Alaska Airlines and the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association (AMFA) jointly announced a tentative agreement on a proposed two-year contract extension for the airline’s 665 aircraft technicians. The proposal to extend the contract through Oct. 17, 2011, will be presented to union members for review and a ratification vote. The ratification process is expected to be
The Boeing Company, Danish aerospace maintenance training leader TEC Aviation, and the Dutch World Class Aviation Academy (WCAA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding to explore opportunities to develop state-of-the-art maintenance training, courseware development, computer-based training and virtual maintenance training for the Northern European aerospace market. This initiative paves the way for the possible exchange of
Universal Air Repair receives EASA Certification to operate as an approved Repair Station with Limited Accessories ratings. With this additional certification, all EASA and FAA-certificated operators and maintenance agencies can accept components that UAR repairs or overhauls. The 10,000 square-foot facility specializes in fuel, hydraulic and electrical accessory repairs along with NiCad battery overhaul. UAR
EMS Sky Connect, a division of EMS Technologies announced that its Fort
The Boeing Company announced that its Anaheim-Huntington Beach site in California has earned International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 14001 certification, a global benchmark of an organization’s commitment to understand and continuously improve its environmental performance.
Embraer has finalized the delivery of the protocol it developed for the datalink system called Link-BR2 to Brazil
SR Technics and Etihad Airways, the National Airline of the United Arab Emirates, have signed their first technical training agreement. The contract covers over 1000 instructor days of theoretical and practical training on Airbus A320, A330 and A340, as well as difference training, run-up in simulators, health and safety, and aviation/ technical English. The contract
easyJet reported that a new
The Chief Executive Board of Star Alliance, of which SAS Scandinavian Airlines is a founding member, has accepted the membership application of Aegean Airlines, the largest airline in Greece. This means SAS soon can offer its customers 28 new destinations in Greece. SAS currently operates 10 flights a week from both Copenhagen and Stockholm, which
TAG Aviation Asia Ltd, a subsidiary of TAG Aviation Holding S.A. from Switzerland, officially announced the business expansion of its aircraft charter, aircraft management, aircraft completion monitoring and aircraft brokerage services in Hong Kong. The company has hired additional staff and moved into larger offices in Wanchai in a response to growing demand for their
