After announcing earlier this month that talks with Airbus to take a controlling stake in the Bombardier CSeries had failed, the Canadian aircraft manufacturer has announced that the Quebec government intends to inject US$1bn into a new partnership involving a subsidiary of Bombardier, aimed at seeing the new C Series through certification and into full
Leisure carrier Small Planet Airlines has signed an agreement with Thomas Cook, one of the world’s leading travel companies. In the summer of 2016 the aircraft of Small Planet Airlines will carry Thomas Cook passengers from its Paderborn base in Germany to Mediterranean resorts. Under the agreement Small Planet Airlines will operate 460 flights from
Satcom Direct is the first Inmarsat SwiftBroadband (SBB) distribution partner to provision and enable the new SwiftBroadband high data rate (HDR) service with Honeywell avionics, nearly doubling in-flight data speeds available to business aviation. Satcom Direct has made HDR service available to SwiftBroadband customers, providing a faster and more efficient broadband connection. HDR enhances passengers’
Airlines for America (A4A) has been dealt its biggest blow in a 75+ year history as one of its biggest airlines and the third-biggest US airline by capacity, Delta, had decided to end its membership of the only trade organization in the US for leading commercial airlines. In a statement, Delta confirmed that “The USD$5
Global Eagle Entertainment, a worldwide provider of aircraft connectivity systems, operations solutions and media to the travel industry, has received Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) approval to install its Ku-band satellite connectivity system on Airbus A320 aircraft.
The FAA is back in Thailand after a previous inspection in July revealed 35 issues and 6 major concerns. The nation was given 65 days in which to make improvements or risk being downgraded to Category 2. This would have a massive impact on the country’s aviation industry reputation after the United Nations’ aviation agency
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters’ (IBT) Local 357, which represent the approximately 2,100 pilots of Republic Airways, have voted by a margin of 76% to ratify a new three-year contract, with approximately 85% of the eligible pilots voting. The three-year agreement becomes effective on or about November 1. The agreement invests approximately US$50m a year
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
