In a bid to streamline the integration of first officers into its ranks, Brussels Airlines has initiated a partnership with Skywings Flight Training, situated in Antwerp. This collaboration has given rise to a “Multi Pilot Licence-program” designed to expedite the training process. Under this programme, candidates are enlisted alongside the airline even before their training
Lufthansa and the UFO union have agreed on a new collective agreement for approximately 19,000 cabin employees of Lufthansa Airlines. The core of the agreement is a wage increase of a total of 16.5% (with interest effect 17.4%) in several stages over the next three years. The collective agreement is valid until at least the
Spanish Crisalion Mobility has entered into a strategic agreement with Swedish vertiport company Kookiejar, renowned for its extensive expertise in developing air mobility solutions. This collaboration aims to jointly develop vertiports, crucial infrastructure for electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. Crisalion Mobility and Kookiejar are pooling their resources to devise an action plan and
Iridium Communications, a provider of global voice and data satellite communications, has signed a new five-year commercial contract with L3Harris Technologies. This agreement entails the provision of the Iridium® Satellite Time and Location (STL) service to over three dozen L3Harris-operated communications network backbone nodes and an equivalent number of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) facilities across
The cargo hangars at Zurich Airport, some dating back to the 1950s and 1960s, no longer fully cater to the demands of today’s cargo business. In response, Flughafen Zürich AG is embarking on the construction of a new cargo hangar, “Fracht Rächtenwisen,” located in the eastern part of the airport. Construction is to commence this
Ryanair has faced a setback from Spain’s Supreme Court, which deemed the staff pay cuts and working condition alterations imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic in July 2020 as unlawful. The court upheld a 2021 National Court ruling, dismissing Ryanair’s appeal against changes made to Spanish contracts in response to global travel restrictions. The Supreme Court
Avia Solutions Group, through its subsidiary BAA Training, has unveiled the Pilot Runway programme, offering a financed training initiative with a job guarantee. This programme, developed in anticipation of the Group’s global expansion and growth, will be conducted in collaboration with the Group’s ACMI (aircraft, crew, maintenance, and insurance) companies, commencing with Avion Express. The
Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Panasonic Avionics) has inked a deal with Croatia Airlines to equip its brand-new Airbus A220 fleet with Wi-Fi services. As Croatia’s flag carrier embarks on this endeavour, it commits to integrating Wi-Fi capabilities across its fleet for the first time ever. Through the deployment of Panasonic Avionics’ Ku-band satellite connectivity, all 15
As a strategic manoeuvre to regain control of the ailing airline, the Maltese government has launched KM Malta Airlines as the successor to Air Malta, commencing operations on March 31, 2024. Following extensive negotiations with the European Commission concerning state aid and previous restructuring endeavours, this transition aims to revitalise Malta’s air travel sector. KM
Ryanair has purchased 1,000 tonnes of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from global energy group, Shell, (enough SAF to fuel over 200 flights from Stansted to Madrid), which will be supplied to the airline at its Stansted Airport base. This purchase follows the MoU agreement made between the companies in 2022, providing Ryanair with unique access
