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North American pilots look to Trump’s “America First “ to revoke Norwegian Air permit

The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) and the Southwest Airlines Pilots Association, together with members of congress, will be looking to President Trump to revoke the permit issued to Norwegian Air International (NAI), a subsidiary of Norwegian Air Shuttle (NAS), to fly to the United States. They believe that President Trump will side with the […]

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2016 – a year of sustained growth for Etihad Airways

Etihad Airways delivered another year of sustained growth in 2016, helped by new aircraft, additional frequencies and the introduction of further world-class products. The airline carried 18.5 million guests during the year, up 6% on 2015. The airline was also part of the evolution of Etihad Aviation Group, a wider aviation and tourism business which

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BAA Training adds ATR 72-600 to Type Training capabilities

BAA Training, European standard aviation training center with more than 20 years of experience, has expanded its Type Training capabilities by adding ATR 72-600 aircraft type. BAA Training becomes one of only few flight academies offering both ground courses and practical training on ATR72-600 Full Flight Simulator (FFS). ATR 72-600, the upgraded and more efficient

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Tigerair permanently pulls out of flying to Bali

Tigerair, the low-cost subsidiary of Virgin Australia, has permanently ceased flying to the Indonesian island of Bali after failing to come to terms with the country’s AOC129 requirements relating to scheduled flights. Problems began on January 12, when approximately 700 passengers were affected after the Indonesian government claimed the carrier did not have permission to

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Hainan Airlines increases stake in Tianjin Airlines to over 87%

Hainan Airlines, the subsidiary of HNA Group, has announced it has completed the acquisition of a further 48.2% stake in Tianjin Airlines. With Tianjin Airlines also being a subsidiary of HNA Group, this has enabled Hainan Airlines to list all its subsidiaries as a whole entity. According to figures released by the Shanghai Stock Exchange,

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flydubai selects PROS to optimize network revenue

PROS (PRO), the revenue and profit realization company, reported that flydubai has selected PROS to help execute its revenue management strategies. PROS Origin & Destination, a cloud-based, modern revenue optimization solution, will help flydubai optimize network revenue using market trends, demand behavior and proactive analysis. Since launching its operations in 2009, flydubai has created a

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Government expectations for Heathrow Airport expansion published

In order to get permission to build a long-hoped-for third runway at London’s Heathrow, the airport will have to ban night flights and adhere to environmental targets established through legally binding promises. The UK government has also given details over why it has chosen to back the creation of a third runway at Heathrow as

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GMF Aeroasia signs up for combined Airbus Managed Inventory and Just In Time Services

GMF AeroAsia has signed a long-term agreement with Satair Group concerning the Airbus Managed Inventory (AMI) and Just In Time (JIT) services. The Airbus subsidiary Satair Group’s AMI solution optimises inventory management and ensures that high-usage and non-repairable parts are automatically replenished. To improve the competitiveness of GMF AeroAsia, AMI guarantees parts availability and decreases

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Locatory.com and Pentagon 2000SQL deploy advanced web services integration

Aviation IT company Locatory.com has deployed a new integration for its marketplace solution with Pentagon 2000SQ. The partnership is in its third year and integrates the most important Locatory.com marketplace solutions with the Pentagon 2000SQ system. This integration brings tangible benefits for all Pentagon and Locatory.com users. Companies in the aviation industry have an opportunity

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