Air Asia has yet to rebound from the financial pressure it has been placed under since the release of a damning financial report by Hong Kong-based analysts GMT Research in June this year. The report questioned the accounting practices, profit outlook, cash flow and structure of Asia’s largest low-cost airline based on fleet size. The
Universal Avionics Authorized Dealer, Heli-One, completed installation of Universal Avionics UNS-1Fw Multi-Missions Management System (MMMS) and MFD-640 Multi-Function Display on a CHC Helicopter Airbus Super Puma aircraft. With a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) in hand, rotorcraft operators have a mission-ready flight deck solution. The UNS-1Fw MMMS provides the operator with centralized control of the aircraft
Sky-Tiles modular carpet has been certified as a BFE product for installation on all Boeing aircraft. With this certification, all owners and operators can purchase Sky-Tiles from SkyPaxxx for installation into new aircraft before delivery, and install Sky-Tiles during retrofit and carpet replacement programs. Sky-Tiles (exclusively offered by SkyPaxxx) are a revolutionary modular carpet that
Following the news released on Friday that Air France intend to take substantial measures to help reduce expenditure, violence erupted at today’s management meeting when it was stormed by protesters. Xavier Broseta, Head of Human Resources, had the shirt ripped from his back as he made his way out, being forced to climb a fence
More than 400 employees of Fraport AG simultaneously performed the symbolic first cut of the spade on October 5th, marking the ground-breaking and start of construction for Frankfurt Airport’s new Terminal 3. This symbolic act has set the stage for securing the future competitiveness of Frankfurt Airport and, consequently, new job opportunities in the Frankfurt/Rhine-Main
For some time Air France, a subsidiary company of Air France-KLM, has struggled over negotiations with pilots in an effort to reduce running costs. One of the major stumbling blocks which directly affects Air France is Air France-KLM’s ‘Perform 2020’ plan which includes an investment of €1 billion (US$1.1 billion) in the low-cost arm of
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has awarded Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) a third-country (non EU) operator’s certificate (TCO), which allows commercial air transport (CAT) operations into, within or out of any of the following territories: • the 28 Member States of the European Union • the 4 EFTA States (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland)
Southwest Airlines has selected GE’s Flight Efficiency Analytics to support its fleet of nearly 700 Boeing 737 aircraft. GE will add analytics for a more comprehensive service with greater operational efficiency where GE already provides Flight Operational Quality Assurance (eFOQA) analytics and crew recovery solutions to tackle airline optimization challenges across the business. In addition
DVB Bank SE is strengthening its commitment to sustainability and has joined aireg – Aviation Initiative for Renewable Energy in Germany e.V., as both announced on October 1st. DVB Bank, as the leading specialist for international transport financing, will support the climate efforts of the aviation industry in Germany. aireg has been working on the
Global Eagle Entertainment has signed an agreement with Turkish Airlines to supply Technical Content Services across its entire fleet of 250+ aircraft. Starting June 2015, GEE will provide Technical Content Services including data management, media encoding and metadata provision to support the airline’s inflight entertainment programming. Technical Content Services are a crucial service to airlines,
