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Frontier Airlines Partners with Code 1 Maintenance School to Help Military Veterans Become Commercial Airline Mechanics

Source: Frontier Airlines Licensure Program Includes a Pre-Employment Signing Bonus of up to $50,000 Frontier Airlines is partnering with aviation maintenance school Code 1 Maintenance in Tucson, Arizona to create a fast-track program for military veterans with experience in aviation maintenance to obtain necessary certifications to become Frontier Airlines maintenance technicians. The new program provides eligible veterans with a pre-employment sign-on incentive of up to $50,000 as they work towards obtaining their full Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) license and employment with Frontier Airlines. "Most A&P license programs come with a financial burden, especially for those just coming off active duty," said Sean Adams, a U.S. Navy veteran, and Frontier's director of regional maintenance. "Candidates typically pay for the program, lodging, food, [...]

2023-10-12T20:40:16+03:00October 12th, 2023|AIRLINES, News|

ATR Reaches Key Milestone for STOL programme with PW127XT-L engine certification by Transport Canada

Source: ATR On the occasion of the European Regions Airline Association General Assembly, Pratt & Whitney Canada and ATR announced the certification of the PW127XT-L engine by Transport Canada. This engine variant offers increased performance to match the requirements of ATR’s future Short Take-Off and Landing version, the ATR 42-600S. This certification is a key milestone in the programme development, and an important step towards increasing regional connectivity and airport accessibility across the globe. The ATR 42-600S will reduce take-off and landing distances, down to just 800 meters in standard flight conditions. It will be able to access 1,000 airports globally with short runways, providing local populations with a greater, quicker, more comfortable and low-emission access to the global economy, [...]

2023-10-12T20:53:57+03:00October 12th, 2023|MANUFACTURERS, News|

Eve Air Mobility Holds Human-Machine Interface Summit

Source: Embraer Customers provide feedback and guidance on flight deck design and environment  Eve Air Mobility ("Eve") recently held its first Human-Machine Interface (HMI) Summit, an event focused to collect customer feedback on the company’s electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) flight deck environment and interfaces. Held at the company’s offices in Brazil, Eve’s HMI Summit was developed in collaboration with customers from various locations around the world. Attendees included nearly 20 operators of a diverse range of vehicles including fixed-wing, rotary-wing and drone companies. Eve’s Engineering and Services and Operations Solutions teams led discussion on a variety of topics ranging from flight controls, avionics, electrical systems, propulsion and interior design. The group also discussed operations manuals and Eve’s agnostic services [...]

2023-10-11T06:10:05+03:00October 11th, 2023|MANUFACTURERS, News|

European Aviation commits to deliver the world’s most efficient, environmentally friendly sky

Source: ACI Europe Associations representing the European aviation sector today adopted a Joint Industry Declaration announcing their intention to make Europe the most efficient and environmentally friendly sky to fly in the world In line with the EU's Green Deal objective of reaching climate neutrality by 2050, and to optimise capacity in the skies, associations representing airlines, airports, air navigation service providers, aviation manufacturers and business aviation have committed to joint action. They aim to transform the sector and work together to maximise capacity in the air, whilst further reducing the environmental footprint of flying. A key technological pathway to this transformation in the coming years is the optimisation of the European air traffic management (ATM) system. With European passenger [...]

2023-10-11T06:11:42+03:00October 11th, 2023|News, ORGANISATIONS|

Boeing Expands Strategic Investments in Brazil, including New Engineering and Technology Center

Source: Boeing Engineering Center joins Boeing's global network of 15 advanced technology development sites Boeing and State of São Paulo sign Memorandum of Understanding for Technological Cooperation Boeing and Unicamp extend partnership that maps inputs for sustainable aviation fuel production in Brazil Launching Boeing internship program in Brazil in 2024 Boeing announced the opening of its Engineering and Technology Center in Brazil, one of 15 Boeing engineering sites around the world that develop advanced technology to drive aerospace innovation. Based in São José dos Campos (SP) where the company began operations in 2014, the engineering center is an expansion of Boeing's strategic investments in Brazil, where it employs about 500 engineers supporting current and future programs. "Boeing's longstanding partnership with [...]

2023-10-11T00:07:42+03:00October 11th, 2023|MANUFACTURERS, News|

Turkish Airlines carried 7.9 million passengers with an increase of 9.2% in September 2023

Source: Turkish Airlines The airlines has a growing network of destinations throughout The Americas Turkish Airlines announced passenger and cargo traffic results for September with an increase in passenger capacity by 8.9% compared to that of 2022, and total load factor of 84.9% while carrying 7.9 million passengers. According to September 2023 Traffic Results; The number of carried passengers increased by 9.2% compared to the same period of 2022 and reached 7.9 million. International load factor was 84.6% while domestic load factor was 87.3%. Number of international to international passengers carried increased by 14.6% from 2.3 million in 2022 to 2.7 million in this period. Available seat kilometers (ASK), increased by 8.9% to 21.1 billion during the period of September [...]

2023-10-10T18:07:54+03:00October 11th, 2023|AIRLINES, News|

TAAG Angola Airlines to Renew Fleet with Boeing 787 Dreamliners

Source: Boeing Angola's national airline adds four 787 Dreamliners to fleet Airline modernizes its fleet with first order of the popular 787 The new aircraft will be used on long-haul routes to Brazil, Portugal and Spain, among others Boeing and TAAG Angola Airlines announced today that the African carrier is adding the highly fuel-efficient 787 Dreamliner to its fleet with an order for four widebody jets. "Our goal is to work with the best manufacturers in the world towards a multi-type fleet, in order to ensure we have the appropriate airplanes for each flight typology, namely our intercontinental connections," said Eduardo Fairen, CEO of TAAG Angola Airlines. "The 787 option suits our intent for modern, size-wise and efficient equipment, able [...]

2023-10-10T15:41:39+03:00October 11th, 2023|AIRLINES, AROUND THE WORLD, MANUFACTURERS, News|

ACI-LAC welcomes Five Flames Mobile as new World Business Partner

Source: ACI-LAC Airports Council International of Latin America and the Caribbean (ACI-LAC) is pleased to welcome its newest World Business Partner, Five Flames. This new addition to the WBP network represents a significant step towards enhancing the digital experience at airports in the region. Five Flames, a Spanish-based company with more than 11 years of experience in developing digital solutions for several renowned corporations, such as Ferrovial and RTVE. Its flagship platform, Appssenger, has been designed in collaboration with airports in Europe with the aim of improving the digital passenger experience and generating a new revenue channel for the airport. Dr. Rafael Echevarne, Director General at ACI-LAC commented, "We are excited to welcome Five Flames as ACI-LAC's new business partner. Their [...]

2023-10-10T08:32:21+03:00October 10th, 2023|News, ORGANISATIONS|

Final adoption of ReFuelEU Aviation completes ‘Fit for 55′ legislation, putting EU on track to exceed 2030 targets

Source: European Commission The European Commission welcomes today's adoption of two final pillars of its ‘Fit for 55' legislative package for delivering the EU's 2030 climate targets. With the adoption today of the ReFuelEU Aviation Regulation and the revised Renewable Energy Directive, the EU now has legally binding climate targets covering all key sectors of the economy. Ahead of the crucial COP28 UN Climate Conference, and next year's European elections, this package of legislation shows that Europe is delivering on its promises made to citizens and international partners to lead the way on climate action and shape the green transition for the benefit of citizens and industries. The final legislative package is expected to reduce EU net greenhouse gas emissions [...]

2023-10-10T09:58:49+03:00October 10th, 2023|News, ORGANISATIONS|

Viva Aerobus in September 2023: Passengers increased 29.5%, reaching an 86.5%

Source: Viva Aerobus Viva Aerobus announced its September 2023 preliminary traffic results. Viva Aerobus’ passenger traffic increased 29.5% compared to September 2022, reaching 2.1 million passengers, driven by an increase of 29.0% and 34.3% in domestic and international traffic, respectively. Load factors reached 86.5% compared to 84.1% in 2022, with a load factor mix of 87.4% and 81.9% in domestic and international, respectively. Viva Aerobus grew its total capacity in available seat miles (ASMs) by 23.0% compared to September 2022, reflecting an increase of 23.4% and 21.3% in domestic and international, respectively. “September demand remained robust as we reached more than 2.1 million passengers, our third highest month in the year and sixth consecutive month with over 2 million passengers, [...]

2023-10-10T08:50:32+03:00October 10th, 2023|AIRLINES, News|