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Boeing, Turkish Airlines Celebrate the Airline's First 777 Freighter

SITAONAIR and DECEA working together to extend ATS datalink services in Brazil

Further enhancing aviation safety and efficiency in Brazil’s airspace, air navigation service provider, the Department of Airspace Control (DECEA), is working with SITAONAIR to expand ATS datalink services for main airports in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. F...

airBaltic Flies to 5 Football Destinations in Russia

The Latvian airline airBaltic is going to serve five destinations in Russia next summer, offering travellers from across Europe, Scandinavia and the Middle East convenient connections via Riga to the majority of football cities in Russia. Wolfgang Reuss, SVP of Network Management of airBaltic: &l...

airBaltic Celebrates One Year Anniversary of CS300 Operations

The Latvian airline airBaltic marks the one year anniversary since the first CS300 aircraft registered as YL-CSA arrived from Montreal-Mirabel in Riga. Martin Gauss, Chief Executive Officer of airBaltic: “The introduction of CS300 has shaped the future of airBaltic. We see that more passengers choose to travel with us and since the introduction of CS300 we have committed to launching more...

Boeing, LOT Polish Airlines Celebrate Delivery of 737 MAX

Boeing and LOT Polish Airlines celebrated the delivery of the first 737 MAX for the carrier, ushering the new and improved 737 airplane into the central and east Europe market. The jet is also the first MAX placed by leading airplane lessor Air Lease Corporation (NYSE: AL) (ALC). LOT, the Polish flag carrier, plans to take delivery of additional MAX airplanes as part of...

Ryanair Applies For Slots To Base 9 Aircraft At Berlin Tegel From Summer 2018

Ryanair, Europe’s No. 1 airline, confirmed that it has applied for slots to base 9 aircraft at Berlin Tegel in addition to the 9 Ryanair aircraft based at Berlin Schonefeld. Ryanair believes that the validity of Easyjet’s so-called “slot purchase” is questionable and looks forward to confirmation from the relevant authorities that Berlin will be open to competition for the...

AviationCV.com: Bali Volcano - flight cancelations disastrous for airlines

Hundreds of flights have been canceled and Bali international airport was shut down due to Volcano eruption in Bali. So far over 400 flights were cancelled stranding 59 000 travelers since the Bali's Ngurah Rai airport - also known as Denpasar International airport - closure on Monday because of falling volcanic ash. After reviewing the situation, the local government has reopened the airport...

SKYCOP urges Monarch Airlines to cover passenger compensations with slot deal money

After the biggest UK airline collapse in years just a month ago, the administrator of the bankrupt Monarch Airlines has struck a deal with IAG over slots at Gatwick airport, valued by experts at over €68 million. The sale has sparked an outrage among the passengers left stranded or without holidays by the airline collapse, majority of who are yet to receive any flight compensation, which acco...

China Airlines takes delivery of A350 XWB powered with biofuel mix

Taiwanese carrier joins sustainable fuel initiative for Airbus delivery flights China Airlines of Taiwan has become the second airline to join a programme to use a blend of traditional and sustainable biofuels to power aircraft for delivery flights from Airbus. The aircraft involved is the tenth A350-900 for China Airlines, which left the manufacturer’s delivery centre in Toulouse today f...

Middle East – still one of the most desirable destinations for pilots

Despite instability in the region, fluctuating oil prices and unpredictable politics, the Gulf region is still one of the most attractive destinations for aviation specialists. With the recent news of laptop bans, visa restrictions, a slowdown of the oil industry in the Middle East it may seem that the aviation industry in this region is stagnating. However, Dubai remains one of the top players in...

Airbus Foundation and Air Côte d'Ivoire team up for first goodwill flight

The Airbus Foundation and Air Côte d'Ivoire have organised their first goodwill flight to transport school supplies and clothes for underprivileged children aboard the airline’s newest A320. As part of Air Côte d'Ivoire’s corporate social responsibility policy, this mission will support the education and health sector – areas in great need in the region. Th...

Wizz Air Announces Further Expansion In Ukraine

Wizz Air announces its re-start of operations from Kharkiv, which will become the carrier’s third Ukrainian airport, along with 5 new routes to be launched in 2018 from the regional airports of Lviv and Kharkiv. As a result of the increased demand of WIZZ services by the Ukrainian passengers, the airline is delighted to offer a greater choice of flights for the Ukrainian travelers and the...

IATA DGR for Electronic Flight Bags Takes Off

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that Emirates Airline is the launch customer for the IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations (DGR) for Electronic Flight Bags (eFB). This important innovation brings the IATA DGR into the cockpit where flight crew make important pre- and in-flight safety decisions. “For almost 60 years IATA’s DGR has been...

Mandarin Airlines Receives its First ATR 72-600

ATR delivered the first of the nine ATR 72-600s to Mandarin Airlines. The ATR 72-600 will bring the regional subsidiary of Taiwan’s flag carrier China Airlines the highest standards of comfort alongside unbeatable economics. With the aircraft servicing its domestic routes Mandarin Airlines will benefit from the introduction of the market leading, versatile turboprop, allowing it to offer pas...

Commsoft welcomes UK-based Titan Airways to fast-growing global OASES community

Commsoft is delighted to welcome the UK-based leasing and charter airline, Titan Airways, to the fastgrowing global OASES community. A ‘best-of-breed’ MRO IT system, OASES combines a very high level of technical sophistication with an intuitive user interface and is structured in a modular format to allow for flexibility and scalability. To support its mixed Airbus and B...

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