Swiss-AS welcomed 8 new customers to the AMOS community in 2012. The new customers are Canadian North, flybe, Saudia Aerospace Engineering Industries (SAEI), the Thomas Cook Group, Lufthansa Flight Training (now managing all simulators with AMOS), Volotea, Pegasus Airlines and VietJet. Swiss-AS has, for the first time, surpassed the magic number of 100 employees and
Monarch Aircraft Engineering (MAEL) has opened a brand new state-of-the-art training facility, Monarch Aircraft Engineering Training Academy (MAETA). Based at London Luton Airport, the training academy has undergone a complete refurbishment providing several new theatre style classrooms and facilities for Composite and Fibre optic training, a technology that is now being employed on next generation
After the Federal Aviation Administration said on Wednesday it would temporarily ground 787s after a second incident involving battery failures, EASA released that it is working closely with the FAA as the primary certification authority and Boeing. EASA adopted the FAA Airworthiness Directive on Thursday morning, in order to ensure the continuing airworthiness of the
United Airlines broke ground on a new widebody aircraft maintenance hangar at Newark Liberty International Airport. The airline, which is investing more than $25m in the 90,000 ft² facility, expects to complete construction by year end. In October 2012, United broke ground on a 125,000 ft² maintenance hangar at Washington Dulles International Airport. The airline
Airclaims signed an agreement with MEGA Maldives Airlines to provide CAMO (Continuing Airworthiness Management Organisation) support for their fleet. The contract covers two Boeing 757 and two Boeing 767 aircraft and includes the provision of aircraft induction, technical records management, maintenance planning, airworthiness data review and assessment, reliability monitoring and maintenance programme control services. It
On January 15th airberlin began to implement its “Turbine” turnaround programme, a comprehensive scheme to ensure that Germany’s second largest airline focuses on its key markets on the basis of a stringent business model. The two-year programme extends across all divisions. The airline will be expediting the optimisation of its network, fleet and timetables already
Pinnacle Airlines released that its pilots group, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, International (ALPA), ratified the tentative agreement reached with ALPA in December. The changes in the ratified agreement, which covers pilot pay, retirement, work rules and benefits, will become effective when concessions are implemented for the airline’s other labor groups and non-union
Passengers flying with Cyprus Airways on their Airbus A321 aircraft will benefit from watching IFE on a newly installed enhanced definition IFE system. Airline Services has replaced the “Head End” Tape Player on Cyprus Airways’ Airbus 321s and installed ASL’s newly manufactured digital video player- AeroStream XP1. Cyprus Airways will see benefits as the AeroStream
IFE Services reported that it is TAM Airlines’ new in-flight entertainment (IFE) provider. From March 2013, IFE Services will provide Brazil’s airline with a broad selection of top Hollywood, classic and Latin American movies as well as popular TV programmes and great music. Passengers will be able to enjoy the content on the audio visual
Boeing will consolidate its El Paso facilities and reduce the workforce there by the end of 2014. The move is part of the company’s strategy to increase affordability for government customers and become more competitive in an increasingly global marketplace. The 370 workers at the site manufacture electronics for a variety of Boeing products. Anticipated
