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Ethiopian Airlines’ US$100m Aviation Academy fitted with EDM training simulators

EDM, a leading global provider of training simulators to the civil aviation and defence sectors, reported that Ethiopian Airlines’ new Aviation Academy is fitted out with a range of its cabin crew training simulators. The US$100m state-of-the-art Aviation Academy was officially opened at Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa earlier this year by the country’s […]

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Pratt & Whitney cuts 2016 engine delivery target by 25%

Beset by problems, most recently relating to a cooling system inside the turbine which had the potential to affect startup times, Pratt & Whitney has had to drastically reduce its target for engine output to 150 units in 2016, down from an originally estimated 200. Connecticut-based United Technologies, the parent company of Pratt & Whitney,

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Consortium behind FlyPlymouth launches second £75,000 crowdfunder

FlyPlymouth is to launch its second fundraising campaign this week, running through to 29th October, seeking to raise £75,000. This money will provide the pre-revenue company with operational funding as well as a war chest as it prepares for an important planning battle to get Plymouth City Airport re-opened – initially for general and business

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Turkmenistan Airways avoids suspension with last-minute debt settlement

Turkmenistan Airways, the flag-carrier airline for Turkmenistan, has narrowly avoided suspension of all flights in Russian airspace owing to the failure to settle a US$220,000 debt payable to local Russian air traffic management. The airline had originally assured Russian authorities and the Federal Air Transport Agency, Rosaviatsa, that the debt would be settled on August

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Further A380 concerns as Singapore Airlines opts out of lease renewal

Singapore Airlines, the launch customer of the Airbus A380, has decided not to extend the initial 10-year lease agreement under which it acquired the first aircraft in 2007. This is worrying news for Airbus, which has already halved its production rate for the A380, and concerns now surround whether the aircraft will slip back to

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Hawaiian pilots open strike operations center as negotiations continue

Hawaiian Airlines pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), on September 15 formally opened their Strike Operations Center in Honolulu, exactly one year after their collective bargaining agreement with the airline became amendable. The Strike Operations Center, located near Honolulu International Airport, will serve as the local headquarters for strike operations, should

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Cargojet successfully recertifies ISO 9001 quality accreditation

Cargojet has successfully recertified its ISO 9001:2008 Quality Standard Accreditation, for the sixteenth consecutive year. Cargojet is the only air cargo carrier in Canada with this accreditation. Cargojet is Canada’s leading provider of time sensitive overnight air cargo services and carries over 1,300,000 pounds of cargo each business night. Cargojet operates its network across North

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