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REX and AAPA celebrate graduation of first group of Vietnamese caded pilots

On May 12, Regional Express (Rex) will celebrate the graduation of the first group of Vietnamese cadets trained at its pilot academy, the Australian Airline Pilot Academy (AAPA) in Wagga Wagga, NSW. After 10 months of intensive training, the cadets are graduating with a Commercial Pilot Licence (CPL) with Instrument Rating – Multi Engine Aeroplane […]

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BAA Training captures widest Full Flight Simulator network in Europe

BAA Training, one of the biggest aviation training centres in Northern Europe, now has more aviation training locations than ever before. It is able to provide training solutions for 18 types of aircraft on 54 Full Flight Simulators located in 27 places over Europe, North and South Americas, Africa and Asia. The IATA 20-year Air

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Southwest Airlines completes transition to Amadeus Altéa

During the course of three years, a team of more than 1,500 people from both Southwest and Amadeus collaborated to bring together multiple reservation system capabilities onto one common platform under the Altéa Suite of products. The new reservation system brings an array of features designed to allow Southwest to: optimize its flight schedule, including

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Korea Airports Corporation selects Rockwell Collins passenger processing solution for 14 airports

Korea Airports Corporation (KAC) has selected Rockwell Collins’ ARINC vMUSE common use passenger processing solution (CUPPS) for 14 South Korean airports nationwide. In 2016, KAC airports handled 62 million passengers traveling on approximately 380 thousand domestic flights. The South Korean aviation industry is experiencing significant growth, with average annual increases of 6.7% for flights and

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Emirates SkyCargo and Cargolux sign cargo partnership agreement

Emirates SkyCargo and Cargolux Airlines have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on May 9, for a strategic operational partnership in air cargo transportation. This unique and ground breaking agreement, the first of its kind in the air cargo industry between a mainline airline and a specialised freighter operator, will allow cooperation between two carriers

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Chaos at Fort Lauderdale Airport after flight cancelations

An ongoing labor dispute between Spirit Airlines and the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) which is representing Spirit Airlines’ pilots, has resulted in the cancelation of over 300 flights since the beginning of May, with 81 alone cancelled last Sunday. Security had to wrestle with unruly passengers at the Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport after flight

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Thomas Cook Airlines Scandinavia chooses Honeywell software to improve fuel efficiency

Thomas Cook Airlines Scandinavia has chosen Honeywell’s GoDirect Fuel Efficiency software to boost fuel efficiency and reduce emissions. The Honeywell GoDirect solution, one of more than 50 flight support, connectivity and maintenance services offered by the company – provides a full range of data analysis, reporting and monitoring tools to help the Copenhagen-based charter airline

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AerCap signs renewal for AerData’s CMS software

AerCap, a global leader in leasing and aviation finance, has extended its contract for AerData’s Corporate Management System (CMS). AerData’s software and services improve efficiencies and enhance competitiveness for customers, including some of the world’s largest airlines, lessors and MROs. AerData’s Corporate Management System is a platform that supports all business processes in aircraft leasing

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New Air France low-cost subsidiary airline agreement submitted to unions

With the majority of Air France pilots voting in favor of the creation of a new low-cost airline back in February, subsequent negotiations with the pilots and their main union, SNPL, have resulted in the submission of a draft global agreement which is open for signature until May 31. Known as the Boost project and

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