The joint venture between the three airlines Air France-KLM, Delta Airlines and Alitalia has its origins in the open skies agreement between the EU and USA signed on the 22nd March 2007. Six months later Air France and Delta Airlines formed a JV for close cooperation on all transatlantic hub-to-hub routes, including flights both to
Bombardier has teamed up with Pratt & Whitney to develop and implement a data management service for the CSeries aircraft – part of the overall Bombardier Aircraft Health Management System (AHMS) capable of transmitting real-time and recorded data from the aircraft. The AHMS will facilitate remote troubleshooting and deliver efficient and accurate diagnostics for use
TAG Aviation has unified all of its maintenance centres under the name ‘TAG Aviation Maintenance Services’. The new organisation, which is made up of eight service centres, allows the company to take full advantage of increased business demand and enhance the service for its clients around the globe. TAG Aviation has regrouped all of its
As a consequence of the crash of an Airbus A400M military aircraft at the weekend, shares in Airbus, which had risen steadily in value during April, fell by over 4.5% at one point on May 11th, though BY 5pm (GMT+1) they were trading down 1.8%. The A400M is a joint international project completed between seven
Rockwell Collins and nine undisclosed airlines from around the world have launched a trial program for the company’s new ARINC MultiLink flight tracking service. The service, which was announced in March, offers a comprehensive and cost-effective global flight tracking solution for the world’s airlines. The airlines testing the program are based in Europe, Asia, Middle
FLYHT Aerospace Solutions has signed a contract for the Automated Flight Information Reporting System (AFIRS™) 228 on a fleet of four A320 aircraft. The African-based airline is keen to use FLYHT’s suite of tools including automated Out, Off, On and In times, FLYHT’s new web-based flight following Aircraft Situational Display (“ASD”), engine and airframe exceedance
It was at midnight last night (Thursday) that a substantial fire broke out in an electrical cabin that was undergoing maintenance in terminal 3 at Rome’s Fiumicino airport. The fire was so severe that the whole airport was closed for a period of time, involving the cancellation of several dozen flights and which left hundreds
European pilot associations, including the European Cockpit Association which represents 38,000 pilots across 37 European countries, have been pushing for increased pilot training in basic flying skills. They have been concerned that increased automation in flying procedures and the desire to reduce costs has seen skills training gradually reduced to an unacceptable level. “What Europe
Gevo has signed a strategic alliance agreement with Alaska Airlines to purchase Gevo’s renewable jet fuel and fly the first-ever commercial flight on alcohol-to-jet fuel (ATJ). The demonstration flight is expected to occur after Gevo receives ASTM International certification for its fuel, sometime in mid to late 2015. Gevo has been working through the rigorous
Relations between US and a number of Gulf carriers have been strained since January and the situation shows no signs of cooling off. At the beginning of the year American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines alleged that Emirates, Qatar Airways and Etihad Airways had received in excess of US$40bn in state subsidies over
