UPS Airlines said it will retrofit the cockpits of its cargo aircraft with "quick-donning, full-face oxygen masks with integrated smoke goggles" produced by France's Zodiac Aerospace.
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines told ATW that scheduled Wednesday Amsterdam-Paris Charles de Gaulle-AMS flights using a Boeing 737-800 partially powered by biofuel operated "exactly the same—as expected—as flights on traditional kerosene."
Pakistan International Airlines is in the midst of a five-year restructuring program started in 2010 that includes 76 "strategic points" for improving the carrier and contemplates PK establishing a formal partnership with another airline.
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In the 1960s, Flight Internationalwrote on the announcement of the twin-engine, short-haul DC-9 that when Douglas Aircraft decided to build a new aircraft, it sent a clear message to the market that this was the way of the future.
Coopesa RL signed a contract with Ecuador's Tame to perform a C check on an Airbus A320. This is the fourth C check performed by Coopesa for Tame. Coopesa has US FAA and EASA approval for A320 family aircraft; it has performed 32 C checks in the last 18 months. Fokker Aircraft Services received US FAA approval covering airframe maintenance and overhaul for all Airbus A320 family and Boeing 737NG series “N” registered aircraft.
Kale Consultants was selected by Kenya Airways to implement its Fare Management service. Kale will provide the carrier with ATPCO fare filing services, including the creation of logs, new fare inserts and updates to existing fares, add-ons, rules, categories, footnotes, routings, fare class segments, RBDs as defined by ATPCO standards and GDS. It will also perform post-filing checks and provide monthly reports.
Boeing opened a new 787 vertical fin assembly line at its production facility in Salt Lake City. Operated by Boeing Fabrication, the 35,000 sq. ft. composite assembly line will build the vertical fin assemblies for 787s built at Boeing's South Carolina facility. The Boeing Salt Lake City facility is scheduled to deliver its first vertical fin to Boeing South Carolina during the fourth quarter.
US Dept. of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics reported that US airlines collected almost $5.7 billion from baggage fees and reservation change fees in 2010. According to BTS, the airlines received $3.4 billion from baggage fees and $2.3 billion from reservation change fees in 2010. “These are the only fees paid by passengers that BTS can identify separately. All other fees paid by passengers are included in larger categories with other types of revenue,” said BTS.
ICAO adopted a code of conduct to oversee the collection, sharing and use of aviation safety information. "Transparency and sharing of safety information are fundamental to a safe air transportation system. The new code of conduct will help ensure that the information is used in a fair and consistent manner, with the sole objective of improving safety," said ICAO Council President Roberto Kobeh González.
Oman Air CEO Peter Hill told ATW the carrier is "here to stay for the long term" and "the government of Oman is ready to support us in a difficult time."
Chinese carriers facing pressure from the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed rail service scheduled to start Thursday are slashing air fares and making other adjustments to remain competitive.
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters won a union representation vote by Republic Airways Holdings' pilots, with 68% of those voting casting ballots in favor of IBT representation.
Airbus said it finalized an agreement with Singapore Airlines under which the carrier will lease 15 new A330-300s to be delivered by the manufacturer from 2013-2015 to join an existing fleet of 19 A330-300s currently operated by SIA.
Oman Air CEO Peter Hill told ATW the carrier is "here to stay for the long term" and "the government of Oman is ready to support us in a difficult time."
Lufthansa Systems was selected by Air Namibia to supply myIDTravel, the integrated ID travel management solution for staff travel. NavAer o signed a contract with Italy-based Neos for the deployment of the tBagC22 Electronic Flight Bag system on the airline's fleet of Boeing 737-800 and 767-300ER aircraft.
