UK charter and airline sub-charter specialist Titan Airways is bolstering its fleet with the introduction of a first Airbus A318. The seven year young Airbus A318, G-EUNB, will join the carrier’s 11-strong fleet later this month and begin revenue service in early June. The Airbus A318-100, a single aisle, twin-engine jet, is the smallest member […]
Italy’s flag carrier Alitalia has started bankruptcy proceedings for the second time in the last ten years after its employees said ‘no’ to cuts that would have followed the $2.2 billion recapitalization plan purposed to save the struggling carrier. The airline’s shareholders have voted in favor of special administration, according to a statement issued on […]
EUROCAE & European pilots announce strategic partnership EUROCAE & the European Cockpit Association (ECA) mark the start of a closer partnership with the signature of a new Memorandum of Understanding. On 28 of April 2017 the organisations agreed on reinforced cooperation on the development of industry standards for better & safer aviation. ECA represents over […]
Headlines about Iranian airlines striking deals (tentative or not) or receiving deliveries from major plane makers have been regularly appearing in the news for the last half a year. The chain of agreements has polarized politicians and aviation experts, with the naysayers being as vocal as the supporters. The ambitious plans to revive Iranian aviation […]
The rule that there must always be two people in the cockpit of an aircraft, introduced following the Germanwings crash, March 2015, is being relaxed by more airlines, amid fears that putting cabin crew into the cockpit is more dangerous for air passenger safety than leaving one pilot in command, as reported by Sputnik. Germanwings […]
