In a move to protect its ability to operate between fellow EU countries after the UK leaves the EU in March 2019, easyJet is looking to create a new company, easyJet Europe, which will be based in Vienna. Currently the low-cost carrier is headquartered in Luton, U.K., 30 miles from London. The budget airline must […]
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has signed a Maintenance Agreement Guidance (MAG) with the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS), which will permit mutual surveillance conducted on certified repair stations located overseas for each of the agreement partners. The agreement means that where there are sufficient certificated facilities in both partner countries, Maintenance Implementation Procedures
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Sabre Corporation, a leading technology provider to the global travel industry, has reported the first-ever global distribution system (GDS) partnership with the Lion Group full service Indonesia-based airline subsidiary, Batik Air. As Batik Air’s first GDS partner, Sabre’s global network aims to boost the airline’s growth by expanding their reach and providing new distribution channels.
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As a continuation of the discord between America’s big three carriers – American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines – and Qatar Airways, Etihad and Emirates Airline, collectively known as ME3, American Airlines has issued notice to Qatar Airways and Etihad that it intends to stop their codeshare agreement. Notice was officially served on
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Pilots at Mesa Airlines, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), have ratified a new four-year agreement with their management. Of the 761 pilots who voted, 58% cast ballots in favor of the agreement. The amended contract provides all pilots with across-the-board pay increases, higher pay for deadheading, and the elimination of “base
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Rockwell Collins has implemented new bag drop solutions at Birmingham Airport that are already reducing queue times. The new system allows travelers to self-tag their bags and streamlines the departure process by maximizing efficiency on the terminal floor. “The self-bag drop solution from Rockwell Collins is providing our passengers with the services they need to
BAA Training, a European standard aviation training centre, widens its partners’ list for ab initio pilot training and starts cooperation with Small Planet Airlines. The main purpose of the partnership is to give an opportunity to those willing to become a pilot and support the airline with a sufficient number of pilots for the First
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Sabre Corporation has signed a new global distribution partnership with Himalaya Airlines. This partnership is in line with supporting and strengthening the airline’s objective of becoming the premium carrier that connects Nepal to the world. Himalaya Airlines is looking to add 15 aircrafts to its current fleet that will connect Nepal globally, thus cementing its
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Aurora Group, run by hotel tycoon Surinder Aurora, has put forward a proposal for revisions to the currently government-preferred plans for the expansion to London’s Heathrow Airport, which could create savings of up to £5.20bn on the current price tag of £17.5bn. Heathrow is considering the alternative proposal which would involve changing the design of
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IndiGo, the Indian budget airline has expressed a keen interest in acquiring the international operations of fellow national carrier, Air India. However, IndiGo has made it clear from the onset that it would not be interested in any form of joint venture with the Indian government. IndiGo’s founders, Rakesh Gangwal and Rahul Bhatia, have also
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