The UK’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has secured a conviction against a drone operator for operating a drone in direct contravention to sections 166 and 167 of the Air Navigation Order 2009 which prohibit the flying of drones near or around buildings at a distance closer than 50 meters. The conviction will be well received
Astra Aviation Services, a dedicated flight services provider for Africa, has been issued a licence to provide ground handling services for passengers, aircraft, cargo, and mail in the country of Mozambique. The licence was issued by the Mozambican Civil Aviation Institute (IACM), the country’s recognised Civil Aviation Authority, and is effective immediately.
EDM, a provider of training simulators to the civil aviation and defence sectors, reported that Cathay Pacific has awarded it a major contract to provide a broad range of cabin crew training simulators. The simulators will be specifically designed and manufactured by EDM to enable the cabin crew of the Hong Kong based airline to
Global Eagle Entertainment, a worldwide provider of aircraft connectivity systems, operations solutions and media content to the travel industry, today announced new deals with commercial airlines worldwide that puts mission-critical flight data at the fingertips of pilots and operations teams. Three airlines from Europe, Asia and South America signed strategic agreements for GEE’s electronic flight
It has been announced that Spanish air traffic controllers will strike on two more days over forthcoming weeks as further protest against sanctions imposed by airport operator Aena on certain members of staff. It is understood that the controllers’ strike will take place between 06:00 CET and 18:00 CET on both September 26th and October
It was in 2012 that Airbus announced the go ahead for the construction of a US$600m manufacturing plant in Mobile, Alabama, USA and a year later in 2013 ground was broken. Today saw the official opening of the plant which will assemble the industry-leading family of A319s, A320s and A321s and which currently has over
JSC Baltic Aviation Academy, aviation training centre, successfully operating in Europe, CIS and Asia regions, announced the change of its name to BAA Training Aviation Academy (BAA Training). BAA Training headquartered in Vilnius (Lithuania) counts more than 20 years of experience in aviation training business. Starting from the Pilot and Cabin Crew training, today training
Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta Airport is notoriously congested and for the second time in a few years the management of the airport’s holding company, Angkasa Pura II (AP II), has decided to free up space on the airport’s apron. At least ten virtually derelict aircraft will be scrapped within the next few months after final notices have
Boeing reported that over the next 20 years the Asia Pacific region will have the greatest demand for commercial airline pilots and maintenance technicians worldwide with approximately 40 percent of the global need — more than North America, Africa and Europe combined. The 2015 Boeing Pilot & Technician Outlook, an industry forecast of aviation personnel
This month sees the roll out of the new name for Volartec. Seabury MRO Solutions will be the new company name to build upon over a decade of expertise Volartec has built in the area of Aviation MRO and IT consultancy delivery. It reflects both the distinguished past along with the bright future as part
