British Airways released that from May 1st, 2016 it will begin flying its state-of-the-art Airbus A380 superjumbo daily between Vancouver International Airport, Canada and London Heathrow, UK. This marks the first A380 for the city of Vancouver and will be the only scheduled A380 service in western Canada. All four Canadian cities that British Airways
On the 29th of July the Australian government released a statement indicating that debris found on Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean is being examined to see whether it has come from Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 which disappeared without trace on the 8th March 2014. Today (30th July) the Malaysian Malaysia’s Deputy Transport Minister, Abdul
Having posted revised and downward profit forecasts three times in the last 9 months, Rolls Royce have announced they have won a US$580m TotalCare Engine support contract with Vietnam Airlines. The announcement coincides with a visit as part of a trade mission to South East Asia by the UK’s Prime Minister, David Cameron, who said
Farsound Aviation, a leading supply chain and logistics solutions provider for the global aerospace industry, has been approved as a supplier by Pratt & Whitney, one of the world’s leading aircraft engine manufacturers. David Skinner, Farsound Aviation MD, commented: “This is excellent news for us. Pratt & Whitney engines power more than a quarter of
Following the successful launch of their new mobile applications at the Paris Air Show, ADSoftware announced the signing of Skyward Express Limited (Kenya) and Asia Atlantic Airways (Thailand) for their AirPack maintenance software. Bangkok-based carrier Asia Atlantic Airways operates two Boeing 767-300ER jets, while Skyward operates a fleet of 3 Fokker 50s, 1 Fokker 100
After the federal Export-Import Bank’s charter ran out on the 30th June when Congress chose not to renew it, a rare Sunday meeting of the US Senate has seen a 67-26 majority vote enable the federal credit agency to now operate until September 30th 2019. The vote was to advance the legislation required, though the
BA CityFlyer has signed an exclusive agreement with airline pilot training and resourcing company CTC Aviation for Direct Entry Pilot selection services. Significantly, this is the first time that the airline has outsourced their selection of First Officers to an independent service provider. CTC Aviation’s Airline Resourcing team will be providing selection services to support
WestJet has begun rolling out its new inflight entertainment system featuring wireless Internet connectivity and more than 450 movies and television programs, called WestJet Connect. The system will be activated on all of WestJet’s Boeing 767ER aircraft and more than 30% of WestJet’s Boeing Next-Generation 737 aircraft by end of 2015, with installations on the
Since seizing power back in 2014 the Thai military government has been looking to make financial cutbacks and reform state-run organizations. As a consequence the country’s flag carrying airline, Thai Airways, is undergoing a number of changes with the aim of reducing running costs and capacity by 20% over the next two years. One of
Boeing and Vietnam Airlines announced a five-year exclusive pilot-training agreement to support the Hanoi-based airline’s 787 Dreamliners. Under the agreement, Boeing Flight Services, a business unit of Boeing Commercial Aviation Services, will provide flight training for the airline’s new 787 Dreamliner fleet at Boeing’s Singapore training campus. Nearly 90 Vietnam Airlines pilots are expected to
