Air France inaugurated its first Boeing 777 equipped with its new cabins. Flight AF008 took off from Paris-Charles de Gaulle on June 24th for New York. For the first time, customers were able to enjoy the new Economy cabin, offering optimum travel comfort, and Premium Economy, with 40% additional space. They also discovered the new
Condor has added Sun Country Airlines as an interline partner that expands its reach to popular American destinations through Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. Condor passengers can now fly non-stop from Frankfurt to Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport Terminal 2 on Mondays and Thursdays, then take connecting Sun Country flights to cities such as Dallas/Ft.Worth (DFW), Seattle
SR Technics and Swiss AviationSoftware have jointly implemented integrated system interfaces between AMOS and SR Technics’ SAP. The new functionalities cover customer requirements for an “all in one” system solution and will improve efficiency, transparency and ultimately on-time-delivery. Four interfaces mark the start of further interface functionalities planned for upcoming AMOS releases between fall 2014
Heliconia Group has chosen to implement ADSoftware’s AirPack MRO software solution, following the company’s latest Business Intelligence and Data Exchange technology upgrade. Heliconia has implemented all the six AirPack modules with the main focus being on maintenance management, logistics and airworthiness management in accordance with EASA and FAA standards. “ADSoftware’s solution has given us a lot
At its Chief Executive Board (CEB) Meeting held in London on June 23rd, 2014, the CEOs of the Star Alliance network unanimously approved the membership of Air India, clearing the way for the National carrier to become the first Indian airline to join a global airline alliance. The integration teams at Air India, Star Alliance
Finnair will proceed with cabin service outsourcing according to the plans discussed in the employee consultations in order to achieve its cost reduction target. The company is planning to outsource cabin services on a total of approximately 20 long-haul and short-haul routes in the next two years. The aim is to outsource 1–3 routes within
It was announced that in 2015 the Routes MENA will take place in the Kingdom of Bahrain, hosted by Bahrain Airport Company, late November 2015. This inaugural event will see route development professionals from across the MENA region gather to discuss air service development to, from, and within the region. Bahrain, which is located in
Fokker Aerostructures, a business unit of Fokker Technologies, has announced, that as a result of successful collaboration with the regional government, the company will expand its world class composite technology to the Mexican Facility. Composite components for business jet tails that will be manufactured in Chihuahua will now also be locally assembled. Fokker has a
Gazpromneft-Aero has started supplying aviation fuel to Meridiana at Domodedovo Airport in Moscow. The airline has regular direct flights to the Italian cities of Cagliari, Olbia and Naples on Airbus A320 planes. Meridiana has become the thirteenth foreign airline that is refuelled by Gazpromneft-Aero in Domodedovo. In the first 5 months of the year Gazpromneft-Aero
Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) and FLYHT Aerospace Solutions reported that the companies have renewed their strategic relationship by updating their license and manufacturing agreement and adding a value-added reseller agreement. The relationship involves FLYHT’s Automated Flight Information Reporting System, or AFIRS product and services. The AFIRS system operates on multiple aircraft types and provides functions
