Gogo (GOGO), a leading provider of in-flight connectivity, has received the final Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) from the FAA required to launch Gogo’s 2Ku next generation satellite connectivity service. The technology is currently installed on Gogo’s 737-500 test plane and is now cleared for in-flight testing. Gogo expects to launch commercial service of its 2Ku
Air China has announced a code share agreement with South African Airways (SA) that will enable SA to put its code on CA’s newly inaugurated non-stop service between Beijing and Johannesburg as well as points beyond Beijing to Chengdu, Shanghai , Hangzhou and Chongqing . Air China will in turn put its code on SA’s
The Air Line Pilots’ Association, ALPA, is making it clear they want to see a multi-angled approach to dealing with safety issues involving UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles). This comes hot on the heels of the FAAs warning that “pilot reports of unmanned aircraft have increased dramatically over the past year, from a total of 238
FedEx pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), reached a tentative agreement with FedEx management on an amended collective bargaining agreement. The parties have been actively negotiating since 2011. Discussions started in 2011 under a special interim discussions agreement that had originally been made by both parties to assist in narrowing the
Like a number of Asian countries, Indonesia is struggling to maintain internationally accepted safety standards, established by the ICAO, as demand for flights continues to increase. By 2034 this demand is expected to triple according to IATA. The country’s situation has not been helped with a number of recent major accidents including the crash of
Pan Am International Flight Academy has been approved by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), effective immediately, to conduct the Airline Transport Pilot Certification Training Program (ATP-CTP), a new training requirement for pilots wishing to qualify for the FAA Airline Transport Pilot exam. Increased safety was the number one goal in the FAA changes made which
The Greek government has confirmed the revival of a deal originally agreed back in 2014 for Fraport to lease 14 airports, predominantly tourist destinations including Corfu, for a period of forty years. Fraport and Greek energy firm Copelouzos had agreed one of country’s biggest privatization deals since the start of the debt crisis with the
Air China will commence Beijing-Mumbai nonstop service on October 25th, 2015. As the forthcoming only service from Mainland China to Mumbai, it will spare passengers departing from Beijing for Mumbai the trouble of having to make a detour by transferring in Hong Kong, Singapore and Bangkok and make it much easier to get to the
A major explosion outside the popular Erawan Shrine in Bangkok on Monday has killed at least 21 people and reportedly injured a further 140. As of yet no organization has claimed responsibility leaving speculation to run rife. A second explosion occurred today caused by someone who was witnessed throwing a pipe bomb off a bridge,
Constant Aviation announced the launch of their Beechjet Center of Excellence at Cuyahoga County Airport (KCGF). CGF is located just 15 miles from downtown Cleveland. “Our Beechjet Center of Excellence will solely focus and work on the Beechjet airframe. With over 500 Beechjet’s operating in North America, we wanted to open a Beechjet Center of
