Turkish Technic signed an APU repair services contract with Thomas Cook Airlines, covering one APS3200 model APU repair. Services will be carried out at Turkish Technic's APU shop in Istanbul. Separately, it announced it signed a total care contract for one Airbus A319 with Bosnia and Herzegovina Airlines. It additionally said it will perform one C check on a Spanair A320 this month and one C check on a Kolavia Airlines A320 in February.
Aircraft leasing group Avolon announced it raised $465 million in its third capital raising, bringing its total funds raised since May 2010 to more than $2.5 billion for debt finance. Proceeds will be used to support the continued growth of the fleet, which includes more than 60 committed aircraft valued at more than $2.8 billion. "This debt raising is an important step in broadening our lender base, introducing three new, US-based lenders to Avolon," CFO Andy Cronin said.
IATA has urged the Canadian government to improve its global competitiveness in air transport, travel and tourism by working with industry to address key issues of taxation and regulation, security and the environment.
Concur agrees to acquire TripIt In Expedia deal, US Airways ‘commits’ to GDS channel BCD Holdings, Beins Travel Group merge online businesses Virgin America to tap into travel agency channel Amadeus releases latest version of e-Travel Management In Focus: A U.S. company is riding the rails of the E.U. train boom World news briefing
Airbus announced that Thomas Cook Group ordered 12 CFM56-5B-powered Airbus A321s as a first step in its single-aisle fleet harmonization and renewal plan, which is based on the A320 family.
American Airlines and Sabre Travel Network called a truce, putting their litigation on hold until June 1. The companies said they will “begin work shortly in an effort to reach a new agreement.” In addition, they will “return to operating as they were prior to Jan. 5.” On Jan. 5, Sabre began biasing American’s displays in the U.S. and most of the rest of the world (it was prohibited from doing so in Canada and the European Union).
News from Travel Technology Update: American Airlines and Sabre Travel Network called a truce, putting their litigation on hold until June 1. The companies said they will “begin work shortly in an effort to reach a new agreement.” In addition, they will “return to operating as they were prior to Jan. 5.” On Jan. 5, Sabre began biasing American’s displays in the U.S. and most of the rest of the world (it was prohibited from doing so in Canada and the European Union).
Low cost carrier Air Arabia has joined the region's big boys – Emirates, Etihad and Qatar Airways – in optimising its flight planning with Lido/Flight from Lufthansa Systems.
Fokker Services, in collaboration with flight operations software and services provider Navtech, has today introduced commercial aviation's first affordable hardware and mounting solution for Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) technology designed for the Apple iPad.
US FAA on Friday dedicated a new 233-ft. airport traffic control tower at New York LaGuardia, replacing the 151-ft. tower that had been in operation since 1964. The new tower is equipped with Sensis' ASDE-X and the Integrated Control and Monitoring System. "LaGuardia Airport plays an important role in our country's aviation infrastructure," US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said. “This modern tower will help enhance the safety and efficiency of air travel in and out of the New York metropolitan area."
Air France on Monday “acknowledged” 35 recommendations to improve flight safety outlined by the Independent Safety Review Team launched in the aftermath of the 2009 Airbus A330-200 crash in the Atlantic Ocean that killed 228, and said most of them will be “rapidly implemented.”
Russia likes deeply embedded traditions and practices. One area where historic etiquette decidedly lingers is in its external aviation policy. The country eschews open skies agreements and maintains a predilection to regulate airline operations on international routes through traditional bilateral agreements. It restricts market access heavily in terms of limited designation of carriers or points that may be served and of frequency and/or capacity.
[UPDATED] An explosion occurred Monday at Moscow Domodedovo, Russia's busiest airport, leading to numerous casualties and at least some fatalities, according to widespread news reports from the Russian capital.
Turkish Technic won a contract from Sky Airlines to perform re-delivery checks and paint services for the carrier's Airbus A321s. Maintenance is scheduled to end this month. Based at Antalya, the charter airline operates a fleet of six Boeing 737CLs, six 737NGs and five Airbus A320/A321s and began domestic flights Jan. 15. Separately, it announced it also signed a contract with Tailwind Airlines to perform two base maintenance C checks on Boeing 737-400 aircraft. Maintenance will be carried out at Technic's facilities in Istanbul.
The Air Line Pilots Assn. said Friday its Pinnacle Airlines Corp. pilot leaders have endorsed a tentative agreement uniting pilots from Pinnacle, Mesaba Airlines and Colgan Air under a single contract, “paving the way for the smooth integration of one of the world’s largest regional carriers.”
US FAA proposed a $1.025 million civil penalty against Singapore Technologies Aerospace subsidiary San Antonio Aerospace LP, for allegedly failing to conduct required pre-employment drug tests or waiting to verify negative drug test results before hiring 90 people to perform safety-sensitive functions between March 2007 and May 2008. The company was renamed ST Aerospace San Antonio in November 2009.
IATA reported that international premium traffic in November increased 9.6% compared to the year-ago month, but slightly down from a 10.9% increase in October. Even though the rate of premium traffic growth is” trending down slowly,” it still remains “well above the 6.4% increase reported for August ( ATW Daily News, Nov. 19, 2010), which now looks to have been no more than a dip,” IATA said in its November Premium Traffic Monitor.
Emirates Airline, Qatar Airways and Etihad represent a new kind of competitive threat that is incompatible with the existing world aviation order and that probably needs to be dealt with through ICAO, Assn. of European Airlines Secretary General Ulrich Schulte-Strathaus said last week in Washington.
US Airways said it signed a full content agreement with Expedia and that content will be offered "through the global distribution model." The move isolates American Airlines, which has sought to force online travel agencies like Expedia, Orbitz and Travelocity to use its XML direct connect pipeline to bypass the GDSs if they want access to all its content including ancillary products
Mesa Air Group's restructuring plan was approved by a US bankruptcy court in New York last week, and the regional airline company said it will exit Chapter 11 protection next month.
CANSO, the global voice of air traffic management (ATM) issued its 'UAE Declaration', a statement announcing plans to undertake a Joint Middle East Airspace Study and develop a coordinated approach to optimising the region's airspace structure - at the organisations conference in Abu Dhabi yesterday
Q8Aviation has signed a major Services Agreement with National Oil Ethiopia (NOC), further strengthening the Kuwait Petroleum Company's (KPC) subsidiary presence in Africa.
