Plans are on schedule for the opening of what will ultimately become the world’s largest airport, in Istanbul, Turkey. Though located 22 miles from the city center, the location will be well served with a rail, metro and bus links. Currently, Istanbul Ataturk Airport, the hub for Turkish Airlines, is limited in passenger capacity owing […]
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Airbus Training Center (ATC) in Miami has installed its first A350 XWB full-flight simulator. The A350 XWB simulator has received Level-D qualification from both the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). There are four levels of full-flight simulator, Levels -A to -D. ‘Level-D’ is the highest standard which facilitates ‘zero-flight-time’
Jeppesen, a part of Boeing Commercial Aviation Services, has teamed with audio expert Bose Corporation to provide automatic audio warnings as part of its flight information solution for private pilots flying under visual flight rules – Mobile FliteDeck VFR. Audio warning functionality continues Jeppesen’s platform of data-driven, or real-time, presentation of flight information for pilots.
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The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) has appointed CAA International (CAAi), the advisory arm of the UK Civil Aviation Authority (UK CAA), to help strengthen CAAT’s aviation safety oversight and compliance with the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO). The CAAi project will involve a team of around ten experts from the UK CAA to
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China Eastern and GE Aviation signed an agreement extension on industrial internet cooperation for the airline’s fleet of about 270 aircraft including mainly the A320, A330 and Boeing 737 and 777. In this agreement, GE and China Eastern are enabling the improvement of China Eastern’s operational efficiency and fuel savings by analyzing the airline’s fleet
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Saudia’s DG, Saleh bin Nasser Al-Jasser, has announced that the national carrier of Saudi Arabia will be launching a new low-cost carrier by the middle of 2017. The new carrier’s name is understood to be Flyadeal and based on the rendering of a sharklet-equipped Airbus A320 in a video used in conjunction with the announcement,
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TRU Simulation + Training has signed an agreement with Boeing to design and manufacture the first Full Flight Simulator (FFS) training suite for Boeing’s newest twin-aisle airplane, the 777X. The multi-year agreement also establishes TRU Simulation + Training as Boeing’s supplier for the full suite of 777X flight simulation training equipment. According to Boeing, the
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United and the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers (IAM) reported that the company’s nearly 30,000 IAM-represented employees have voted overwhelmingly to ratify seven new contracts. The contracts include meaningful improvements in compensation, job and scope protections, work rules and other elements that our IAM-represented employees value. Additionally, with this ratified agreement, United will
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The American Department of Transportation (DOT) has announced that tentative approval has been awarded to Norwegian Air International (NAI), the subsidiary airline of Norwegian Group (Norwegian). A more permanent decision will be made based on the results of opening up the decision to public comment. Should the DOT decision stand, NAI will be able to
The new Airbus Asia Training Centre (AATC), a joint venture owned 55% by Airbus and 45% by Singapore Airlines (SIA), was officially opened in Singapore on April 18th. The 9,250 m² facility in Singapore becomes the fourth Airbus flight crew training centre worldwide, alongside Toulouse, Miami and Beijing. The new centre offers type rating and
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