Volga-Dnepr Technics (VDT), a sister company of Russia’s Volga-Dnepr Group, has launched an aircraft line maintenance station at Frankfurt airport (FRA).
Russia’s aviation authorities will allow local carriers to employ foreign pilots as it deals with a rising shortage of qualified pilots in a fast-growing airline market.
US Airways flight attendants, represented by the Assn. of Flight Attendants (AFA), announced they will take a strike vote to back up their demands for a single contract in the US Airways/America West merger.
The UAE's General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA ) has entered into a mutual agreement with the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) of the United Kingdom on cooperation relating to aircraft accident and incident investigation.
Airbus parent company EADS and UK defense company BAE Systems have ended discussions on a potential merger after failing to overcome political hurdles.
The UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) and the UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to cooperate on civil aviation accident and incident investigations.
Saudi Arabian carrier Nas Air (XY) is in talks for additional partnerships after signing a codeshare deal with Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways (EY) and listing for the first time on a GDS system.
Japan’s Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance (MUL) has purchased San Francisco-based lessor Jackson Square Aviation (JSA) as it continues it expansion program.
India’s Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Friday issued a show-cause notice to the cash-strapped Kingfisher Airlines (IT), requiring it to demonstrate why it should keep its operating license.
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Sabre Travel Network plans to make a serious run at improving its status in the EMEA region, where it is “a distant No. 3,” according to Harald Eisenaecher, senior vice president for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. “We are the challenger,” Eisenaecher, who joined Sabre from Deutsche Telekom a year ago, said. “But I wouldn’t have joined this company if I did not think we could significantly change the business position in the next couple of years.”
The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) implemented its Pre-Check program last month at Philadelphia International, the 24th US airport where qualified passengers can gain expedited security clearance.
News from Travel Technology Update: Sabre Travel Network plans to make a serious run at improving its status in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region, where it is “a distant No. 3,” according to SVP-EMEA Harald Eisenaecher.
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has issued a final proposal to the European Commission (EC) on pilot flight duty time and rest requirements, moving to harmonize various national regulations into one European Union (EU)-wide standard.
Las Vegas-based Allegiant Travel Co., parent of Allegiant Air (G4), has formed a mobile technology joint venture (JV) with airline technology consultant AvIntel and mobile data product developer Lixar IT.
Kingfisher Airlines (IT) on Monday declared a partial lockout and suspended all flights for the next three days. The decision came after a strike by a section of its employees made operations difficult.
ICAO has insisted the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) is a regional issue despite being given a mandate to come up with a global approach to paying for aviation emissions.
Airline passengers are quite stressed out these days. Some 44% say long wait times in airports are their biggest source of stress. Another 11% cite unexpected changes, such as a flight cancellation or gate change, as their main stress point. About 8% say the overall lack of control felt in airports creates tension. And 7% are upset by a lack of information or unclear information from airports and airlines.
IATA has revised its 2012 financial forecast upward, predicting the world’s airlines will earn a $4.1 billion profit for the year compared to $3 billion forecast in June.
Kingfisher Airlines’ (IT) engineers went on strike Sunday over nonpayment of salaries. Four flights were canceled from Delhi and five others were delayed up to 30 minutes on Sunday, according to Indian news agency PTI.
Russian and Czech aviation authorities have signed a new air service agreement (ASA) and added one more designated carrier from each country on the Moscow-Prague route.
ST Aerospace established global asset services company ST Aerospace Rotables (STAR) as a wholly owned subsidiary with a paid up capital of $1.5 million. STAR will be headquartered in Singapore and will focus on rotable assets leasing, asset trading, rotables loan and exchange, and will provide support to the sector's Maintenance-By-the-Hour program.
