Canadian Airline Buys First SAF in Canada from Shell Aviation This article was first published on Rigzone here Canadian airline WestJet Group has purchased the first sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) supplied in Canada by Shell Aviation. “We are delighted to supply WestJet with SAF, as we continue to support our customers on their decarbonization journeys, […]
NORMAN — With music from the movie “Top Gun” blaring and its president decked out in aviator sunglasses and an “OU Aviation” T-shirt, nine airplanes bought by the University of Oklahoma for its top-ranked School of Aviation flew into Max Westheimer Airport on Friday morning. The addition of the new Piper single-engine airplanes increases OU’s […]
Apr. 12—BRIDGEPORT — According to an annual report Boeing released, the company expects a shortage of 160,000 aviation technicians over the next 20 years. However, challenges in one area can also mean opportunity from a different perspective, according to West Virginia educators. “In the next 20 years, people like myself will be retiring,” Brad Gilbert, […]
Lufthansa and a union representing cabin crew have reached a pay deal, concluding the last of several major disputes that have led to recent strikes at Germany’s biggest airline and in the country’s wider aviation sector. The UFO union said nearly 19,000 cabin crew would get a pay rise effectively totalling 17.4% in three stages […]
BERLIN (AP) — Lufthansa and a union representing cabin crew reached a pay deal Thursday, concluding the last of several major disputes that have led to recent strikes at Germany’s biggest airline and in the country’s wider aviation sector. The UFO union said nearly 19,000 cabin crew will get a pay rise effectively totaling 17.4% […]
BERLIN (AP) — Lufthansa and a union representing cabin crew reached a pay deal Thursday, concluding the last of several major disputes that have led to recent strikes at Germany’s biggest airline and in the country’s wider aviation sector. The UFO union said nearly 19,000 cabin crew will get a pay rise effectively totaling 17.4% […]
Apr. 5—FAIRMONT — No matter the age of the pilot or the scale of the machine, flying is flying. A budding group of pilots and aviation engineers from middle schools and high schools across West Virginia and Ohio gave loft to that notion a couple years back during a drone aircraft competition in Fairmont. They […]
After a series of disruptive labour strikes in Germany’s aviation industry, key wage negotiations were to resume on Thursday involving the trade unions for tens of thousands of workers. German airline Lufthansa is to return to talks with the trade union for flight attendants, UFO, over their demands for 15% wage hikes and bonuses for […]
General Electric, long a symbol of American manufacturing and steeped in a rich history, is officially moving on from its existence as a sprawling conglomerate. The Boston company, known for everything from light bulbs to jet engines, has completed its split into three separate companies, as its aerospace and energy businesses start trading on the […]
BATTLE CREEK — Aviation enthusiasts will have a unique opportunity to get up close and personal with a variety of aircraft this weekend in Battle Creek. Alpha Eta Rho Theta, the professional aviation fraternity at Western Michigan University’s College of Aviation, will host its annual “fly-in” open house from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday […]
Multiple accidents involving Boeing’s 737 Max 9 planes have kept the corporation in the news and under Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) investigation. But questions remain around whether the FAA has done all it should to help fix Boeing’s problems. Boeing’s ongoing problems. On January 6, the FAA grounded approximately 171 Boeing 737 Max 9 planes […]
A flying tire. A runway roll-off. Multiple emergency landings. It may seem like mishaps involving planes have been growing in frequency. But experts say there is no cause for major alarm, as the aviation industry’s safety record remains better than it’s ever been when measured by lives lost. “This is not a safety trend,” said […]