From this month (November 2005), customers flying to New York via Frankfurt can access high speed internet. Connexion by Boeing, an inflight wireless broadband service that provides customers in all three classes with real-time, high-speed and secure internet connectivity was first offered by Singapore Airlines in March 2005, and by June was available on all
Embraer suspends production at Harbin Embraer Aircraft Industry (HEAI) in China due to contamination of the river which supplies water to the city of Harbin. The Company continues to monitor the situation closely.
Horizon Air has been notified by the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association (AMFA) that the airline’s mechanics and fleet services agents have ratified a new three-year contract. More than 400 of the company’s 3,900 employees are covered by this contract.
The enhanced insulation system provides a dramatically improved environment and flying experience for passengers within the cabin of commercial and VIP aircraft. Interest in providing a quieter cabin has been fuelled by the significant investment of airlines, specifically in a premium cabin, in advance In-Flight Entertainment systems and
Embraer annouces the appointment of Colin Steven as Vice-President of Executive Aircraft Marketing and Sales of Executive Jets.
Talks between Continental Airlines and the IAM adjourned in Washington, D.C., with no flight attendant agreement being reached. The chairman of the National Mediation Board (NMB) joined the talks on Tuesday, Nov. 15. The issues have been narrowed to a few remaining items. A final bargaining session has been scheduled for Dec. 7 and 8
MTU Aero Engines is expanding its military engine maintenance activities. The company has signed a contract with the German Air Force on the expansion of the existing industry-military cooperative model of engine maintenance (“Cooperative Model”). The agreement widens the scope of maintenance, which had so far involved only the Eurofighter EJ200 engine, to include also
BAE Systems will close its facility at Lochside, Edinburgh, in 2006, with the potential loss of up to 260 jobs. The decision to close the engineering and product development facility is driven by a defence market environment that provides fewer opportunities for the large, customer-funded development projects that have historically sustained the business. Work currently
United temporarily suspended taking applications for flight attendant positions, effective immediately and until further notice. The company received more than 16,700 online applications within the first three days. United plans to hire approximately 2,000 flight attendants in 2006, with positions initiating in Chicago and Washington, D.C. The company is beginning to interview 5,100 candidates who
U.S. scheduled passenger airlines employed 436,350 workers in September 2005, 5.5 percent fewer than in September 2004, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported. The seven network carriers employed 293,767 total full-time and part-time workers
