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France’s BEA makes recommendations after Germanwings crash report released

After a year-long investigation in to the crash of Germanwings flight 9525, which occurred on March 24 2015, killing all 150 passengers and crew on board. France’s Le Bureau d’Enquêtes et d’Analyses pour la Sécurité de l’Aviation civile (BEA) have urged air agencies across the world to amend their policies with regard to medical workers’ […]

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Gogo Partners with China's Shareco Technologies to supply in-flight connectivity on 50 aircraft

Gogo, the global leader in providing broadband connectivity solutions and wireless entertainment to the aviation industry, has signed a term sheet with Beijing based Shareco Technologies to install its 2Ku in-flight connectivity technology on 50 commercial aircraft for Shareco’s airline partners, including Hainan Airlines and Beijing Capital Airlines. This is the first airline deal for

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Up & Away Aviation offers new residual disinsection service to customers

Farnborough, UK-based aviation-detailing company Up & Away Aviation is offering a new highly effective and convenient residual disinsection service to general, business and commercial aviation operators. Available immediately at any UK airport, the internal treatment uses an aviation approved pesticide that is effective in killing virtually all insects. Significantly the treatment is designed to leave

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Shuster’s FAA restructuring plan unlikely to pass Congress this year

Airlines for America (A4A) has been a strong supporter of the proposed restructuring of the FAA via Bill Shuster’s (R- Pennsylvania) reauthorization bill which aims to create a nonprofit and independent corporation to manage and operate US air traffic control (ATC). This is the alternative to the Bipartisan Senate FAA reauthorization bill proposed by John

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United Airlines and Air New Zealand expand cooperation to form joint venture partnership

United Airlines and Air New Zealand announced a joint venture revenue-sharing agreement, deepening the partnership between the two airlines, which are both members of Star Alliance. Under the new revenue-sharing agreement, the carriers will more closely coordinate sales and marketing in order to offer their mutual customers more travel options between the mainland U.S. and

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Kingfisher boss Vijay Mallya targeted in Indian bank debt shake up

With Indian banks struggling to deal with approximately US$120 billion in bad debts, demands from authorities to clean up their balance sheets has seen heightened efforts to recover US$1.40 billion from former carrier Kingfisher Airlines, which ceased operations in October 2012, leaving a string of debts behind it. The airlines debts were guaranteed by the

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Investment fund-driven board shake up anticipated at United

Despite the confirmed return of Oscar Munoz to the United helm only two months after undergoing a heart transplant and despite the positive impact he had already made at United in the month prior to his hospitalization after a heart attack, an investor-driven shake-up of the board is looming. The two investment funds who own

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ICAO adopts new measures to avoid recurrence of MH370 disappearance

Nearly two years after the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Council has announced in Montréal that it will be adopting new provisions to avoid the total disappearance of commercial aircraft that are in distress in remote locations. These new provisions take the form of amendments to Annex 6

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GA Telesis launches “iGEAR” program to address airline needs for aftermarket reliability and cost savings

GA Telesis, reported the launch of iGEAR (Intelligent Global Engine & Airframe Replenishment), as an enhancement to the company’s portfolio of current program services. Through iGEAR, GA Telesis will be capable of a customizable program covering flight-hour and supply-chain programs that will combine component supply-chain with aerostructure and engine maintenance for commercial airline fleets. GA

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