After the swearing in ceremony of Stephen Dickson as the new administrator of the U.S. Federal Aviation Authority (FAA), U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao confirmed that she asked Dickson to make an assessment of the agency’s performance subsequent to the two Boeing 737 MAX crashes, making it clear that: “it is an important opportunity to
Digital signage, which was launched for passengers at Prague Airport and is located at the entrance to pier B in Terminal 1, is available in six language versions. The signage offers information displayed on digital screens and reflects the current traffic and passenger flow throughout the day. The new technology is now being tested. If
International Airlines Group (IAG) traffic in July 2019 increased by 4.9% versus the same period last year while IAG capacity rose by 3.9% versus the same period last year. The load factor for July increased 0.9 points to 88.8%
Gulfstream Aerospace has reported the first customer delivery of its all-new Gulfstream G600™ aircraft. The milestone comes approximately one month after the aircraft earned its U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) type and production certificates. A U.S. customer took delivery of the aircraft at Gulfstream’s Savannah headquarters. The G600 received both FAA type and production certificates
Embraer has signed a long-term Pool Program Agreement with Mongolian Hunnu Air to support a wide range of repairable components for the airline’s recently leased fleet of E190. Hunnu Air is the first E190 operator in Mongolia and took delivery of its first E190 this year in May. The Pool Agreement includes full repair coverage
The British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA) has announced two impending strikes by Ryanair’s pilots, the first for 48 hours between August 22 and August 23, and a second scheduled for 60 hours between September 2 and September 4. The walkouts relate to ongoing disagreements the Irish low-cost carrier has had with the pilots’ union BALPA
British Airways was forced to cancel at least 117 flights on Wednesday August 7, at Heathrow Airport and a further 10 at nearby Gatwick airport after a computer glitch affected both online check ins and flight departures. The problem had been resolver by 1700 GMT but not before an additional 200-or-so flights had also been
Wizz Air will begin operations at Edinburgh Airport, with the launch of four routes to popular European city break destinations. From the beginning of November Wizz Air will connect Scotland’s capital with the Polish cities of Warsaw and Gdansk, Budapest in Hungary, and Bucharest in Romania. Wizz Air now operates seven routes from Scotland to
Jeanette Pinard has joined the Stifel Aviation business as a Managing Director. She will be responsible for transaction diligence and documentation in our growing engine ownership and leasing business, including transaction management and execution relating to the acquisition, financing and disposition of engine and aircraft portfolios. Pinard brings a unique combination of legal and commercial
Ideagen, the governance, risk and compliance GRC software provider, has launched a new and improved version of its Q-Pulse application to coincide with the 25th anniversary of the software. The UK-based firm – which has a global presence with sites in the UK, Europe, US, SE Asia and the UAE – launched Q-Pulse version 7 today (Monday,
