick Airport, the crash of EgyptAir flight MS804,
A new Dashboard Performance Management Scheme introduced by British airways to regularly assess the performance of cabin crew has seen 8,800 members of the British Airlines Stewards and Stewardesses Association (BASSA), a section of Unite which is the UK’s largest trade union, decide to vote on whether to take industrial action in an attempt to
AceAxis, a developer of wireless technology, has signed a development and manufacturing agreement with Thales, under which it will adapt its remote radio head (RRH) design for use in a system providing broadband Internet connectivity to passengers on board commercial aircraft. The AceAxis RRH will be a key component in the new Complementary Ground Component
