The office of the inspector general of the U.S. Transportation Department has confirmed that it will now audit the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA’s) oversight of Boeing’s manufacture of the 737 and 787 jet. In particular the FAA will review the FAA’s processes for “identifying and resolving” production issues and “addressing allegations of undue pressure within
SITA’s 2022 Passenger IT Insights research highlights pent-up demand for both business and leisure travel emerging from the pandemic, with passengers further embracing mobile and touch-less technologies to make the journey as convenient and seamless as possible.The survey reveals an increase in passenger use of mobile devices for booking, on board the airplane, and for
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the UN’s aviation arm, is calling on the Russian Federation to cease the dual registration of its aircraft in an attempt to bypass global sanctions. The request has come about subsequent to the 226th Meeting of the ICAO Council. The Council has made it clear that under the Chicago
Astronics Corporation, a leading provider of advanced technologies for global aerospace, defence and other mission-critical industries, has been selected by Lilium to design, develop and build the Lilium Jet’s electrical power distribution system. The power distribution units play a critical role within the Lilium Jet’s innovative energy management system. Astronics will be responsible for the secondary
IAG Cargo, the cargo division of International Airlines Group (IAG) announces its partnership with Bollore Logistics to purchase one million litres of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The SAF will be manufactured at Phillips 66 Humber Refinery in North Lincolnshire UK from sustainable waste feedstocks and delivered in two shipments, in July 2022 and November 2022
On both sides of the Atlantic carriers and airports have been struggling to take on new staff to cope with the surge in demand for air travel after the lifting of multiple worldwide travel restrictions. Airlines and airports alike shed thousands of jobs at the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic and many of those employees
British Airways (BA) check-in and ground staff, half of whom are members of the GMB union, have overwhelmingly voted for strike action over what has been referred to as “fire and rehire” reduced pay. The remainder, who belong to the Unite union, are also being balloted, and results should be known on Monday. For the
The British government has announced it is relaxing rules governing the use of airport slots in the UK as a means of counteracting the current spate of carriers’ flight cancellations. Previously, airlines had been notified that if they did not use a minimum of 70% of all their slots, then they would lose those they
Elix Aviation, the international regional aircraft leasing company, is to merge with ADARE Aviation Capital. Elix is owned by funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management (Oaktree), which initiated the merger to enable further investment in the regional Turbo-prop sector and to introduce an experienced new leadership team. The merged companies will operate as Abelo, integrating
Collins Aerospace is leveraging the synergies of its recent acquisition of FlightAware by announcing at the World ATM Congress the availability of new aircraft tracking and alerting features for its Uncrewed Aircraft System (UAS) digital platform, WebUASSM. By integrating FlightAware FirehoseSM, the most comprehensive global flight tracking and ADS-B flight status data feed, WebUAS is
