FlightGlobal, a leading aviation information group, has acquired two pioneering US businesses that will help create a powerhouse in data analytics for the global air travel sector. Diio, a provider of airline market intelligence tools, and FlightStats, a pioneer in flight data services, will now sit alongside FlightGlobal’s existing portfolio of fleet, aircraft finance and […]
Gogo Business Aviation (GOGO), a leader in connected airplanes, has embarked on an initiative to enable operators, dealers and installers to equip their aircraft with approved routers from third-party manufacturers that best suit their individual needs and preferences on the Gogo Biz network. The move is part of a larger initiative to provide a more
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91% OF 8,800 British Airways members of British Airlines Stewards and Stewardesses Association (BASSA), a section of the UK’s largest trade union, Unite, have voted for industrial action if the carrier continues with its plans to enforce a newly introduced staff performance system. Aside from pointing out that the current system works fairly for all
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Swiss-AS released that all except one airline of Avianca Holdings are now live in AMOS. Swiss-AS, in cooperation with Lufthansa Systems Americas announced the recent series of go-live of the Avianca Holdings Airlines. This significant implementation of AMOS across the whole group started in 2013 and AMOS is now used by 7 subsidiaries of Avianca
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The French noise abatement authority, Autorité de Contrôle des Nuisances Sonores Aéroportuaires (ACNUSA), took strong steps against Warsaw-based Enter Air to recover unpaid fines relating to noise disturbance at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport levied between 2013 and 2014. According to records, the Polish airline owed €1.103 million in unpaid noise disturbance fines pertaining to
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Two weeks after an Emirates Boeing 777-300 crash landed at Dubai Airport, a Qatar Airways A330 has been forced to make an emergency landing at Istanbul’s Ataturk airport after suffering what is understood to have been a “bird strike” on Thursday. The incident occurred shortly after the flight, codenamed QR240, took off for Doha at
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China Eastern Airlines received authorization from the Civil Aviation Administration of China to operate in a fully digital capacity, using Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro as part of its electronic flight bag (EFB) solution. Jeppesen, a Boeing company, teamed with China Eastern to gain the milestone authorization, as China Eastern is the first airline in China to
SkyPaxxx Interior Repairs reported that Sky-Tiles now has customers on four continents through 12 aircraft variants and five aircraft manufacturers. The sustainable and long-lasting Sky-Tiles system allows for easy installation and fewer parts, making installation and maintenance processes quick and easy. Sky-Tiles require no serging, have a significantly longer in-service life, reduce installation times, allow
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The Quantum User Exchange Group, or QUE Group, set another attendance record this year at its 11th Annual Quantum Users Exchange Group conference held in San Diego, California, in late July. More than 180 customers joined in the four-day event that featured keynote speaker Tom Marquez, Front Line Manager of the FAA’s Airworthiness Unit, and
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Finnair’s 2011-2014 savings program, combined with reduced fuel costs and improved sales, has seen the carrier’s performance follow an upward path for the last two years. The announcement of Finnair’s forthcoming strategy for accelerated growth will require sustainability in profitability in what is an unstable market and consequently, the carrier has reviewed its efficiency once
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