With a turnout of 73.8%, 58.1% of Air France pilots have voted to accept the creation of a low-cost Air France KLM subsidiary according to the SNLP union. However, the union also confirmed that while the vote clarified the pilots’ position, it was not a unilateral acceptance of the carrier’s proposals for Boost, the newly
In response to an open letter written to major Canadian airlines on January 5, 2017, in which the Canadian Minister for Transport requested confirmation by February 15 that appropriate protocols regarding flight crews were in place, the top-eight Canadian airlines have all confirmed this to be the case. The letter written by Marc Garneau, P.C.,
Boeing workers at the North Charleston 787 assembly plant have voted against representation by the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers (IAM). The vote was open to approximately 3,000 Boeing employees and was held under the auspices of the National Labor Relations Board. It is understood that 74% of the 2,828 who voted were
The subsidiary of General Electric, GE Aviation, has invested in the region of US$4.3bn over the past five years in its U.S. operations. Known as a world-leading provider of jet and turboprop engines, components and integrated systems for commercial, military, business and general aviation aircraft, the company has been buoyed by record production of new-generation
As part of a 1.2 billion euro (US$1.27 billion) loan agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in 2015, a number of Serbian state-owned companies, including Belgrade’s Nikola Tesla Airport have had to be sold off. As a consequence, bids are now being invited for a 25-year concession for the capital’s international airport, the largest
Representing Europe’s air navigation service providers (ANSPs), the Civil Air Navigation Services Operation (CANSO) has confirmed its agreement to work alongside Airlines for Europe (A4E) to improve Europe’s air traffic management (ATM) network in the future. Initially, the two organizations will aim to obtain a common understanding of the technical, operational, regulatory and legal issues
The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) and the Southwest Airlines Pilots Association, together with members of congress, will be looking to President Trump to revoke the permit issued to Norwegian Air International (NAI), a subsidiary of Norwegian Air Shuttle (NAS), to fly to the United States. They believe that President Trump will side with the
Tigerair, the low-cost subsidiary of Virgin Australia, has permanently ceased flying to the Indonesian island of Bali after failing to come to terms with the country’s AOC129 requirements relating to scheduled flights. Problems began on January 12, when approximately 700 passengers were affected after the Indonesian government claimed the carrier did not have permission to
Hainan Airlines, the subsidiary of HNA Group, has announced it has completed the acquisition of a further 48.2% stake in Tianjin Airlines. With Tianjin Airlines also being a subsidiary of HNA Group, this has enabled Hainan Airlines to list all its subsidiaries as a whole entity. According to figures released by the Shanghai Stock Exchange,
In order to get permission to build a long-hoped-for third runway at London’s Heathrow, the airport will have to ban night flights and adhere to environmental targets established through legally binding promises. The UK government has also given details over why it has chosen to back the creation of a third runway at Heathrow as
