- American Airlines Will Add 250 Technicians to Its Workforce[Feb. 02, 2019]
American Airlines is hiring more than 250 aviation maintenance technicians during the first six months of this year, the airline announced Thursday.
- Taiwan Flight Attendant's Holiday Spent Airborne[Feb. 01, 2019]
For Huang Chia-ying, a 26-year-old flight attendant for Spring Airlines, accompanying passengers on their trips home means she can't make her own journey home to Taipei, Taiwan, despite the fact that she often works on flights between that city and Shanghai.
- U.S. Airlines Tap Army Helicopter Pilots to Ease Shortage[Jan. 23, 2019]
U.S. Army pilot Shaun Perez spent ten hours flying an Apache helicopter over Afghanistan, providing gun cover for Special Forces soldiers on the ground as they hunted for high-value targets, guns and weapons.
- Krimson Appoints Getahun Seifeselassie as Flight Operations Supervisor[Jan. 22, 2019]
Krimson, the Ethiopia-based aviation services company, has appointed Getahun Seifeselassie to the role of flight operations supervisor with immediate effect. The new position has been created in response to Krimson's continued strengthening of market position in Ethiopia and the east Africa region. A rise in demand for local ground handling in Ethiopia, the corresponding increased demand for overflight permissions since the opening of Eritrean airspace, and the growth in requests for trip planning services across east Africa from international and intra-continental clients, have all contributed to the expanding company's need for a dedicated flight operation supervisor position.
- Abu Dhabi's Etihad to Cut 50 Pilots after Big Loss Last Year: Sources[Jan. 10, 2019]
Etihad Airways plans to cut 50 pilot jobs by end of this month after a significant loss last year, two sources who have seen an internal memo by the airline told Reuters on Thursday.
- ARI Strengthens Senior Team with Two Key Appointments[Jan. 09, 2019]
9 January 2019, Aircraft Recycling International Limited ("ARI", a CALC Group member), Asia's first integrated solutions provider for mid-to-end-of-life aftermarket aircraft, has announced the appointment of two seasoned industry practitioners to its senior team, as it continues to expand its service offerings which further strengthen CALC Group's aircraft full life-cycle and aircraft value chain. Thomas Peng as Senior Vice President, PRC Sales & Marketing, Used Aircraft, and Richard Spaulding joins as Regional Head of Portfolio Management, Used Aircraft.
- Comlux Announces Organizational Changes in Comlux Completion[Jan. 09, 2019]
With the upcoming delivery of its first Wide Body completion and the arrival of the first Boeing BBJ MAX and Airbus ACJ neo in Indianapolis this winter, Comlux Completion is pleased to announce the following organizational and operational changes.
- ACTE Global Executive Director to Transition Out of Role[Jan. 08, 2019]
ACTE Global (Association of Corporate Travel Executives) announced today that its executive director, Greeley Koch, will be stepping down, effective 22 March 2019.
- Dutch Refuse Ryanair's Right to Fire Pilots and Cabin Crew[Jan. 09, 2019]
Dutch authorities have denied Ryanair the right to lay off pilots and crew members who refused to move away from the Netherlands following the contested closure of the company's base in the country.
- PIA Tells 'Overweight' Cabin Crew to Trim Down or Face the Axe[Jan. 05, 2019]
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) seems to be constantly mired in controversy as of late with the national flag carrier now ordering members of the cabin crew to reduce their weight within six months.