Less than one year after delivering the first A350 XWB (-900), the first A350-1000 is taking shape with the assembly start of the first fuselage major components at Airbus plants in Hamburg and Saint-Nazaire. The forward fuselage section has been delivered by Premium Aerotec to Airbus in Hamburg where it will be equipped before being … Read more
Trans States Airlines announced that its pilot group has passed a Tentative Agreement on a three year contract extension. The Trans States Airlines pilots are represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, International (ALPA). The Tentative Agreement, which was unanimously recommended by the ALPA Master Executive Council (MEC) for a rank and file vote, passed … Read more
Share Tweet Share Share Email Comments The Board of Directors of Southwest Airlines has appointed Dr. Thomas W. Gilligan as a member of the Board. Dr. Gilligan currently serves as the Tad and Dianne Taube Director of the Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace at Stanford University, a position he has held since Sept. … Read more
Share Tweet Share Share Email Comments Ryanair held its AGM in Dublin this morning (24 Sep 2015), during which the airline briefed shareholders on the continuing success of its “Always Getting Better” (AGB) customer experience programme, which has enabled Ryanair to raise its full year traffic forecast (previously 103m) to 104m customers, and its profit … Read more
Two passenger airlines soon will test NASA-developed software designed to help air carriers save time and reduce fuel consumption and carbon emissions. During the next three years, Virgin America and Alaska Airlines will use the Traffic Aware Planner (TAP) application, to make “traffic aware strategic aircrew requests” (TASAR). “TAP connects directly to the aircraft avionics … Read more
Hainan Airlines flight HU7937 landed at Vaclav Havel Airport Prague at 7:10 am on September 23(rd) local time, marking the successful inaugural flight of the carrier’s Beijing-Prague route, the first nonstop service between China and the Czech Republic. After the aircraft arrived at the gate, Hainan Airlines held a brief welcoming ceremony at Vaclav Havel … Read more
Bell Helicopter has announced that the Bell Helicopter Prague, Customization and Delivery Center, has received Russian Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) certification to perform maintenance on Russian registered aircraft. “This is an important milestone for Bell Helicopter Prague,” said Michael Reagan, director, global services at Bell Helicopter. “We are committed to enhance our customer offerings for … Read more
Delta will connect the Research Triangle to the world with nonstop service from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport beginning May 12, 2016. The flight will operate in conjunction with the airline’s European joint venture partners Air France, KLM and Alitalia. “The Research Triangle is an important market for Delta, and our … Read more
On the 23rd of September Boeing welcomed China President Xi Jinping to its widebody commercial airplane factory and announced several agreements that will broaden and deepen mutually beneficial cooperation between Boeing and China. The agreements include orders and commitments for 300 Boeing narrowbody and widebody aircraft and expanded collaboration between Boeing and China’s commercial aviation industry. Together, … Read more
Aspen medical is the first U.S. Company to base an aircraft in Liberia for General Aviation and Aero-Medical Evacuation. This month Aspen Medical International (AMI) will begin operating a Beechcraft 1900C from James Spriggs Payne Airport, Monrovia, Liberia. The turboprop will provide general aviation and Aero-Medical Evacuation (AME) services to West Africa including Liberia, Sierra … Read more