Primera Air signs multi-year power-by-the-hour contract with AJW Aviation to enhance dispatch reliability throughout European network
Primera Air, the Danish leisure airline, has chosen AJW Aviation to provide full power-by-the-hour services for eight Boeing 737NG aircraft. AJW will also place exclusive and non-exclusive spares stock at Primera"™s operational headquarters in Copenhagen. The exclusive stock is being provided by AJW Leasing. A key factor in this new PBH support agreement is that […]
Grupo Viva extenderá sus alas hacia Costa Rica
El 2016 será el año en el que Grupo Viva ponga en operación a la aerolínea VivaLatinoamérica, que tendrá su base en Costa Rica, estrategia mediante la cual busca atender vuelos en Centroamérica, confirmó Juan Carlos Zuazua, director general de VivaAerobus. El directivo informó a Excélsior que ésta será una empresa independiente y no estará […]
Israel Hosts First-Ever Aviation Cyber Innovation Center
Airports and airplanes will soon become safer and friendlier for travelers, thanks to a joint collaboration between Tel Aviv University and the International Air Transport Association (IATA), the global trade association for the airline industry. The first-of-its-kind collaboration agreement, signed in July, establishes a joint center for innovation in aviation based at the university"™s Blavatnik […]
Omission of international aviation from Paris climate agreement a vote of confidence, says ICAO President
The fact that international aviation was not covered by the Paris Agreement reached at COP21 (Dec 12) is a vote of confidence in the progress ICAO and the aviation community have made towards ambitious climate goals, according to ICAO Council President Dr Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu. ICAO Secretary General Dr Fang Liu said the COP21 process […]
Drones a increasing challenge for airspace users, says IATA
The use of drones (remotely piloted aircraft systems) is forecast to grow exponentially and is posing an increasing challenge for users of the airspace, according to Gilberto Lopez Meyer, senior vice-president for safety and flight operations at the International Air Transport Association (IATA). "Drones are increasingly being used in environmental and fishery operations, disaster response, […]
AJW Engines purchases CFM56-5B/P for teardown in support of expanding engine management programmes
AJW Engines, a division of the integrated aviation support specialists – AJW Group, has purchased another CFM56-5B/P engine for teardown. The engine will be dismantled to support AJW"™s worldwide network of airline and MRO customers. It will provide inventory for piece parts sales, AJW Engine"™ comprehensive Fan Blade Exchange programme and bolster strategically located spare […]
¿Qué le pide el sector aéreo al gobierno colombiano?
Problemas regulatorios con exceso de entes del Gobierno que frenan la competitividad del sector, altos costos en la operación y elevados gravámenes que los hacen menos atractivos. Esos fueron tres de los muchos problemas que los representantes del sector le hicieron saber al Gobierno Nacional durante el Aviation Day, la cumbre que reunió a todos […]
ICAO highlights its leading role in addressing international aviation CO2 emissions at COP21
The Council President of the International Civil Aviation Organization, Dr. Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu, delivered a message on behalf of its Member States and the air transport sector to the COP21 in Paris today, during the Plenary of the UNFCCC"™s Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA). "While international aviation accounts for 1.3 per cent […]
India may displace UK as 3rd largest aviation market by 2026: IATA
India is likely to become the third largest aviation market in the world displacing the UK by 2026, according to a forecast by global airlines grouping International Air Transport Association today. Besides, the IATA expects India’s air passenger traffic to grow to 378 million passengers by 2034 with 275 new passengers likely to be added […]
Air India receives IATA Ienva certification
In yet another accolade for its efforts in environment initiatives, National Carrier Air India has become the first airline in India to get the IATA Environmental Assessment Certificate (IEnvA). The certificate was presented to Ashwani Lohani, Chairman and Managing Director, by Amitabh Khosla, Country Director, IATA in Delhi. Also present were Harpreet A De Singh, […]
