With the aviation industry growing at an unprecedented pace, according to Bloomberg Businessweek flight attendant applications are currently far outpacing the positions available. For instance, Emirates has been reported to receive over 15 000 cabin crew job applications per month. At the same time, however, Air India has recently cancelled or temporarily withdrawn as many as 12 flights from its [...]
Despite high oil prices and currency fluctuations, airlines in the Asia Pacific region managed to earn a net profit of $3 billion in 2013. Moreover, this year they are expected to scoop up $3.7 billion. As, according to Boeing, by 2033 nearly 50% of global traffic will be to, from or within the region, it will need over 13 400 [...]
The continuously developing and expanding international ground handling and aircraft fuelling solutions’ provider Baltic Ground Services is delighted to announce the signing of a cooperation agreement with Travel Service Airlines (Travel Service, a.s.). Based on the terms of the newly signed agreement, the company will provide the Czech charter carrier with integrated ground handling and fuelling services at Vilnius International [...]
At the end of June 2004, Airbus and Boeing shared a little more than 2 400 orders combined. So far in 2014, the two giants have a backlog that exceeds more than 10 600 aircraft, with Airbus’ orderbook for the A320neo alone heading towards 2 800. However, as more and more new generation aircraft are nearing their introduction, the real [...]
According to Boeing, since 2003, when low-cost airlines accounted for 7% of the market, they have grown to capture 9% more and are projected to reach 21% by 2033. The largest driver behind their success has been the ability to lower operating expenses and achieve quicker turnaround times. However, during the winter, being as efficient might become a real challenge. [...]
FL Technics Jets, a global provider of tailor-made maintenance, repair and overhaul services for business aviation, is delighted to announce the start of a new relationship with Rockwell Collins under which the company is being appointed as an Authorized Business and Regional Systems (BRS) Dealer. FL Technics Jets is to provide Rockwell Collins avionics sales and support solutions for various [...]
Today there are millions of photos posted on various social networks every second. For instance, on Facebook alone we upload 300 million photos daily. Meanwhile, if one was to print all of the pictures currently posted on Instagram, it would reach 6 351 kilometres from the Earth. When it comes to the themes of these photos, the most popular trend [...]
Based on the recent Honeywell’s study, the global helicopter market is constantly growing. Over the next four years alone, it is expected to welcome almost 5000 thousands of new choppers. At the same time, the owners of older model machines are faced with a dilemma: to modernize or to invest into fleet renewal. For them – the clock is ticking, [...]
