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
In addition to firming up on an order for 12 Airbus A320neo-family aircraft which were part of an options order back in August 2013, International Airlines Group (IAG) has confirmed that it has also placed a firm order for a further 25 of the family of jets, while also placing an option for 50 additional
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
Rolls-Royce has announced that as of January 1, 2023, Tufan Erginbilgic will take over the role Chief Executive Officer from Warren East. East announced in February his intention to step down from the position at the end of 2022. Erginbilgic has a background in engineering, having built his career in international business including over 20
German union Verdi, which is representing approximately 20,000 Lufthansa ground staff, has called on them to strike for one day on Wednesday to add leverage to ongoing salary negotiations. The peak season planned walk out will last from 3.45 a.m. until 6.00 a m. on the Thursday following. The German airline has yet to confirm
Los Angeles-based Ampaire has announced the successful completion of an 1,880-statute-mile mission from Los Angeles to Oshkosh in Wisconsin. The journey included a record-breaking 1,135 non-stop flight for an electric-hybrid aircraft between Mojave in California and Hays in Kansas on July 21. Compared to a standard Cessna Skymaster, the EEL produced fuel savings of approximately
Dublin, Ireland-based AerCap Holdings N.V. has announced at the Farnborough International Airshow that it has ordered five additional Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners, bringing the global leasing agent’s total orders to 125 of the 787 that are owned or on order. Peter Anderson, Chief Commercial Officer of AerCap, said, “AerCap is the world’s largest 787 customer and
Spain-based Helity Copter Airlines (Helity) has signed an agreement with Lilium N.V. (Lilium) for the development of an electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) network in Andalusia, southern Spain. The agreement will see Helity initially acquire five Lilium Jets which it will use to provide its customers with premium- and business-level charter flights between Ceuta,
Newly formed Dublin, Ireland-based lessor Abelo has signed Heads of Agreement with ATR for ten brand-new ATR 72-600s. First deliveries of the ATR 72-600 are due to start in 2023. In addition, Abelo also confirmed a previous order for ten brand-new ATR 42-600Ss turboprop aircraft, this model being the Short Take-off and Landing, or STOL,
Airbus, along with Air Canada, Air France-KLM, LATAM Airlines Group, Virgin Atlantic, Lufthansa Group and International Airlines Group (IAG) have all signed letters of intent (LoIs) to confirm their joint desire to identify opportunities where direct air carbon capture technology (DACCS) could supply future carbon removal credits for the airline industry. Known as Direct Air
