L3Harris expands contract with OEMServices

April 21, 2023

L3Harris Technologies has announced a contract expansion with OEMServices to provide pilot training equipment more rapidly with lower logistical costs to airlines and pilot training centres. The contract with OEMServices, a leading global logistics solution expert, provides year-round customer access to crucial inventory for L3Harris’ full-flight and flat-panel simulators and pilot-training equipment. Expanding current agreements

Joramco expands Academy to Ghana via partnership with Aerojet Aviation

April 20, 2023

Joramco, the Amman-based aircraft maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) facility and engineering arm of Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE), has announced the expansion of its Academy to Ghana via a partnership with locally based Aerojet Aviation. Joramco Academy is making strides in aircraft maintenance engineering training after obtaining its own EASA approval last year, as it

BAA Training provides A320 Type Rating for pilots of Pegasus Airlines

BAA Training enters partnership with Turkish carrier Pegasus Airlines

April 19, 2023

BAA Training and Pegasus Airlines, a Turkish low-cost carrier, have signed a partnership agreement dedicated to delivering A320 Type Rating services for the airline’s pilots. The first group of pilot students started training in February this year and the second group is set to begin in May. Considering Pegasus Airlines’ fleet expansion while transitioning into

Airbus and Air France cleared of involuntary manslaughter over 2009 crash of Rio to Paris flight

April 18, 2023

A Paris, France court has cleared both European planemaker Airbus and carrier Air France of involuntary manslaughter relating to the crash of Flight AF447 en route from Rio de Janeiro to Paris in June 2009. However, the two companies were found guilty in a separate civil case, the former being a criminal case. The court

Kuehne+Nagel, Atlas Air and SR Technics Group introduced the 'Sustainable Engine Alliance' at MRO Americas, in Atlanta

Kuehne+Nagel, Atlas Air and SR Technics Group to form “Sustainable Engine Alliance”

April 18, 2023

At the MRO Americas 2023 conference in Atlanta, Georgia, Kuehne+Nagel, Atlas Air and SR Technics Group introduce the “Sustainable Engine Alliance”. Representing a wide range of the aerospace industry, the Alliance pledges to set new industry standards for low-carbon aircraft engine supply chains in line with the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi). The alliance members

Thai Airways and Sabre have signed a long-term distribution renewal

Thai Airways expands distribution agreement with Sabre, focuses on recovery opportunities

April 17, 2023

Thai Airways has signed a long-term distribution renewal agreement with Sabre, a software and technology provider that powers the global travel industry. The agreement will ensure that Sabre-connected travel agencies continue to have access the airlines’ content worldwide while enabling the airline to retain its reach across Sabre’s network of global travel buyers and intermediaries.

Worldwide air cargo slips further into decline

April 14, 2023

Worldwide air cargo demand has slipped further into decline after showing tentative signs of stabilising in the last two months, with the first full week of April showing the steepest week-on-week drop since the Lunar New Year factory closures in January, preliminary figures from WorldACD Market Data indicate. Following small week-on-week declines in weeks 12

UAE ratification of MP14 boosts the global fight against unruly passengers

UAE is the 44th State to ratify MP14 to prosecute unruly passengers

April 14, 2023

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) have ratified the Montreal Protocol 2014 (MP14), a move that will strengthen the global legal deterrent against unruly and disruptive passengers. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has welcomed the United Arab Emirates (UAE) ratification of the Montreal Protocol 2014 (MP14). “IATA welcomes the leadership shown by the UAE in

Ryanair expands partnership with Neste at Schiphol airport

April 13, 2023

Ryanair has announced that it has expanded its partnership with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) supplier, Neste, to power its full schedule of Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) flights with a 40% SAF blend from April 1. This significant increase in SAF use represents the latest milestone development in Ryanair’s ambitious goal of operating 12.5% of flights

Pan Am Flight Akademy has acquired a new Level D B737 MAX-8 simulator

Pan Am Flight Academy acquires new 737 MAX simulator

April 12, 2023

Aviation training provider, Pan Am Flight Academy, now has a new Level D B737 MAX-8 simulator to further improve the company’s commercial pilot training programmes. The state-of-the-art simulator should be operational by July 2023 which should enable the Academy to incorporate a new aircraft simulator to its extended offering. This new simulator features the latest

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