JorAMCo has licensed the AirVault Mx Records Management Solution to provide it with a new, web-based aircraft maintenance record management system. The Amman, Jordan-based MRO’s strategy of providing value added services to its customers, required a state-of-the art solution that stores and manages customers’ growing aircraft maintenance records.
The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) reached a tentative agreement on a new contract for approximately 3,000 clerical, office and passenger service employees at Alaska Airlines. The five-year accord includes 12.3% in wage increases, improved job security provisions, strengthened merger protections, improved premium pay, enhanced home agent pay protections and holds the
On January 31st, aircraft engine specialist Royal Aero GmbH, launched PartsOnline, an online shop for surplus aviation parts with pricing and trace records available for immediate viewing and download. Over 80% of 15,000 line items of inventory are priced. Orders in .pdf format can be uploaded immediately for processing and shipment. Parts which are on
Etihad Airways and Alitalia have entered the final phase of a due diligence process about a possible investment by Etihad Airways in Alitalia, James Hogan, President and Chief Executive of Etihad Airways, and Gabriele Del Torchio, Chief Executive of Alitalia, confirmed. During the next 30 days both companies and their advisors will determine how a
Southwest Airlines confirmed it has been notified of its winning bid in an auction for 54 slots–allowing 27 additional daily flights–that will bring more competition to Reagan National Airport, three miles from downtown Washington, D.C. Details of the carrier’s bid to acquire divested slots remain confidential under terms of the deal and are subject to
The Australian Airline Pilot Academy (AAPA), a wholly owned subsidiary of Regional Express (Rex), has received approval from the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) as an approved Flight Training Organisation to conduct Integrated Airline Transport Pilot Licence (ATPL) training for UAE carriers. AAPA is located in Wagga Wagga, an hour’s flight
JetBlue Airways has been informed that its bid for 12 slot pairs at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) has been provisionally accepted. These assets became available as a result of divestitures mandated by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) in the American Airlines-US Airways merger. Once approved by DOJ, JetBlue expects to add 12
Swiss-AS announced Oman Air as one of the latest newcomers to the AMOS community. Following a thorough selection process, which included two tenders and a number of presentations, Oman Air finally found AMOS to be the optimum solution in replacing its legacy system. AMOS fully meets Oman Air’s need to benefit from state-of-the-art developments and
The deregulation of air traffic services (ATS) at Swedish airports has taken off well and since year-end the private Swedish company ACR Aviation Capacity Resources is operating the control towers at nine of the country’s 36 airports. ACR more than doubled their business when the company on January 1st, took over the towers at the
UK-based flight training provider CTC Aviation Group (CTC Aviation) is using the infrastructure of the Airline Training Center Arizona (ATCA), a 100% subsidiary of Lufthansa Flight Training GmbH, so it can also train future pilots in North America as of April 2014. A corresponding cooperation agreement was signed by both companies in November 2013. CTC
