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TAG Aviation has unified all of its maintenance centres under the name ‘TAG Aviation Maintenance Services’. The new organisation, which is made up of eight service centres, allows the company to take full advantage of increased business demand and enhance the service for its clients around the globe. TAG Aviation has regrouped all of its […]

As a consequence of the crash of an Airbus A400M military aircraft at the weekend, shares in Airbus, which had risen steadily in value during April, fell by over 4.5% at one point on May 11th, though BY 5pm (GMT+1) they were trading down 1.8%. The A400M is a joint international project completed between seven

Rockwell Collins and nine undisclosed airlines from around the world have launched a trial program for the company’s new ARINC MultiLink flight tracking service. The service, which was announced in March, offers a comprehensive and cost-effective global flight tracking solution for the world’s airlines. The airlines testing the program are based in Europe, Asia, Middle

It was at midnight last night (Thursday) that a substantial fire broke out in an electrical cabin that was undergoing maintenance in terminal 3 at Rome’s Fiumicino airport. The fire was so severe that the whole airport was closed for a period of time, involving the cancellation of several dozen flights and which left hundreds

European pilot associations, including the European Cockpit Association which represents 38,000 pilots across 37 European countries, have been pushing for increased pilot training in basic flying skills. They have been concerned that increased automation in flying procedures and the desire to reduce costs has seen skills training gradually reduced to an unacceptable level. “What Europe

Gevo has signed a strategic alliance agreement with Alaska Airlines to purchase Gevo’s renewable jet fuel and fly the first-ever commercial flight on alcohol-to-jet fuel (ATJ). The demonstration flight is expected to occur after Gevo receives ASTM International certification for its fuel, sometime in mid to late 2015. Gevo has been working through the rigorous

Relations between US and a number of Gulf carriers have been strained since January and the situation shows no signs of cooling off. At the beginning of the year American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines alleged that Emirates, Qatar Airways and Etihad Airways had received in excess of US$40bn in state subsidies over

Christoph Mueller assumed leadership of the Malaysia Airlines Group on May 1st, 2015, following a decision by its sole shareholder, Khazanah Nasional Berhad to accelerate the leadership transition to enable Mueller to be in the executive capacity to lead the overall restructuring of MAS. The most important task for Mueller is to drive the design

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for March 2015 showing demand (revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) rose 7.4% compared to March 2014. This was an improvement on February, when year-over-year growth was 6.4%. The acceleration in the year-on-year comparison reflects the residual impact of the February Lunar New Year celebrations,

Southwest Airlines and the Transport Workers Union (TWU) 550, representing the carrier’s 250 flight dispatchers, have come to terms on a new four-year contract extension. News of the tentative agreement comes on the heels of a deal with the Company’s Customer Service Agents and Customer Representatives last December and only days after its Flight Simulator