On the 4th January we reported that Etihad airlines had lodged an appeal over the revocation of 29 of its 61 original codeshare agreements with Germany’s second-largest airline, airberlin, which were put in place when it acquired a 29.2% stake in the company. Those agreements were due to be suspended from the 16th January and
LATAM Airlines Group has signed joint business agreements with International Airlines Group (IAG) and American Airlines, on flights between Europe and South America as well as the United States and Canada and six South American countries. The joint business would benefit customers by providing better links, greater choice of flights and enhanced frequent flyer benefits.
It was on the 17th July 2014 that Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 crashed in the war-torn Donetsk region of Eastern Ukraine killing all 298 passengers and crew on board. On the 13th October the Dutch Safety Board released its final report in which it concluded the aircraft had been struck by a BUK surface-to-air (SAM)
Avio-Diepen continues to provide solutions to optimize the supply chain in aerospace industry and now offers a new services in finding real-time pricing and inventory levels information for aircraft parts through PartsBase. “Quick response times and reliable information are critical for aircraft parts buyers.” says Ben Nieuwland, Corporate Marketing Manager at Avio-Diepen. “This new real-time
ExxonMobil Mobil Jet Oil 387, a synthetic High Performance Capability (HPC)* turbine engine oil, is now fully approved for use in a range of GE Aviation’s GE90 engines including the GE 90-76B, GE 90-85B, GE 90-90B, GE 90-94B, GE 90-110B1 and GE 90-115B. First introduced by GE Aviation in 1995 for use on the Boeing
American Airlines has written off over US$½billion trapped in Venezuela as a result of insurmountable currency controls. They have confirmed that the airline will include a USD$592 million special charge for the last quarter 2015 “due to continued lack of repatriations and deterioration of economic conditions in Venezuela.” Concerns over the amount of money trapped
EDM, a leading global provider of training simulators to the civil aviation and defence sectors, has shipped a second Cabin Emergency Evacuation Trainer (CEET) to Ethiopian Airlines. Manufactured at EDM’s UK headquarters in Manchester, the CEET has a dual B787/B777 configuration allowing Ethiopian Airlines’ cabin crew to train on both aircraft types. Consisting of business
A report by the Transportation Department’s Office of the Director General has revealed that the FAA is failing to ensure that airline pilots maintain a sufficient level of flying skills enabling them to take control of an aircraft from an automated system in an unexpected event. The report also concluded that the FAA is unable
Hawaiian Airlines employees represented by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) have ratified tentative agreements reached with the airline in December. The five-year contracts boost compensation and incorporate important work rule changes benefiting more than 1,500 employees in District 141, which covers clerical, office, stores, fleet and passenger services, as well as
TAG Farnborough Airport, the UK’s only dedicated business aviation airport, has invested an additional £1m to create more space for passengers and crew at its terminal building in order to meet growing demand. In 2015, air traffic movement (ATM) growth was 2%. This includes a 6% increase in the number of airliner-derived (50-80 tons maximum
