Aeroflot has failed to acquire its planned purchase of a major stake in ailing Transaero, Russia’s second-largest and privately-owned airline which employs over 10,000 staff. As a consequence its failing financial status has been declared hazardous to passenger safety by the federal air transport agency, Rosaviatsia, and the Transavia has been grounded. Its operator’s certificate
Lufthansa Technik Puerto Rico (LTPR) has entrusted its spare part logistics to Lufthansa Technik Logistik Services (LTLS). The contract is already in force and is to run for one year and will extend automatically unless canceled by one of the parties. As part of the contract, LTLS will take on responsibility for all inbound and
FL Technics Training conducted Boeing 737 NG training courses with SIA Engineering (Philippines), an MRO company with over 15000 m² of modern hangars in the Philippines. SIAEP engineers have undergone 8 weeks of training comprised of theoretical as well as practical courses. FL Technics Training (Part-147 certified training organization) specialists conducted Boeing 737–600/700/800/900 category B1
airberlin is currently partly owned by Etihad Airways, the second-largest airline in the UAE, who hold a 29.2% stake in the German carrier. Etihad’s investment in the airline allowed them to create a beneficial codesharing agreement for a number of flights which cover Europe, the USA and the UAE. However the new codeshare agreement had
United has reached an agreement with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) to put a proposed joint collective bargaining agreement out for ratification. The proposed agreement will bring together the airline’s more than 8,600 technicians and related employees under a single contract. United and the union worked with the assistance of the National Mediation Board
Boeing has announced that it is considering reducing its production numbers of the 777 model. Currently they are producing 8.3 aircraft a month and a proposed reduction will reduce this down to 7 planes a month. The 777 is a strategic source of cash and one of Boeing’s most profitable planes as it currently has
In line with the letter of intent signed in June 2015, SAS and Widerøe have agreed to transfer the operations at all of SAS Ground Handling’s line stations in Norway to Widerøe Ground Handling (Widerøe). SAS Ground Handling’s operations at 14 line stations in Norway will be transferred to Widerøe on February 1. The transfer
In light of the findings of the enquiry into the crash of Germanwings flight 9525, the European Aviation Safety Agency is aiming to create a Pilots’ medical database that will hold records of every pilot’s medical history and any visits to medical facilities, whether for physical or psychological assessment and or treatment. The move comes
Having suffered thirteen pilots’ strikes over the last eighteen months as Lufthansa struggled to reach agreement with their union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) over early retirement and pension payouts, the airline now faces problems reaching an agreement on the same matter with its cabin crew, approximately 19,00 of whom are represented by the flight attendants’ union,
The pilots of FedEx Express, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l. (ALPA), approved a new contract agreement with FedEx management. The new agreement provides across-the-board increases to hourly pay rates and new-hire compensation, a significant signing bonus, retirement plan enhancements, work-rule improvements, and other positive modifications. The new agreement will go into effect
