AJW Aviation to deliver power-by-the-hour support to Brazilian operator, Modern Logistics

October 22, 2015

Modern Logistics has chosen AJW Aviation and AJW Leasing to provide full power-by-the-hour services for its B737-400 freighters and augment dispatch reliability as the fleet expands to fifteen aircraft by 2017. The multi-year contract recognises the reputation that AJW has forged in the Brazilian marketplace and the Company’s willingness to be flexible and support start-up

EU safety body aims to create a pilots’ medical history database

October 21, 2015

In light of the findings of the enquiry into the crash of Germanwings flight 9525, the European Aviation Safety Agency is aiming to create a Pilots’ medical database that will hold records of every pilot’s medical history and any visits to medical facilities, whether for physical or psychological assessment and or treatment. The move comes

Boeing reports strong third-quarter results

October 21, 2015

The Boeing Company reported third-quarter revenue increased 9% to US$25.8bn on record commercial deliveries. Core earnings per share (non-GAAP) for the quarter increased 18% to US$2.52, reflecting strong performance across the company, and GAAP earnings per share was US$2.47. Core earnings per share (non-GAAP) guidance for 2015 increased to between US$7.95 and US$8.15, from US$7.70

GE Aviation rolls out its 1,000th GEnx engine

October 21, 2015

GE Aviation assembled the 1,000th GEnx engine, just a mere five years after the first production engine was built at GE’s Durham, North Carolina. The first GEnx engine entered service on a Boeing 747-8 aircraft in 2011, and the engine program has accumulated five million flight hours and 900,000 cycles. Production volume of the GEnx

Further strikes loom at Lufthansa as cabin crew talks fail

October 20, 2015

Having suffered thirteen pilots’ strikes over the last eighteen months as Lufthansa struggled to reach agreement with their union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) over early retirement and pension payouts, the airline now faces problems reaching an agreement on the same matter with its cabin crew, approximately 19,00 of whom are represented by the flight attendants’ union,

Air China to start Beijing-Islamabad-Karachi service

October 20, 2015

Air China will start Beijing-Islamabad-Karachi service on October 26th, 2015. The service will make Air China the first Chinese domestic carrier offering an air link between Beijing and Pakistan. The demand for air travel between China and Pakistan has been growing incessantly. The introduction of the Beijing-Islamabad-Karachi service, which will become an air bridge linking

FedEx pilots approve new agreement with management

October 20, 2015

The pilots of FedEx Express, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l. (ALPA), approved a new contract agreement with FedEx management. The new agreement provides across-the-board increases to hourly pay rates and new-hire compensation, a significant signing bonus, retirement plan enhancements, work-rule improvements, and other positive modifications. The new agreement will go into effect

Ascent Aerospace to produce wing skin tool for Boeing 777X

October 20, 2015

Coast Composites, an Ascent Tooling Group company, was awarded a contract by Boeing to manufacture the largest-ever wing skin molds. Ascent will produce a set of lay-up tooling, consisting of four individual molds, to be used at Boeing’s new facility in Everett, Washington, to manufacture the 777X’s composite wing skins. Coast Composites will manufacture the

Hawaiian Airlines to redesign premium cabins of Airbus A330 fleet

October 20, 2015

Hawaiian Airlines plans to introduce new luxury design elements and enhanced service options in its A330 premium cabins, including the addition of 180-degree lie-flat seats. The premier global carrier for leisure travel to Hawaii has developed its new seats in partnership with Optimares, an Italian manufacturer focused on traveler-centric design. The first newly outfitted aircraft

Embraer celebrates 300th Phenom 300 delivery

October 20, 2015

Embraer Executives Jets celebrated the delivery of the 300th Phenom 300 business jet. The commemorative aircraft was accepted by an undisclosed US customer at Embraer’s facility in Melbourne, Florida, on October 15th. The Phenom 300 is in operation in 28 countries and has accumulated over 250,000 flight hours. In six years of operation, the Phenom

Top Stories

AJW Aviation to deliver power-by-the-hour support to Brazilian operator, Modern Logistics

EU safety body aims to create a pilots’ medical history database

Boeing reports strong third-quarter results

GE Aviation rolls out its 1,000th GEnx engine

Further strikes loom at Lufthansa as cabin crew talks fail

Air China to start Beijing-Islamabad-Karachi service

FedEx pilots approve new agreement with management

Ascent Aerospace to produce wing skin tool for Boeing 777X

Hawaiian Airlines to redesign premium cabins of Airbus A330 fleet

Embraer celebrates 300th Phenom 300 delivery

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