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
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
Lufthansa ground handling specialist LEOS has added the second Phoenix E all-electric aircraft tractor from German manufacturer Goldhofer to its fleet of tow tractors. The two purely battery-electric vehicles are in operation at Frankfurt Airport and can move aircraft with a take-off weight of up to 350 tonnes over short and long distances between parking
Embraer-CAE Training Services (ECTS) has deployed a new full-flight simulator (FFS) for the Phenom 300E to meet the growing demand for business jet training in the United States. The new FFS will be operated by ECTS, a joint venture between Embraer and CAE, at the new CAE Las Vegas Training Centre near Henderson International Airport.
Etihad Airways has achieved a significant milestone as the first of its cadet pilots successfully completed ‘Base Training’ on an actual Boeing 787 Dreamliner as part of its Multi-Crew Pilot License (MPL) programme. ‘Base Training’ flights are used to train cadet pilots on take-off and landings under the supervision of a qualified instructor. After this
The United States Coast Guard (USCG) has selected Honeywell’s IntuVue™ RDR-7000 weather radar system as an upgrade to existing systems on its Sikorsky MH-60 Jayhawk and Eurocopter MH-65 Dolphin multimission helicopters. The RDR-7000 upgrade builds on the strong legacy of performance and situational awareness provided by the currently installed Honeywell P701 weather radar system. The
Air France-KLM and the CMA CGM Group have launched the long-term strategic air cargo partnership they made public in May 2022. This partnership will have an initial duration of ten years and will see Air France-KLM Martinair Cargo, part of the Air France-KLM Group and CMA CGM Air Cargo, part of the CMA CGM Group,
Billionaire Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit satellite launch company has failed to secure new funding and as a consequence, approximately 85% of the workforce has been cut. This equates to roughly 675 members of staff, leaving a pared down business with around 100 remaining staff. Virgin Orbit is a California-based company and the staff cuts
Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) has released that it will be recruiting trained first officers with or without a current type rating for the next few years. Having been unable to train any new pilots during the COVID-19 pandemic, SWISS is ensuring through these actions that it will continue to maintain adequate numbers of cockpit
Gulfstream Aerospace has announced the grand opening of its all-new Beverly Hills, California, sales and design centre. The approximately 12,000 square-foot/1,115 square-metre showroom further expands Gulfstream’s customer resources in the Western United States. The Beverly Hills sales and design centre features full-scale cabin mock-ups of the Gulfstream G400, Gulfstream G700 and Gulfstream G800 living areas
