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June 13, 2017

E190 Jet Receives South African CAA Type Certification

First Of The Type To Fly For Airlink

The E190 has received type certification from South Africa’s Civil Aviation Authority. Airlink, southern Africa’s largest privately owned regional airline, recently took delivery of their first E190 which will soon go into service. Airlink’s E190 will make its public debut in South Africa at the Adrenaline Air Show, Wonderboom National Airport in Pretoria to be held 10-11 June.

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Southwest's First Black Pilot Retires

Final Flight Caps A 36-Year Career With The Airline

He didn't realize it at the time, but when Capt. Lou Freeman had his first interview with Southwest Airlines for a job as a pilot, he would become the first black pilot to fly for the airline.

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EDM To Manufacture B787 Door Trainers For China Eastern Airlines

Will Be Manufactured In The U.S. And Shipped To Shanghai

Door training simulator company EDM has won an order from China Eastern Airlines to manufacture two B787 Door Trainers, the company announced recently.

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Boeing Thanks U.S. Trade Representative For Winning Major WTO Compliance Ruling

Airbus Has A Different Interpretation Of The Ruling

Boeing on Friday commended the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) for achieving another significant win in the long-running dispute between the United States and the European Union (EU) over aerospace subsidies.

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Airbus: Nearly 35,000 Aircraft Required In The Next 20 Years

Additional Need For 530,000 Pilots And 550,000 Technicians Also Forecast

The world’s passenger aircraft fleet above 100 seats is set to more than double in the next 20 years to over 40,000 planes as traffic is set to grow at 4.4 percent per year, according to Airbus’ latest Global Market Forecast 2017-2036.

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Mesa Airlines Pilots To Vote On A New Tentative Agreement

Includes Pay Increases For All Pilots, Other Benefits

Pilot leaders at Mesa Airlines, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), announced they have reached a Tentative Agreement (TA) on a new collective bargaining agreement with their management. The new TA includes pay increases for all pilots, increased vacation accrual, better retirement benefits among many other contract improvements.

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