Fraport AG, the owner and operator of Frankfurt Airport (FRA), has announced its final decision to commence construction of the new Terminal 3 in 2015. The decision comes after a comprehensive and detailed analysis of an audit study commissioned by the Hesse state government to assess the airport’s future capacity requirements. During its meeting on
Air Canada has received confirmation from the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) representing the airline’s U.S.-based workforce that a new collective agreement reached February 4th, 2015 has been ratified. The new agreement is in effect until June 30th, 2019. The IBT represents approximately 650 Air Canada airport, cargo and call centre employees based in the
Gogo, a leading provider of in-flight connectivity and entertainment solutions to the global aero market, announces that its subsidiary, Gogo Business Aviation LLC, has been selected by NetJets, a Berkshire Hathaway company and a worldwide leader in private aviation, for a new program that will bring a minimum of 650 Gogo in-flight entertainment and connectivity
The International Association of Machinists (AIM) currently has 35,000 Boeing employees as members of their union, and overall the union has some 370,000 dues paying members countrywide. However immediate focus is on 3,000 Boeing employees at the South Carolina factory who are not union members. AIM is sending out union representatives through the community to
Waypoint Leasing, one of the largest independent global helicopter leasing companies, announced the opening of its Singapore office, which is headed by Waypoint executive Philip Stransky. Waypoint’s Singapore office will further bolster the firm’s presence across the Asia Pacific region, where it has already delivered nine aircraft to leading regional operators, including Bond Helicopters Australia,
GE Aviation has changed the name of its Aircraft Operations Center team to Fleet Support, reflecting greater use of big data analytics, a growing suite of digital tools and other measures to proactively help customers keep their fleets performing at optimum levels. “The Fleet Support moniker better reflects our commitment to working with customers on
China Southern Airlines, Asia’s largest airline, is to be the launch customer for Panasonic Avionics’ eXO system, the industry’s most sophisticated overhead in-flight entertainment system. The eXO system is designed with single aisle aircraft in mind and China Southern has chosen it for its new narrow-bodied fleet of Airbus A320s and A321s being delivered from
HAECO Private Jet Solutions (PJS) and aviation consulting services provider, Asian Sky Group (ASG), signed a Memorandum of Understanding for closer cooperation between the two companies. Combining the complementary strengths of HAECO PJS and ASG, the MOU provides the framework for a broad spectrum of solutions to benefit potential buyers of private jets. Together, HAECO
The Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) is the first commercial aircraft to be manufactured in Japan since the 1960s when a 64-seat turboprop dubbed the YS-11 came off the production line, even though only 182 planes were built by a consortium that included Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. Today, Mitsubishi Aircraft, which is a subsidiary of Mitsubishi heavy
Over recent years Norwegian Air has expanded to become Europe’s third-largest budget airline after Ryanair and easyJet. However the rapid expansion has seen the airline trade at a loss and, as a consequence, it has attracted a great deal of interest from other airlines, including Ryanair itself, though the airline refused to confirm it had
