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Gogo and SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation, Asia’s leading provider of satellite services, have entered into partnership for increased satellite connectivity over Japan. Gogo will leverage the JCSAT–5A satellite high throughput beam to increase capacity, which ultimately means better performance for its service to Japan Airlines (JAL). Gogo and SKY Perfect JSAT has also partnered to

Air Canada reported that Canada’s Biojet Supply Chain Initiative (CBSCI) will be held at Montréal-Trudeau Airport. It is a three-year collaborative project with 14 stakeholder organizations to introduce 400,000 litres of sustainable aviation biofuel (biojet) into a shared fuel system. Previous Air Canada biofuel flights used biojet that was segregated from regular jet fuel and

ARGUS International reported the acquisition of the Unmanned Safety Institute (USI) of Orlando, Florida, a privately held business that has carved out a recognized and respected position in the safety training, certification and management of unmanned aerial vehicles. The acquisition augments ARGUS’ global aviation safety presence in the airline, business aviation and rotary wing industry

Airline Services Handling, part of the Airline Services Group, has won a new contract from Canada’s WestJet, an Alberta-based airline, to provide ground handling services for their newly launched non-stop international flights from London’s Gatwick Airport to six Canadian cities, effective May 7th. WestJet, which is marking its 20th anniversary this year, is serving Toronto,

The European Aviation Safety Agency announced the creation of a task force to assess the risk of collision between drones and aircraft. EASA will chair the task force which will include representatives of aircraft and engine manufacturers. The task force will consult the European member states and other relevant stakeholders as well as foreign authorities.

Spirit Airlines flight attendants have voted to approve a new five-year collective bargaining agreement with the airline. The agreement contains wage and retirement benefit increases as well as improvements to other benefits. Spirit and the Association of Flight Attendants – CWA (AFA), which represents more than 2,200 flight attendants at Spirit, reached a tentative agreement

Gogo (GOGO), a global leader in providing broadband connectivity solutions and wireless entertainment to the aviation industry, will partner with International Airlines Group (IAG) to bring Gogo’s 2Ku technology to 118 British Airways, four Aer Lingus Boeing 757 and up to 15 Iberia long-haul aircraft. IAG is the first European airline group to commit to