- Sheremetyevo International Airport Earns a 5-starTerminal Rating from Skytrax[Mar. 28, 2019]
Sheremetyevo International Airport was officially awarded a 5-star terminal rating from Skytrax at a special event in London. This is a prestigious award for airports and airlines acknowledging the top quality of passenger services. Terminal B received the 5-star rating after a comprehensive audit.
- Cathay Pacific Halts Union Ban on Pilot Training[Mar. 27, 2019]
Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd on Wednesday said it would no longer allow its unionized pilots to refuse training roles despite a near four-year union ban in a move that a pilot said could raise workplace tensions.
- Open Rotor Wins Aviation Week's Laureate Award for Propulsion[Mar. 14, 2019]
The Open Rotor engine, developed by Safran Aircraft Engines through the European "green aviation" research program Clean Sky[1], won the Propulsion category at the 62nd Aviation Week Laureate Awards ceremony, held today in Washington, D.C.
- Singapore Airlines Flight Lands Safely amid Bomb Threat[Mar. 26, 2019]
A Mumbai-Singapore flight of Singapore Airlines landed safely on Tuesday morning, after the pilot raised a bomb threat alert, the Straits Times reported, adding that it understands the threat turned out to be a hoax.
- Southwest 737 MAX Makes Emergency Landing, Says Computer System Not to Blame[Mar. 27, 2019]
A Southwest Airlines Co Boeing 737 MAX 8 heading to the California desert for parking during a global ban of the aircraft made an emergency landing on Tuesday due to an engine-related problem shortly after take-off, the carrier said.
- E-Jets E2 Program Wins Aviation Week Commercial Aviation Grand Laureate[Mar. 20, 2019]
Embraer's family of E-Jets E2s has received the Aviation Week 2019 Commercial Aviation Grand Laureate, announced during the event ceremony in Washington D.C. on March 14. The E2 program also received the Laureates Award in the commercial aircraft platform category.
- Fiji's Nadi International Airport Achieves Level 2 Airport Carbon Accreditation[Mar. 18, 2019]
The Nadi International Airport in Fiji has achieved Level 2 Airport Carbon Accreditation from Airports Council International (ACI) which is a great achievement for the island nation.
- Southwest Air, Mechanics Reach Contract Agreement in Principle[Mar. 17, 2019]
Southwest Airlines Co. and the union for its mechanics reached an agreement in principle for a new contract Saturday, amid an exchange of lawsuits and more than six years after beginning negotiations.
- Augmented Reality: Welcome to Maintenance 4.0![Mar. 13, 2019]
New technology has not yet finished revolutionizing industry! Already present on Safran's production sites for several years, augmented reality could be extended to maintenance activities. This was demonstrated in an experiment on landing gear, carried out by Safran Landing Systems.
- DXB Gearing Up to Welcome Participants of Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi 2019[Mar. 03, 2019]
Dubai International (DXB) is gearing up to extend a special welcome to the thousands of athletes, family members and support staff who will be arriving into the city this week for the upcoming Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi 2019.