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EDM to launch virtual reality cabin crew training simulators at WATS 2017

EDM, a provider of training simulators to the civil aviation and defence sectors, is launching its new range of virtual reality (VR) cabin crew training simulators at the World Aviation Training Symposium (WATS) in Orlando. EDM has developed its new VR product range to meet the increasing demand from airlines wanting to train their cabin […]

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Alitalia staff vote on restructuring deal to rescue ailing airline

After lengthy negotiations between unions and the Italian flagship carrier Alitalia, mediated by the Italian government, a rescue package for the ailing airline has been put to the vote, with approximately 12,500 employees casting their ballots between Thursday, April 20 and Monday April 24. In mid-March a comprehensive restructuring deal was put on the table

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Atlas Air worldwide dispatchers ratify labour agreement

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings has reported the ratification of a collective bargaining agreement with the dispatchers of its subsidiaries, Atlas Air and Polar Air Cargo Worldwide. The dispatchers are represented by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) Local 210. The four-year extension agreement follows an initial five-year contract that was ratified in 2012. The agreement

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United Airlines and Lufthansa Cargo sign cargo joint venture agreement

United Airlines (UAL) and Lufthansa Cargo have signed a joint venture agreement for extensive cargo cooperation on routes between the U.S. and Europe. The cargo joint venture partners plan to provide a wide range of benefits to customers by cooperating on the availability of their capacity and aligning booking and handling processes. The carriers’ joint

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PSA Airlines selects IFS Maintenix as maintenance management solution

IFS, the global enterprise applications company, has released that PSA Airlines (PSA), a wholly owned subsidiary of American Airlines and one of the fastest growing regional operators in North America, has selected IFS Maintenix to support its enterprise-wide fleet maintenance management needs.This latest deal comes on the heels of other recent contracts with leading airlines

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Malaysia Airlines first airline to adopt joint solution for real-time flight tracking

Malaysia Airlines will be the first SITAONAIR airline customer to benefit from a revolutionary flight tracking partnership. Under the agreement, all Malaysia Airlines aircraft will have access to minute-by-minute, 100% global, flight tracking data, delivered by SITAONAIR’s AIRCOM FlightTracker. This solution will enhance the existing SITAONAIR AIRCOM FlightTracker by adding Aireon’s space-based Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast

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Mobil Jet Oil 387 goes fleet-wide with Singapore Airlines

ExxonMobil reported that Mobil Jet Oil 387, a synthetic High Performance Capability (HPC) turbine engine oil, will be used in all of Singapore Airlines’ aircraft. Among the world’s most awarded carriers, Singapore Airlines operates one of the youngest fleets in the aviation industry. Its fleet includes a range of Airbus and Boeing wide-body aircraft, powered

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Airbus Helicopters selects SingPost as Skyways logistics partner

Airbus Helicopters is collaborating with Singapore Post (SingPost) as its logistics partner for the innovative Skyways parcel delivery project. The announcement was made at the inaugural Rotorcraft Asia exhibition taking place in Singapore. Skyways is an experimental project to develop a safe and economically viable aerial unmanned parcel delivery system for use in urban environments.

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Tunisair and Jeppesen sign digital services agreement

Jeppesen has agreed to a five-year digital services agreement with Tunisair, the national carrier of Tunisia. Jeppesen will provide Tunisair with FliteDeck Pro electronic flight bag (EFB) on iPad, tailored charting services and OpsData aircraft performance management tools. Jeppesen OpsData will provide Tunisair with on demand aircraft performance analysis for their mixed Boeing and Airbus

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