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Meridian Adds Gulfstream G200 Maintenance

Teterboro, N.J.-based Meridian Jet Center, an FBO and Part 145 certified repair station, received FAAauthorization for maintaining the Gulfstream G200 (formerly the IAI Galaxy). Gulfstream produced 250 G200s between 1999 and 2011. “Our highly trained technicians now have the ability to support our customers with a wider range of options,” said Jo...

LHT wins Thomas Cook wheels and brakes contract

Lufthansa Technik AG will provide wheels and brakes support for Thomas Cook Group Airlines. The agreement covers the Airbus and Boeing fleets – 15 Boeing 757, 16 Boeing 767, 9 Airbus A330 and 53 A320-family aircraft - of the four airlines of Thomas Cook plc, one of the world's leading travel groups. It complements the existing Total Component Support TCS® contract for...

Ukraine banned transit of Russian aircraft

The Ukrainian Cabinet of Ministers banned all flights of Russian airlines over the country, including transit. This was stated by Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk, reports Tass. The ban on flights of Russian airlines to Ukraine came into force on 25 October. However, they were permitted to conduct transit flights until now. In the beginning of October, the Russian Ministry of Tr...

Cargolux pilots: Strike action can no longer be avoided

Luxembourg-based Cargolux pilots, represented by the ALPL and the LCGB unions, are ready to take industrial action if a new collective agreement cannot be reached by Nov. 30, when the current contract expires. Strike action could start as early as December. Discussions on a new labor contract between the pilot unions and the Luxemburg-based cargo carrier have been ongoing since Septem...

Air Canada Adds Seasonal Vancouver-Dublin Flights for Summer 2016

 Air Canada today announced a further, strategic expansion of its Vancouver hub with the addition of the only non-stop flights to Dublin, Ireland next summer. This new seasonal route follows the recent announcement of several enhancements at the airline’s Vancouver hub for 2016, including new transborder services to Chicago, San Jose and San Diego, double daily flights to London Heathro...

Aeroflot Group Passenger Traffic Up 13.7% in 10M 2015

Aeroflot PJSC (Moscow Exchange ticker: AFLT) announces operating results for Aeroflot Group («the Group») and Aeroflot — Russian Airlines («the Company») for October and ten months of 2015. The operating results of Aeroflot Group and Aeroflot — Russian Airlines for October and ten months of 2015 were significantly influenced by the Group’...

Ryanair Concludes 5 Year Pay Deals At All 76 Pilot Bases

Ryanair, Europe’s favourite airline, today (25 Nov) held its annual European Works Council (EWC) meeting in Dublin where it announced that it had concluded 5 year pay agreements with all 76 of its pilot bases across Europe, and has now commenced a similar process with its cabin crew, after its 2 largest bases at Dublin and London Stansted airports voted (in secret ballot) to accept 5 year de...

Oman Air puts 21 new Omani pilot candidates through training

Oman Air has entered 21 Omanis to join its Cadet Training Programme. The programme involves initial flight training at ENAC Toulouse, France, for 18 months. Upon successful completion of their initial flight training, the candidates will go on to undertake a type-rating course, which will qualify them to become members of Oman Air’s flight crew.  The recruitment drive was launched...

KLM Dreamliner touches down in Abu Dhabi

KLM's first Dreamliner has touched down in Abu Dhabi after its inaugural flight left Amsterdam this week. The aircraft will operate between Abu Dhabi International Airport and Amsterdam Schiphol Airport on seven direct flights a week, and will be the first route served by the new Dreamliner.   “We are delighted to introduce the KLM Dreamliner to the Abu Dhabi and Bahrain ro...

ARJ21-700 Gets Special Flight Permit for Production Flight Testing

The CAAC East China Regional Administration has issued a special flight permit for a COMAC ARJ21-700, serial number 106, the first one to be delivered to a customer, to conduct production flight testing, according to a statement released Tuesday on the regional administration's website. The ARJ21-700 has started its production flight testing, marking the design of t...

World’s top-performing airline stock decries depressed worth

Indian budget carrier SpiceJet Ltd. has surged more than 340 per cent in the past year after surviving a crisis. Chairman Ajay Singh said the best performing airline stock in the world remains undervalued. SpiceJet’s market capitalisation of about 41 billion rupees ($621 million; Dh2.3 billion ) is too low given the $5.7 billion valuation for the operator of IndiGo, India’s biggest...

JetBlue Launches Amazon Streaming on All Planes Equipped With Fly-Fi

Just in time for the holidays, JetBlue has announced that it will premiere Amazon Video unlimited streaming entertainment this week on over 150 aircraft equipped with its free Fly-Fi broadband Internet. Through its partnership wth Amazon, JetBlue lets Amazon Prime members access tens of thousands of movies and TV episodes, including exclusive Amazon Original Series at no additional cost. All Je...