The impact of the global economic downturn continues to be felt by the aviation industry, as new figures reveal that a record total of almost 2,300 jet airliners are now parked. 1,167 aircraft were grounded last year, making 2008 the worst year for cutbacks since 2001. According to data from Ascend, a leading provider of
The Finnish Airline Pilots’ Association SLL, which represents Finnair’s pilots, rejected a settlement proposal made by the state arbitrator. The pilots announced, however, that they were cancelling their threat of five one-day strikes. An overtime ban, initiated by the pilots in January, will continue. Finnair flights, therefore, will fly for the most part normally.
the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has returned AAR Landing Gear Services’ repair station certificate enabling the facility to resume full operations. After agreeing to a Consent Order on February 13, the FAA and AAR worked toward the expeditious and orderly revalidation of AAR Landing Gear Services’ authority to operate under its FAA repair station certificate.
The Board of Industria de Turbo Propulsores, S. A. (ITP) informed their workers of their decision to withdraw the Employment Regulation File that was presented before the Basque Government
Four of the world’s leading airlines called for CO2 emissions from international aviation to be included in a new global climate deal. The agreement will be negotiated by world leaders at the United Nations climate summit in Copenhagen in December. Emissions from international aviation, which currently contribute around 2% of global CO2 emissions (source: IPCC),
Ryanair launched its in-flight mobile phone service initially onboard 20 of its (mainly) Dublin based aircraft. This is the first step in fitting Ryanair
Boeing announced that all of its major manufacturing facilities received the internationally recognized ISO 14001 environmental certification by the end of 2008, marking achievement of one of the company’s most significant environmental goals. Certification is a global benchmark of an organization’s commitment to understand and continually improve its environmental performance.
Regional jet marketing, customization and support company SuperJet International opened its North American sales and customer support office in Washington DC. SuperJet International
Wizz Air launched its newest base in Timisoara which has become the airline
Emirates Airline unveiled plans to grow the number of flights across its network by 14% in 2009. This year, the Dubai based carrier will add 18 new passenger aircraft to its fleet, increasing seating capacity by 14% and enabling it to start new routes as well as increase frequencies on many existing routes. It will
