The Civil Air Navigation Services Organization elected Paul Riemens chairman of its executive committee in Bangkok Tuesday. Riemens is the CEO of the Netherlands’ air traffic control organization LVNL. He succeeds interim Chairman Eamonn Brennan, effective immediately, said CANSO.
European pilots and their unions will demonstrate Thursday in Luxembourg outside an EU transport ministers meeting to rally against a regulatory proposal on pilot fatigue drafted by EASA in December. Pilots claim the EASA proposal does not take into account scientific evidence on pilot fatigue and that the planned proposal will reduce safety standards currently in place in many EU countries.
Air Arabia decided to delay the launch of a base in Amman owing to the social and political unrest in the region and high fuel prices. “With the current environment, we have delayed the Jordan plans ... we will review the situation and take a decision,” said CEO Adel Ali. “Jordan is stable but countries like Syria, Egypt and Tunisia are still facing political instability. There is a lot going on in the region and with the current fuel prices, we thought this was not the right time.”
Air Canada customer services and sales members, represented by the Canadian Auto Workers union, set up picket lines at AC-serviced airports across the country Wednesday to rally against threatened back-to-work legislation by Federal Labor Minister Lisa Raitt. CAW’s 3,800 AC members went on strike Tuesday after the two sides could not reach a tentative agreement regarding the existing pension plan. AC says it is maintaining its schedule with the help of supervisory staff.
Qantas Group slashed A$700 million ($750 million) from its capital expenditure over the next 12 months as it pares back its planned domestic growth over the next year from 8% to 5.3%. The airline group now expects to take delivery of 34 narrowbody aircraft in 2011/12 compared with 43 previously planned deliveries. Orders for 12 aircraft will be canceled or deferred, including three aircraft in the second half of 2010/11, according to QF.
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Australian and New Zealand air travelers faced another day of travel disruptions as Perth Airport on the west coast was affected by the ash cloud from Chile’s Puyehue-Cordon Caulle Volcano.
Virgin America, which operates a fleet of CFM56-5B-powered A319s and A320s, selected CFM's next generation Leap-X engine to power 30 Airbus A320neo aircraft it has on order with deliveries beginning in 2016, becoming the first to choose the CFM offering for the re-engined narrowbody.
Boeing said Wednesday it will boost the production rate for the 737NG to 42 per month in the first half of 2014, up from 31.5 currently and planned increases to 35 per month in early 2012 and 38 monthly in the 2013 second quarter.
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Rail companies and airlines compete. But they also can complement each other. That is a concept that VIA Rail Canada has taken to heart. Working with airlines to create relationships much like the carriers’ code-sharing agreements is an integral part of VIA Rail’s intermodal strategy. Mohamed Bhanji, director of marketing technologies for the rail company, would like to take it a step further: He envisions a network of partnerships similar to that of the Star Alliance.
The ATW Mobile App is now available for the iPhone and iPad. The app features articles from commercial aviation’s leading global airline industry magazine, Air Transport World, plus breaking news, a daily airline industry news feed, and newsletter content covering airports, the environment and route developments.
Boeing said Wednesday it will boost the production rate for the 737NG to 42 per month in the first half of 2014, up from 31.5 currently and planned increases to 35 per month in early 2012 and 38 monthly in the 2013 second quarter.
Virgin America selected CFM's Leap-X engine to power 30 Airbus A320neo aircraft it has on order with deliveries beginning in 2016, becoming the first to choose the CFM offering for the re-engined narrowbody.
Virgin Atlantic Cargo won a contract from Brisbane-based Strategic Airlines under which it will manage Strategic's long-haul cargo activity and apply the Virgin brand to its twice-weekly Brisbane Airbus A330-200 service to Phuket, as well as twice-weekly Melbourne-Phuket and twice-weekly Brisbane-Bali service. World Airways and Finnair Cargo signed an agreement to operate twice-weekly Finnair MD-11F Helsinki-Shanghai-New York cargo service beginning June 15 using World's traffic rights.
Ryanair vowed it will “not allow its passengers to be blackmailed” by the UGT union, which confirmed a work stoppage by baggage handlers will take place at Girona airport Wednesday. The LCC said it will operate a full schedule. Baggage handlers represented by the UGT also called for strikes June 17-19. GRO is one of Ryanair’s largest bases in Spain with some 50 routes.
Air Lease Corp. signed lease agreements for 25 additional aircraft as it focuses on “providing innovative fleet solutions for airlines around the world,” said ALC Senior VP Kishore Korde.
The ash cloud from the Nabro volcano in Eritrea, which erupted in the early hours Monday, affected flight operations in Northeast Africa on Tuesday. The Toulouse-based Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre, which monitors volcanic activity in Africa, sent out its first VAA messages relating to the Nabro eruption Sunday and has been updating the ash concentration charts on its website since.
Australian and New Zealand air travelers endured more disruptions Tuesday as several areas of dense ash from Chile’s Puyehue-Cordon Caulle Volcano continued to complicate flight routes.
Hainan Airlines Group subsidiary Hong Kong Airlines plans to place an order for the A380 as it looks to challenge Cathay Pacific Airways and further explore the fast-growing Chinese market, an industry insider told ATW.
Australian and New Zealand air travelers endured more disruptions Tuesday as several areas of dense ash from Chile’s Puyehue-Cordon Caulle Volcano continued to complicate flight routes.
News from Travel Technology Update: Rail companies and airlines compete. But they also can complement each other. That is a concept that VIA Rail Canada has taken to heart. Working with airlines to create relationships much like the carriers’ code-sharing agreements is an integral part of VIA Rail’s intermodal strategy. Mohamed Bhanji, director of marketing technologies for the rail company, would like to take it a step further: He envisions a network of partnerships similar to that of the Star Alliance.
