The Dutch safety board has announced that a final report on the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over the Ukraine will be released on the 13th October. For relatives and governments this news will help shed light on who is being held responsible for the attack on the plane which crashed killing all 298
With the increase in use of drones, whether for commercial or recreational use, the number of incidents reported relating to near misses with commercial aircraft is on the increase. The UK’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) was forced to issue a warning last month after seven incidents of drones flying near planes at a number of
Jazz Aviation announced that a new tentative agreement has been reached with its approximately 820 flight attendants represented by the Canadian Flight Attendant Union (“CFAU”). The new labour agreement is subject to ratification. Additional information will be available following ratification. Under a capacity purchase agreement with Air Canada, using the Air Canada Express brand, Jazz
Many predicted that after two massive tragedies so close together, the disappearance of flight MH370 followed by the downing of flight MH17, the demise of Malaysian Airline Systems (Malaysian Airlines), Malaysia’s flag carrier, was imminent. However, it has not been the case, and a swathe of new measures is due to take effect as a
Having waited since March 2012 to get a final decision from Hong Kong’s administrator Qantas, along with its business partners in the venture, China Eastern Airlines (CEA) and Hong Kong transport investment company Shun Tak Holdings have decided not to pursue the creation of a new low cost carrier, Jetstar Hong Kong. Qantas’ CEO Alan
TES introduced a new full aircraft transition service, an extension of the existing engine transition service that TES has been successfully delivering to its client base since the company began operations in 1995. Under this new service, TES is able to offer both existing and new clients a single source solution for both airframe and
It was announced in April 2009 that a strategic cooperation deal had been struck between TUI Travel, and airlberlin, whereby airberlin will take a 19.9% stake in TUI’s struggling German airline operations, Hapag-Lloyd Flug and Tuifly. The intention was for airberlin to take over the operation of Tuifly’s scheduled route network, leasing 17 of its
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
