The modernisation of European airspace took a major step forward today with the appointment of a unique aviation industry partnership to coordinate and synchronise €3bn worth of upgrades to the continent’s air traffic management infrastructure. The European Commission has tasked the SESAR (Single European Sky ATM Research) Deployment Alliance, an unprecedented cross industry partnership made
Air France welcomed the positive outcome of the consultation with all its pilots on the draft development agreement for Transavia France. With a very high participation rate, 53% of Air France pilots approved the agreement, reaching 60% for members of the majority union SNPL. This result will be approved by the Union Council of the
LAN Airlines, part of LATAM Airlines Group celebrated the arrival of its first A321 on December 5th, at Santiago’s Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport. This marks a significant milestone as LATAM Airlines affirms its regional and global presence as the largest A320 operator in Latin America. The aircraft, the first of 48 of its
Iberia will support the repair of avionics and other OEM aircraft components for the cockpits of full-flight simulators located in Europe and belonging to CAE, a world leader in simulation and training for both civilian and military aircraft.The three-year contract covers the inspection and repair of avionics components such as the multipurpose control display unit
For the tenth time this year the German pilots’ union, Vereinigung Cockpit (VC), representing about 5,400 Lufthansa pilots, called another nationwide strike. This one took effect from 03:00 local time on Thursday, ending at 23:59. As a consequence Lufthansa were forced to cancel 37 long-haul and half a dozen cargo flights. In fact, the announcement
Ryanair released November traffic growth highlighting that the airline’s “Always Getting Better” customer programme delivered a stronger than expected performance in the first month of Ryanair’s significantly expanded winter schedule. Despite increasing November seat capacity by 13% (over Nov 13) and opening a large number of new city pair routes designed to appeal to business
Delta TechOps—Delta Air Lines’ maintenance division and its maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) provider business—opened a line maintenance hangar at its Tokyo-Narita International Airport on December 1st. The leased 13,000 m² facility will provide enhanced TechOps support for Delta’s Boeing 747-400, 777, 767, 757 and Airbus A330 transoceanic aircraft. More than 100 Delta TechOps professionals
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for October showing a strengthening in demand growth compared to September 2014 and to the year-ago period. Total revenue passenger kilometers (RPKs) rose 5.7% over October 2013, slightly ahead of the 5.2% year-on-year rise recorded in September 2014. October capacity (available seat kilometers or
Qatar Airways and Airbus announced the highly anticipated date of the official delivery of the first of its 80 Airbus A350 XWB aircraft on order, set to take place in Toulouse, France, on Saturday December 13th. The A350 XWB is a family of mid-sized wide-body airliners designed to enhance fuel, operating costs and environmental efficiencies
Vector Aerospace Helicopter Services – North America has received FAA and EASA certification for development and installation of the Helicopter Terrain Awareness System (HTAWS) for AS332 C, L and L1 aircraft. The addition of HTAWS capabilities further compliments the growing list of Supplemental Type Certificates (STCs) applicable to the AS332 C, L & L1 aircraft.
