Monthly Archives: November 2017

UIA: Ukrainian LCC doomed to fail

A national low-cost carrier, the creation of which was announced in Ukraine in 2017, is doomed to fail, the president of Ukrainian International Airlines (UIA) Yuri Miroshnikov, told Ukrainian news portal CFTS on November 24. “From a professional point of view, a full-fledged Ukrainian national air carrier is not possible, since two critically important conditions […]

AirBridgeCargo earns Sky Fresh® support to improve service quality for temperature sensitive cargo transportation

AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) and Sky Fresh® have signed a Service Level Agreement on digital procedures for the transportation of time and temperature sensitive shipments, most notably pharmaceuticals, to keep pace with the latest industry technologies and guarantee 24/7 traceability for customers worldwide. The main point of the cooperation is related to cargo acceptance checklists, which […]

Tuvalu becomes ICAO’s 192nd member state

Tuvalu has now become the 192nd Member State of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) following its official adherence to the Convention on International Civil Aviation (Chicago Convention). ICAO was advised of the development by the Government of the United States of America, which serves as the depositary of the Chicago Convention. Tuvalu deposited its notification of […]

WFS Wins Five New Cargo Handling Contracts in France

Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has been awarded five new cargo handling contracts by passenger and freighter airlines in France. Four of the contracts cover Paris CDG as well as handling at WFS’ other 11 cargo stations across France. Vietnam Airlines has renewed its cargo handling agreement with WFS, while CAL Cargo Airlines has appointed WFS […]

Monarch wins battle over its rights to airport slots

On November 22, Monarch Airlines won an appeal against a court decision that deprived the carrier of its rights over valuable airport slots. This allows the debt administrators to raise money for paying Monarch’s debts by transferring the slots at London’s Gatwick and Luton airports to other airlines. The Court of Appeal ruled that the […]

BA to introduce “pay least, board last” boarding system

On December 12, 2017, British Airways will introduce a “group boarding” system on its flights, which means that the passengers who pay less for their tickets should wait at the departure gate until those who pay more have boarded. The announcement of the upcoming changes was made in the airline’s internal newsletter. According to it, […]

Singapore Airlines selects Airbus for A380 retrofit programme

Singapore Airlines selected Airbus to provide cabin retrofit services for 14 A380 aircraft which are currently in service with the airline. The retrofit work will be undertaken at SIA Engineering Company in Singapore and is expected to start in late 2018, with all 14 aircraft scheduled for completion by 2020. Under the agreement, Airbus will […]

China makes first cross-ocean biofuel flight

On November 21, 2017, Hainan Airlines Boeing 787 powered by sustainable aviation biofuel took off from Beijing and landed in Chicago, making it the first cross-ocean biofuel flight in the history of Chinese aviation. The fuel for the plane was produced by China Petrochemical Corporation (Sinopec) and was made from used cooking oil. The flight […]

British Airways to receive £4.5B investment

During the World Travel Market in London, the CEO of British Airways Alex Cruz announced the upcoming £4.5 billion investment to add new planes, refurbish the existing ones, and to increase availability of low fares in attempt to keep up with the increasing market pressures. “We want to be the airline of choice for everyone. […]