Many trans-Pacific airlines will have been keeping a keen eye on any news from the recent Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit meeting, and the announcement from Barack Obama regarding new Sino-American visa regulations will not have disappointed. The volume of travellers between China and the USA is set to increase dramatically as a result. In simple
MSP Aviation and Avio-Diepen have signed a worldwide distribution agreement authorizing Avio-Diepen to distribute MSP aviation products globally. MSP is one of aviation’s premier designers and most trusted manufacturers of Instrument Clamps, Instrument Cases, Avionics Cooling Ducts, and Switch Guards for the Commercial, Corporate, General, and Military Aerospace markets. MSP Aviation provides service, technical knowledge
Global Eagle Entertainment, a worldwide leading provider of content, connectivity and digital media solutions to airlines, has joined Air China’s WiFi Alliance. In addition, Dave Davis, CEO of Global Eagle Entertainment (GEE) has been appointed as a “Member of Council” in the Air China WiFi Alliance. Air China, one of the largest carriers in Asia
Somehow it seems that where construction budgets for major projects are concerned, the UK has a reputation for being very ‘hit and miss’. The announcement that the cost of expanding either Heathrow or Gatwick through the creation of an additional runway will require additional billions in funding really shouldn’t be a surprise. However it does
There is a lot of logic behind air traffic control (ATC) reforms aimed at creating a ‘Single European Sky’ (SES), a goal first presented exactly ten years ago. Airlines point out it will cut flight delays, reduce CO2 emissions and save billions of Euros for airlines and passengers alike. However of equal importance is the
Air Canada and Air China have concluded a memorandum of understanding setting out the main principles for a comprehensive revenue sharing joint venture providing for an enhanced partnership on routes between Canada and China which will stimulate traffic growth between the two countries. The joint venture will generate additional service and pricing benefits for consumers
Gogo (GOGO), a leading global aero communications service provider, has received STCs from the FAA to install its Ku-band satellite equipment on Boeing 757-200 and 767-400 aircraft operated by Delta Air Lines. Gogo now has five STCs for its Ku-band satellite service on Delta’s international fleet; Gogo previously received FAA certification to install its Ku-band
The US knows it is under threat from airlines in the Gulf, so it comes as no more than another shot across the bows to learn that Emirates will have a fourth daily 14 hour flight from Dubai International Airport, to JFK in New York. Emirates, Etihad and Qatar Airlines are all targeting the US
As part of the German Government’s 2010 austerity package, January 2011 saw the introduction of an Air Tax in Germany. In simple terms, this affected all outward-bound and internal fights only, with the tax levied at the rate of €8.00 for short-haul flights up to 2,500km, which covered most of Europe, €25.00 for medium-haul flights
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, reported the recruitment of 40 fully-qualified pilots from Alitalia, the national airline of Italy, as part of a large-scale global campaign to hire between 500 to 600 captains and first officers over the next three years. The new recruits are currently in the process of
