Luton, UK-based Monarch Airlines, which was established in 1968, has recently been facing financial problems which threatened continuation of its ATOL (Air Travel Operator’s License) agreement. That license grants passengers financial protection so that if an airline goes into liquidation while they are abroad they are not left stranded. The airline has now announced that […]
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Pilots from Delta Air Lines, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), reached a comprehensive Agreement in Principle with Delta management to amend their collective bargaining agreement. If approved by the MEC, the agreement will be sent to the Delta pilots for membership ratification.
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Japan’s first home built airplane for fifty years and its first jet, the MRJ90, successfully completed its ferry flight and landed at Grant County International Airport, Washington at 5.44 local time, Wednesday September 28. The jet left Japan’s Nagoya Airfield 1.28pm local time on Monday September 26, stopping at New Chitose Airport, Sapporo in Japan,
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Airbus Group further integrates by merging its Group structure with its largest division Airbus Commercial Aircraft into a new entity. Last night, the Board of Directors of Airbus Group approved a respective proposal by the company’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Tom Enders. The new entity will be led by CEO Tom Enders. Fabrice Brégier will
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On Wednesday this week, Air Berlin PLC & Co., (airberlin) Germany’s second-largest airline, announced radical changes to the company structure with the intention of delivering long-term growth. Airberlin now intends to focus core operations as a network carrier from its two main hubs, Berlin and Dusseldorf, in Germany. The leisure flight section of the business
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The Boeing 737 NG has been officially certified for TaxiBot dispatch towing. The Supplement Type Certificate (STC) was issued by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the Civil Aviation Authority of Israel (CAAI). This milestone completes certification for the Boeing 737 family, thus covering the Boeing 737-600, 737-700,737-800,737-900 and 737-900ER, in addition to prior
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AerData, a Boeing Company, has signed an agreement to provide Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, and its equity partner airlines, with AerData’s STREAM software. STREAM (Secure Technical Records for Electronic Asset Management) is a web-based solution used by some of the world’s largest airlines, lessors and MROs to manage aircraft
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SmartSky Networks’ patented SmartSky 4G radio system completed the major milestone of receiving FCC certification, clearing the way for deployment of the ultra-fast SmartSky 4G air-to-ground network later this year, with nationwide service launching in mid-2017. Haynes Griffin, SmartSky Chairman and CEO, stated, “After investing tens of millions of dollars and over five years of
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With 2015 seeing a continued increase in the number of incidents of unruly passengers reported to the International Air Transport Association (IATA), its president, Alexandre de Juniac has called for a collaborate effort to reduce the problem. In 2014 there were 9,316 incidents (1 per 1,282 flights), while in 2015 incidents increased to 10,854 (1
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Gogo, a leader in providing broadband connectivity solutions and wireless entertainment to the aviation industry, is developing its next generation ground-based technology to better serve the connectivity needs of business and commercial aviation in North America. This technology will offer a ground-like performance, including the ability to stream videos, for business aviation aircraft, commercial regional
