Subsequent to the Sri Lankan government’s announcement in March this year that the nation’s flagship carrier and oneworld member, SriLankan Airlines will be unable to repay debts which have amounted to in excess of US$1 billion, it has now invited expressions of interest in the privatization of both SriLankan Airlines and its low-cost subsidiary, Mihin
West Star Aviation reported that Mexico’s Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil has renewed East Alton’s (ALN) certificate through 2018. The certificate allows West Star to offer full service to Mexican registered aircraft (XA, XB, and XC). West Star first received their certification from Mexico’s DGAC in 2014. This renewal is exclusive to their ALN facility,
Hawker Pacific reported the successful integration of Aeromil Pacific into the Hawker Pacific Group of companies. Since acquiring Aeromil Pacific in August 2015, the company has been focusing on a smooth transition integrating Aeromil Pacific operations into the Hawker Pacific Group and from July 25th onwards will be operating under Hawker Pacific. The acquisition rounds
No sooner has Theresa May taken up her new position as UK Prime Minister than letters from both Heathrow and Gatwick representatives have been written advising her that in each case, shareholders and investors are prepared to back the proposals which are currently still under review. In a letter to May from one of the
AMOS has been chosen by Spanish carrier Iberia Líneas Aéreas de España S.A. as the ideal platform to assure continuous airworthiness from an operator perspective. IBERIA is the third member of the IAG Group to join the AMOS Community after Aer Lingus and Vueling. IBERIA has licensed the AMOS CAMO Edition and required a customer
Philippine carrier, Cebu Pacific, has chosen OpenAirlines’ solution to save fuel and reduce its carbon dioxide emission per flight. CEB is OpenAirline’s launch customer in the Asia Pacific region. Under the agreement, OpenAirlines’ software will continuously analyze the flight data of all 57 aircraft on CEB’s fleet (7 Airbus A319, 36 Airbus A320, 6 Airbus
Though the ban can be lifted at any time, the Federal Aviation Association (FAA) in the US has stopped all flights from Turkish Airlines to the USA, which affects thrice daily flights from Istanbul to New York JFK, Istanbul to Los Angeles and daily flights to Atlanta, Boston, Chicago O’Hare, Houston Intercontinental, Miami, San Francisco
South African Airways (SAA) and low-cost carrier Mango celebrated Africa’s first passenger flights with sustainable aviation biofuel. The SAA and Mango flights carried 300 passengers from Johannesburg to Cape Town on Boeing 737-800s using a blend of 30% aviation biofuel produced from Sunchem’s nicotine-free tobacco plant Solaris, refined by AltAir Fuels and supplied by SkyNRG.
Boeing and Microsoft have signed an agreement to build a cloud-based platform for Boeing’s portfolio of commercial aviation analytics tools. The two companies intend to work together to transition many of Boeing’s commercial aviation applications into the Microsoft Azure cloud. Boeing – and its subsidiaries AerData and Jeppesen – offer a wide portfolio of advanced
SK AeroSafety, which specializes in the repair and overhaul of aircraft safety components, has selected Quantum Control MRO and Logistics software for worldwide rollout to its five locations. Implementation across all facilities is expected by end of the third quarter 2016. SK AeroSafety, the aviation business unit of the SK FireSafety Group based in the
