Engineers and mechanics at Aer Lingus (EI) have called for a dispute with the Irish carrier to be referred to Ireland’s Labor Relations Commission (LRC) for conciliation talks.
The US Department of Energy (DOE) issued details in mid-June of a $40 million funding opportunity announcement (FOA) that targets innovative research and development of aviation biofuels.
Airbus and Air Canada joined forces in June to perform a flight from Canada to Mexico that cut CO2 emissions by more than 40% compared to a regular flight. The Airbus A319 flew from Toronto to Mexico City and used biofuels as well as streamlined air traffic management procedures to achieve the emissions savings. Air Canada flight AC991was the second leg of a series of four biofuel flights taking ICAO Secretary General Raymond Benjamin to Rio de Janeiro for the Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development.
IATA DG and CEO Tony Tyler has issued strong criticism of the European Commission’s unmoving stance on the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) carbon tax and called on Europe to “get on with finding a global solution.” In a hard-hitting keynote speech in Beijing at the IATA 2012 annual meeting and summit, Tyler said EU ETS stood in the way of achieving targets reduce emissions and to setting a comprehensive solution on aviation emissions negotiated via ICAO.
Airlines in India have agreed to lower fares 5%-20% after a reprimand by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), which called the average airfare “phenomenal.”
African Airlines Assn. (AFRAA) announced three airlines and four air transport-related service providers were approved as members and partners. Camair-Co (Cameroon), Starbow Airlines (Ghana) and ECAir (Republic of Congo) were approved as members, while Aero Industrial Sales (AIS), Aero Mechanical Services (FLYHT), Mercator and IBS Software Services were approved as partners.
Air Transat (TS) and its flight attendants, represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees, have reached a pact that amends the collective agreement signed in November 2010.
Dubai-based Air Charter International (ACI), the aircraft charter and leasing company has reported a dramatic increase in the number of charters from Africa and notes a growing trend for charters involving unusual or complicated requirements.
Qatar Airways has enhanced its operations with the acquisition of comprehensive aircraft recovery equipment – the first airline in the world to own the complete state-of-the-art kit.
Aeroméxico (AM) will invest $30 million on a new maintenance facility at its Mexico City hub, which is scheduled to open in September, CEO Andrés Conesa told local media.
Fair Work Australia (FWA) has upheld Qantas’ (QF) position that pre-flight safety checks on Airbus A330 and Boeing 737-800 aircraft are no longer required on every flight.
Alaska Airlines has reached a tentative agreement with the International Assn. of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW) on a new six-year contract covering the carrier's 587 ramp service and stores agents.
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HP Enterprise Services unveiled HP Converged Cloud Services for Airlines, which it describes as the airline industry’s first hybrid delivery approach to “an intelligent airline cloud.” Brian Cook, vice president and general manager of HP Enterprise Services’ Transportation Industry Group, said HP’s goal is to “move toward exposing more services as cloud-based services to help airlines get additional revenue into the pipeline and to take costs out of their infrastructure.”
TFC GmbH Käufer (TFC) will operate a Lufthansa Flight Training (LFT) Airbus A320 full-flight simulator at its training center in Essen from October. TFC GmbH Käufer was founded in 1981. Oxford Aviation Academy has signed a new multi-year training services agreement with Tiger Airways to supply ab initio graduates through a new airline pilot cadet program. Baltic Aviation Academy has launched the seminar cycle “Pilot Talks” in Moscow.
News from Travel Technology Update: HP Enterprise Services unveiled HP Converged Cloud Services for Airlines, which is describes as the airline industry’s first hybrid delivery approach to “an intelligent airline cloud.”
IATA announced Qantas Airways (QF) CEO and managing director Alan Joyce has succeeded KLM president and CEO Peter Hartman as chairman of the board of directors.
IATA DG and CEO Tony Tyler has issued strong criticism of the European Commission’s unmoving stance on the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) carbon tax and called on Europe to “get on with finding a global solution.”
