In a move that follows close on the heels of Airbus’ announcement regarding new seating configurations which show increased numbers, Boeing have indicated they will be increasing their seat numbers on wide-body jets, meaning that Boeing’s biggest plane, the 747-8, will no longer be its largest in terms of standard capacity. The 777-9X, which is
Panasonic Avionics has delivered its 800th aircraft equipped with its global broadband connectivity service, eXConnect. The company expects to deliver its 1,000th connected aircraft by the end of 2015. The system, which was installed on a B757-200 aircraft, was delivered mid-July to United Airlines. In addition to being the 800th aircraft equipped with eXConnect, the
Airline pilot training and resourcing company CTC Aviation has announced a new five-year simulator usage agreement with one of Europe’s leading low-cost airlines, Norwegian. The new contract will support the airline’s expanding training requirements up to 2020. CTC Aviation is providing Norwegian with the use of their newest simulator – a Boeing 737-800W full-flight, modular
STG Aerospace announced the completed installation of a saf-Tglo SuperSeal UltraLite (SSUL) emergency floorpath marking system with OverCarpet and a liTeMood LED cabin lighting system on the Boeing 757-200 operated by DreamJet trading as La Compagnie. La Compagnie operates scheduled flights to New York from both Paris and London, business class only. The 757 aircraft’s
Willie Walsh, International Airlines Group (IAG) CEO, has made it clear he will “not be supporting” the Airports Commission’s proposals for a third runway at Heathrow, as he believes the costs for its creation are “outrageous.” His principal problem with the proposal for a third runway is based on the financial aspect as he cannot
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) criticized the decision by the French Government to allow the operator of Paris-Charles de Gaulle (CDG) and Paris-Orly (ORY) airports to continue increasing airport charges for each year of the 2016-2020 period. The French government’s decision ignores the recommendation of the independent Airport Consultative Commission. The Commission concluded that
FedEx confirmed that the European Commission has initiated a Phase II review in connection with FedEx’s intended public offer to acquire all the issued and outstanding shares of TNT Express N.V. This is the next step in the process where the European Commission conducts an in-depth analysis under the EU Merger Regulation before coming to
Long-lasting sanctions against Iran has seen the average age of its commercial aircraft reach twice the industry average at 23 years. As a consequence and with a population of over 80 million, it is estimated that over the next ten years the country will need to purchase 400 commercial aircraft. A senior aviation official was
FL Technics, a global provider of tailor-made aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul services, has announced the start of a new cooperation with B&H Worldwide, a market leader in the aviation parts logistics industry. Under the cooperation, FL Technics will expand its London-based aircraft spare parts stock and reduce the time of delivery by half. With the
For some time now the ‘Big Three’ US airlines, American, Delta and United (and their unions), have been complaining over what they perceived were unfair financial subsidies for Gulf carriers, affording them an advantageous position with regard to the ‘Open Skies’ agreement between the Gulf states and the US. Now Qatar Airways have formally refuted
