Having been acquired individually in the earlier half of 2021 by private Dutch investment company Panta Holdings, Fokker Services and Fokker Techniek, formerly part of Fokker Technologies, are to be rebranded and will come under a single Fokker Services Group umbrella. Fokker Services is an independent aerospace service provider, and Fokker Techniek, a leading aircraft
Emirates SkyCargo and United Cargo have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that follows on the heels of the new broader historic commercial agreement between their parent companies which are two of the largest global airlines. This coordination will deliver benefits to air freight customers of both Emirates Skycargo and United Cargo around the world. The MoU
Finnair starts change negotiations with its employees to discuss plans to re-organise the company through personnel redundancies and changing job descriptions. The plan is linked to Finnair’s new strategy which focuses on restoring Finnair’s profitability. The plan targets to build Finnair’s different functions to meet the size of the company and the changes in Finnair’s
As a follow on to its introduction of the CO2 emissions calculator for passenger flights, IATA CO2 Connect the International Air Traffic Association (IATA) has teamed up with Etihad Airways (Etihad) to run trials on a similar concept for air cargo flights. As a means to report on progress in sustainability throughout the entire value
As art of its bid to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, European low-cost carrier easyJet has invested heavily in the retrofitting of Airbus’ fuel saving Descent Profile Optimisation (DPO) function and also its Continuous Descent Approach (CDA) for compatible aircraft. The immediate effect will be a 1% fuel saving once the fleet-wide retrofit has
SITA and Middle East Airlines–Air Liban (MEA) have renewed a technology contract and moved the airport’s baggage reconciliation system (BRS) at Rafic Hariri International Airport – Beirut to the cloud, increasing operational efficiency. This technology will significantly reduce operational costs for the airport and airline, with the server-less design avoiding on-site interventions to refresh, upgrade,
JetBlue has announced plans to bolster its transition to sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) with a new agreement with AIR COMPANY, an innovative carbon technology company creating carbon-negative alcohols and fuels from carbon dioxide (CO2). AIR COMPANY has developed and deployed a single-step process for CO2-derived fuel production using renewable electricity to create its novel AIRMADE™
After more than two years of intensive negotiations, Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) and the Aeropers pilots’ association have been unable to reach agreement on a new collective labour agreement for the company’s cockpit personnel. SWISS remains firmly committed to its social partnership and is convinced that a joint solution can still be found in
North American planemaker Boeing has announced that as part of its corporate structure simplification programme and its decision to focus more on manufacturing and product development, numerous jobs in both the IT and finance sectors are to be shed. This year 150 jobs are due to be cut in the United States in the finance
Canada Jetlines, the new, all-Canadian, leisure airline, has signed a worldwide distribution agreement with Sabre, the leading software and technology company that powers the global travel industry. This new long-term agreement ensures that Sabre will distribute the carrier’s comprehensive content for travel agencies and corporations through the Sabre travel marketplace (GDS), supporting Canada Jetlines in powering future revenue
