Air France flights to Russia cancelled due to strike

Air France flights to Russia cancelled due to strike

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Published on Friday, 19 September 2014 16:05

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On the 18th of September, only five flights has been completed to Russia in comaprison with 16 planned.

This happened as a result of strike, which started on the 15th of September, leading the major cancellation of flights.

Head of SNPL Labour Union has urged to start the strike during 15-20 of September. The strike could be one of the longes in the Air France history since 1998.

According to the real-time flight timetable, all of today's flights on route to Russia has been cancelled.

Source and image: Air France

Boeing receives $293m contract from Defence Logistic Agency

Boeing received a $293 million performance-based contract from the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) to provide aircraft parts and support that will enable DLA to provide essential logistics support to warfighters more quickly and effectively.

“Boeing proposed a holistic partnership and transformational approach that fundamentally changes the way DLA and Boeing do business,” said Julie Praiss, vice president of Tactical Aircraft & Weapons Support. “We have laid the groundwork to improve affordability and efficiency that will increase aircraft availability for the warfighter.”

Boeing will provide support for 11 different aircraft: the AH-64, AV-8, B-1, B-52, C-17, CH-47, E-3, E-6, F-15, F/A-18, KC-135 and ground support equipment. Work will be performed in Mesa, Ariz.; Fort Walton Beach, Fla.; Macon, Ga.; St. Louis; Heath, Ohio; Oklahoma City, Okla.; El Paso, Texas; and Puget Sound, Wash.

Under the agreement, multiple contracts will be awarded incrementally to Boeing during the next five years. DLA has a follow-on option for an additional five years.

This long-term partnership is the result of DLA challenging industry in 2012 to reduce costs by 20 percent and improve overall supply performance. Boeing and DLA will continue collaborating on new ways to streamline processes, enhance performance and improve affordability.

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Dubai Airport, 10.8% traffic increase in 3Q,2014

Dubai Airport, 10.8% traffic increase in 3Q,2014

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Published on Tuesday, 23 September 2014 11:48

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Passenger traffic at Dubai International bounced back from a three-month slump resulting from a major runway upgrade project which concluded on July 20, to register a record 6.6 million passengers in August 2014.

The monthly passenger traffic at Dubai International reached 6,648,058 in August 2014, up 10.8 per cent compared to 5,999,375 recorded in the corresponding month in 2013. The hub returned to full operational capacity in August following a runway upgrade project that reduced the airport to a single runway for 80 days and cut capacity by 26 per cent. The year to date passenger traffic as at the end of August totalled 46,479,919, an increase of 5.7 per cent compared to the 43,971,839 passengers recorded during the first eight months of 2013.

The traditionally strong Indian Subcontinent topped the list of regions with the largest growth in passenger numbers (+147,096 passengers), followed by Western Europe (+131,095), Asia (+98,089), the AGCC (+69,223) and Africa (+64,451 passengers). *The top regions in terms of percentage growth in traffic included North America (28.9 per cent), and Asia (19.2 per cent).

Aircraft movements during August totalled 31,214 movements, a marginal increase of 0.1 per cent from the 31,198 recorded during the corresponding month in 2013. During the first eight months of the year aircraft movements totalled 227,110, down 6.4 per cent from 242,571 movements recorded between January and August last year, reflecting the impact of the runway closure period. Average passengers per movement during August increased to 219.7, up 5.2 per cent from 208.9 recorded during the same month last year, reflecting a move by airlines to larger aircraft.

Monthly cargo volume also rebounded by 4.3 per cent, reaching 192,902 tonnes in August compared to 184,877 tonnes during the same month in 2013. Year to date cargo reached 1,560,869 tonnes during the first eight months of the year, down 2.2 per from 1,596,772 tonnes recorded during the same period in 2013.

Paul Griffiths, CEO of Dubai Airports said: “It’s good to return to more robust growth figures resulting from full capacity and ongoing network expansion after being constrained to a one-runway operation for nearly three months. The numbers are far more indicative of the growth trend we expect to see for the remainder of the year and will be crucial in our journey to the top of the list of the world’s busiest international hubs.”

Source and image: Dubai Airports

Lockheed Martin delivers route analysis tool to Orlando Airport

Lockheed Martin delivers route analysis tool to Orlando Airport

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Published on Tuesday, 23 September 2014 12:00

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Lockheed Martin has secured a deal with Greater Orlando Aviation Authority (GOAA) for the implementation of its route analysis tool at Orlando International Airport (MCO).

The technology, B Route Development, will allow GOAA to calculate and analyze route scenarios in less than two hours – a task that would normally take as much as two days – and present them to airlines using an iPad application that can re-calculate and amend routes on-demand.

GOAA is the first client for B Route Development in the United States and follows Lockheed Martin’s acquisition of BEONTRA earlier this year. The technology is one of the components of Lockheed Martin’s comprehensive suite of aviation technology solutions, including products for air traffic management (such as SkyLine) and tools for airport operations management (such as the Chroma Airport Suite).

“Welcoming Orlando International Airport as the first airport using B Route Development in the U.S. is a great honor for Lockheed Martin,” said Christian Roth, CEO of BEONTRA, a Lockheed Martin Company. “We are thrilled to work with GOAA and to support them in the expansion of their route network.”

B Route Development allows airports to develop and build individual route cases for airlines using commercial aviation data as well as specific airport statistics and survey information that can be used for improved analysis, collaboration and interactive presentation.

“As Central Florida is one of the top visitor regions in the United States and the world, expanding Orlando International Airport's (MCO) route network is one of our main goals for the near future.” says Victoria Jaramillo, director of Marketing & International Development, MCO “We look forward to starting our cooperation with Lockheed Martin and beginning the work on B Route Development to help achieve that objective."

With over 35.2 million passengers served in 2013, Orlando International Airport is a hub for both Southwest Airlines and JetBlue Airways and is a major international gateway for the mid-Florida region.

Source and image: Lockheed Martin

Airbus A340 EMERGENCY - Engine Failure

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How to paint an airplane in less than two minutes

How to paint an airplane in less than two minutes

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Published on Wednesday, 18 June 2014 12:43

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The most emblematic representation of Iberia’s new image is the fuselage of its aircraft. At Iberia’s painting hangar in Madrid people are working round the clock to extend the airline’s new corporate image to all the AirbusA320 family aircraft in its fleet and that of Iberia Express, while also painting aircraft for third customers.

You can see now how an aircraft is painted in less than two minutes

Spectacular aerial views of airports