Finnair seeks clear savings in personnel costs as part of its €60m savings program announced on October 26, 2012. The company has further defined its plans as it prepares to discuss collective labour agreements with its flying personnel, customer service personnel, cargo personnel and technical personnel in the autumn. Especially in connection with the collective
Another flag carrier has selected Alkym Management and Control System for Aircraft Maintenance to manage their modern growing fleet. RwandAir recently selected Volartec as their preferred provider. With their fleet being modernized and expanded over the past 12 months Rwandair took the opportunity to examine how they could best manage those assets. Rwandair have decided
Baltic Aviation Academy (Vilnius, Lithuania) has received an approval issued by Civil Aviation Authority of the Republic of Cuba for Airbus A320 Full Flight Simulator (FFS). The certificate was granted to Cubana de Aviación, Cuba’s flag carrier as well as the country’s largest airline. The recently received document will allow Baltic Aviation Academy to use
ThyssenKrupp Aerospace, via its UK subsidiary, has acquired the business activities of The Waterjet Group, based in Darton, South Yorkshire/UK. The closing took place on July 31, 2013. The parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase price. The Waterjet Group (around 40 employees) was established in 2002 and is a leading UK waterjet cutting
Volartec have signed a new partnership agreement with Hong Kong-based Aerosapience Limited. With the simultaneous appointment of a new Regional Sales Manager in the region it opens new channels for Alkym in the APAC region. The partnership will see Aerosapience provide authorized sales representation and implementation support for Alkym Management and Control System for Aircraft
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, outlined a range of major changes to its Australian operations, including new aircraft, new routes, additional flights and new airport facilities. Speaking in Sydney at the CAPA Australia Pacific Aviation Summit, the President and Chief Executive Officer of Etihad Airways, James Hogan, said Australia was
In-flight entertainment (IFE) company, IFE Services, is Gambia Bird’s new content service provider. The agreement covers the provision of a regularly refreshed package of modern classic movies and top-rated TV shows as well as a broad selection of different music genres. Passengers can enjoy the great content on the aircraft’s overhead digital IFE systems. Founded
AMR Corporation and US Airways Group have received clearance from the European Commission under the EC Merger Regulation for their proposed merger. Tom Horton, chairman, president and CEO of AMR, and incoming Chairman of the Board of the combined company, said, “We are very pleased that the EU has approved the merger between American Airlines
MAINtag, a leading provider of aerospace flyable RFID tags, readers, software and integration services, has launched FLYcheck, a 3D iPad-based assets management solution for inventory and maintenance of cabin passenger and security equipment. The FLYcheck interface delivers a realistic three-dimensional view of an aircraft’s interior cabin, and provides data, graphics and animation for multiple viewing
Due to a limited runway capacity at Soekarno-Hatta Airport, Garuda Indonesia has been forced to postpone its flight service to London, which had initially been planned for 2nd November 2013. Reason being, the pavement classification number (PCN) of the runways and apron at Soekarno-Hatta Airport do not meet the required level of strength, which is
