Lufthansa Technik AG has entered into a strategic partnership with the aviation data and records management software provider FLYdocs. As part of this agreement, Lufthansa Technik has become shareholder in the FLYdocs business, replacing the Private Equity partner GCP. FLYdocs will remain an independent entity that continues to drive the digitalization of paper-based processes under
Air Canada confirmed the ratification of its 10th and final labour agreement with its Canadian unions. This completes Air Canada’s current cycle of labour negotiations and establishes long term contracts extending in most cases over a ten year duration for all of its approximately 25,000 unionized employees in Canada. “The ratification of new labour contracts
Universal Avionics is offering a new software version for the Satellite-Based Augmentation System (SBAS)-Flight Management System (FMS) that includes cost-saving messaging to alert crews of a failure of the Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) Out system. The FAA has made it very clear that ADS–B Out failure annunciations in the flight deck are required for Part
BGS, an international provider of ground handling and aircraft fuelling services, has announced signing a new cooperation agreement with one of the biggest brands in the aviation fuel market – WARTER aviation. In accordance with terms of the partnership, BGS will represent the Polish company in 6 countries across Central and Eastern Europe. Having signed
The week after Lufthansa’s catering business indicated it was considering cutting 2,400 jobs in Europe over the next five years as a result of competition from low-cost rivals and Middle-Eastern carriers, Lufthansa Cargo has announced that 800 jobs worldwide are to go as well. The logistics unit of Deutsche Lufthansa AG expects 500 of the
Three British companies, Blighter Surveillance Systems, Chess Dynamics and Enterprise Control Systems, have developed an anti-UAV Defense System (AUDS) and through their North American manufacturing and integration partner, Liteye Systems, have entered into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRDA) with the FAA. The technology is capable of identifying and disabling UAVs or drones operating
Airways New Zealand has been awarded a major World Bank funded contract by the Samoa Airport Authority to assist with the upgrade of air traffic management systems and infrastructure at Faleolo International Airport. The World Bank is funding a US$25m package of upgrades at the airfield under its Pacific Aviation Investment Program (PAIP). The regional
Events surrounding United Technologies Corporation’s (UTC) media days on June 6 and 7 saw Executives from not only UTC, but Pratt & Whitney and UTC Aerospace faced with addressing criticisms of Qatar Airways’ CEO, Akbar Al Baker, made behind the scenes at the IATA AGM in Dublin on June 3. The original intention was for
The negotiations between SAS and the pilots’ unions NSF and SNF in Norway have been concluded. The parties have agreed to new collective bargaining agreements and all SAS-flights to, from and in Norway will depart as scheduled. SAS has been in negotiations with the two pilots’ unions since the middle of April, and from 7
Panasonic Avionics announced that it is offering worldwide satellite tracking to all Global Communications Services and FlightLink customers. The company’s Global Communications Services and FlightLink solutions, when combined with Panasonic’s AirMap application, immediately satisfy ICAO’s Global Aeronautical Distress and Safety System definitions for both normal and abnormal tracking. Paul Margis, President and Chief Executive Officer
