Atlas Air has announced an agreement to extend its long-standing partnership with Qantas Freight, a leading air freight carrier in Australia. The successful partnership between Atlas Air and Qantas Freight began in 2004. Under the extended agreement with Qantas Freight, Atlas Air will provide long-haul, wide-body main deck capacity with two Boeing 747-400Fs operating its
Virgin Orbit, a leading launch provider, has signed an agreement with South Korean investment group J-Space. The agreement will allow the companies to assess candidate spaceport launch sites in South Korea, with the goal of providing satellite launch services from there using Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne System. The cooperative effort is designed to act as a
Aviator Airport Alliance, a full-range provider of aviation services at 15 airports across the Nordics, has strengthened its partnership with Wizz Air by signing a new contract. Under the new partnership agreement, Aviator will provide Wizz Air with ground handling and de-icing services at Malmö and Göteborg Landvetter airports. The contract will be in effect
Frontier Airlines and Denver International Airport (DEN) celebrated a ceremonial ground-breaking for the new 120,000-ft² ground boarding facility on the east end of Concourse A at Denver International Airport. The project includes the re-modelling of 83,000 ft² of space, along with a 37,000 ft² expansion area. The facility will feature 14 gates and an adjacent
Boeing will represent the aviation sector in a global alliance, jointly established by the U.S. Government and World Economic Forum to accelerate clean technologies and reduce carbon emissions. The First Movers Coalition (FMC) was created in late 2021 to leverage the purchasing power of major companies to speed up the pace of decarbonising industrial sectors
The Falcon Flight Training Academy – part of Falcon Group – has become the first UK approved training organisation (ATO) in the post-Brexit era to gain UK CAA approval to operate in Europe. It will work in partnership with Spanish flight school Aerodynamics Academy, delivering UK commercial pilot training courses from the company’s satellite base
On Wednesday last Week, Germany’s flag carrying airline Lufthansa was forced to cancel over 1,000 flights as a consequence of one-day strike action taken in protest at ongoing wage negotiations relating to a 9.5% wage hike for 20,000 ground crew. Now pilots with Germany’s leading airline have voted in favour of considering the option of
Boeing will strengthen its partnership with Japan by opening a new Boeing Research and Technology (BR&T) centre. The facility will focus on sustainability and support a newly expanded cooperation agreement with Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI). Boeing and METI have agreed to broaden their 2019 cooperation agreement to now include a focus on sustainable aviation fuels
Since the hijacking of four American planes on September 11, 2001, subsequent regulations have made access to the flight deck on commercial passenger aircraft resistant to intrusion and forceable entry. By 2007 regulations demanded that there be a set of rules in place for when the cockpit door was opened, whist also stipulating that the
Ultra-low fare carrier Frontier Airlines is launching a cadet programme to train the next generation of Frontier pilots. The programme, operated in partnership with ATP Flight School, will welcome up to 35 individuals per month who seek to become commercial airline pilots. No prior flying experience is required. Cadets will receive assistance in applying for
