Middle East Airlines adopts SITA’s cloud-based baggage reconciliation system

September 27, 2022

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 signs intent to purchase 25 million gallons of AIR COMPANY’s innovative AIRMADE™ SAF

September 26, 2022

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™

SWISS proposes mediation to its pilots’ association

September 23, 2022

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

Boeing to slash staffing for IT and finance – 150 jobs to go in finance alone

September 22, 2022

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 partners with Sabre on global distribution agreement

September 21, 2022

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

One-day strike by French ATC causes travel chaos for thousands of passengers

September 19, 2022

A one-day strike by French air traffic control union SNCTA resulted in the cancellation of hundreds of flights and many hundreds of thousands of passengers left with either flight delays or flight cancellations. While Air France was only able to operate 45% of local and regional flights, and 90% of long-haul flights, further afield Irish

Heathrow flights disrupted on Monday as local airspace to close during funeral of Queen Elizabeth II

September 19, 2022

London Heathrow Airport has announced major changes to Monday’s flight schedule, confirming that all take-offs and landings on Monday will be delayed for 15 minutes before and after the two-minute silence at the end of the funeral. Following that, there will be no arrivals between 13:45 and 14:20 during the procession of the hearse, and

Lufthansa and OMV sign significant MoU for supply of 800,000 litres of SAF

September 14, 2022

The Lufthansa Group (Lufthansa) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Österreichische Mineralölverwaltung Aktiengesellschaft (OMV), the global chemicals and energy group, for the supply of in excess of 800,000 litres of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) over a seven-year period between 2023 and 2030. The already existing partnership between the two companies will now be

North American aviation market recovering strongly IBA insights show

September 14, 2022

The North American aviation market is recovering strongly following the COVID-19 pandemic according to insights revealed by IBA, a leading aviation market intelligence and consultancy company. In a webinar entitled “What does the future hold for aviation in the Americas?”, a panel of IBA experts detailed a range of key metrics that demonstrate the improving

New course for Africa to address IATA priority

September 13, 2022

AviAssist has announced the launch of a new product for Africa’s ground handling industry at Aviation Africa 2022. The new online course on Aeronautical Knowledge for Ground Handling will help address one of the main threats to safety that IATA has identified. “We are privileged to have worked with AviAssist to develop this course”, explained NAC2000

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