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Singapore-based Jetstar Asia has entered into a 10-year software agreement with FLYdocs for its advanced aviation data and records management platform. As part of the Qantas Group, who has been using FLYdocs since 2015, FLYdocs will now facilitate more efficient and smoother records and asset management to assist Jetstar Asia with frequent inter-fleet aircraft transactions

GE Aviation has signed a contract, to provide Flight Analytics, with All Nippon Airways. Flight Analytics will help improve fuel efficiency based on an analysis of flight data. This is the first-time GE is providing digital solutions tothe Japanese market. ANA operates more than 1,000 international and domestic flights every day, and its fuel-related cost

BAA Training, a European standard aviation training centre, starts the partnership with SmartLynx Airlines in order to launch the new Pilot Cadet Program. The five-year agreement will ensure the job opportunities for a new, highly-qualified generation of pilots at the airline which seeks such professionals in order to be able to fulfil its ambitious plans

Air Transport Services Group said that U.S. District Court Judge Timothy S. Black issued an order granting ABX Air’s motion to convert a temporary restraining order into a preliminary injunction prohibiting work stoppages and other service interruptions of ATSG’s cargo airline subsidiary ABX Air by ABX Air’s pilot employees represented by the Airline Professionals Association

On December 7., the Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) completed its review and approved Alaska Air Group’s acquisition of Virgin America. Alaska Air Group is the parent company of Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air Industries. Alaska was not required to divest any assets as a condition of DOJ clearance. Alaska

AAR reported the certification of the ISU (Internal Airlift/Helicopter Slingable Container Units) 56000 series on commercial Boeing 747 aircraft. With the certification, these containers are now recognized as a size code B Unit Loading Device and are no longer required to be netted. The third generation 56000 Series ISU Container is the mainstay for military