Government negotiators receive encouragement from aviation industry leaders
A High Level Meeting being convened by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) on 11 May received executive-level support from the aviation industry today, as leaders representing all parts of the sector encouraged governments to progress their deliberations on a global carbon offsetting scheme for air transport. The ICAO discussions have been gathering pace since […]
Argentina: ¿Ingresaremos a la era Low Cost?
El grupo irlandés Irelandia Aviation, dueño "“entre otra"“ de la aerolínea de bajo costo Ryanair, formalizó este miércoles su interés de ingresar al mercado de cabotaje argentino, según se lo manifestó Joe Mohan, director de la aerolínea canadiense Allegiant, una filial del grupo, al ministro de Transportes, Guillermo Dietrich. "Están interesados en ingresar al mercado […]
Ordenan en EE.UU la revisión inmediata de algunos motores de los Boeing 787
La Administración Federal de Aviación (FAA) de los Estados Unidos ha ordenado la revisión inmediata de los motores de GE Aviation, filial de General Electric, que utilizan algunos aparatos del modelo Boeing 787 Dreamliner por problemas por congelación. Según han informado medios locales este fin de semana, la FAA ha emitido el viernes la orden […]
IATA: Driving African Economies through the Power of Aviation
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced the theme for the 2016 Aviation Day Africa (Abuja, Nigeria, May 23 – May 24, 2016): «Driving African Economies through the Power of Aviation.» The conference will bring together regional stakeholders to address current issues affecting aviation in Africa including the proliferation of taxes and charges, public-private partnerships, […]
IATA"™s CEO calls on aviation to get better at communicating
The commercial aviation industry has become much more adept in a changing operational environment at ensuring public confidence, but faces ongoing communications challenges, IATA DG and CEO Tony Tyler told the IATA Ops Conference in Copenhagen. Although the Ops Conference is a technical gathering, "the success of many of our challenges are as dependent upon […]
AJW Aviation appoints Ian Smith to Key Account Director
AJW Aviation appoints Ian Smith as Key Account Director as the organisation continues to establish a new team of highly experienced professionals to drive change and spearhead new initiatives. He will be responsible for the development and evolution of business partnerships with key customers, particularly in new markets or service areas. His extensive operator background […]
Qatar Airways starts programme to meet second level of IATA’s environmental management certification scheme
Having achieved the foundation level of IATA"™s Environmental Assessment (IEnvA) certification scheme, Qatar Airways has begun implementing additional environmental management system procedures to attain stage 2 certification. The programme will cover all aspects of the airline"™s global operations, including flight and ground operations, and corporate activities. By the end of 2017, it aims to have […]
Privilege Style awards seven year power-by-the-hour contract for two B757s to AJW Aviation
AJW Aviation, the integrated aircraft support specialist, has signed a seven year PBH contract with Spanish non-scheduled airline, Privilege Style. The contract will cover the supply of spare parts for the airline"™s fleet of two Boeing 757 aircraft. Privilege Style is the first private flight operator in Spain to offer exclusive flights with medium capacity […]
Promueven el uso de Wi-Fi en aviones
En un entorno altamente competitivo, donde las aerolíneas buscan destacarse entre la amplia oferta, la conectividad a bordo es un poderoso diferenciador. Eso fue lo que llevó a Inmarsat, empresa líder global en servicios móviles de comunicación satelital, a lanzar recientemente Global Xpress (GX) Aviation, un servicio aeronáutico que surte de Wi-FI en los aviones […]
AJW Aviation appoints new Chief Financial Officer
AJW Aviation has recruited an experienced international finance expert, Thomas van de Wiel, in the role of Chief Financial Officer to lead the finance and legal functions within the Company and support certain affiliates and subsidiaries of the AJW Group. As a Board Director, he will be responsible for the formulation of the financial and […]
