Virgin Australia unveils cabin of the future and aircraft upgrade

Virgin Australia has revealed the Business Class and Economy cabin interior in its new Boeing 737-8 aircraft, as well as plans to refresh the cabins on its remaining Boeing fleet, as part of a $110 million investment. Virgin Australia has taken delivery of its first Boeing 737-8 aircraft as part of its fleet renewal programme, […]

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Southwest Airlines selects MOST for inflight retail revamp

Southwest has selected MOST to help reimagine the inflight retail process, with “intuitive and customised retail and payment solutions”. The aim is to improve both the passenger experience and data analytics. Southwest Airlines has selected MOST, a provider of intuitive and customised retail and payment solutions, to power its inflight retail experience, launching a new era […]

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Heathrow creating “fun, stress-fee” experience for young travellers

Heathrow has partnered with Mr. Men Little Miss to create a mobile game to entertain young travellers at the airport over the summer period, to make “the airport experience as fun and stress-fee as possible”. Heathrow has partnered with Mr. Men Little Miss to create a mobile game to entertain young travellers at the airport […]

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EASA finalises guidelines on noise measurements for drones below 600 kg

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is pleased to announce the release of its guidelines to establish the noise levels of drones below 600 kg, which aim at providing harmonized procedures to measure the noise of drones used in the low and medium-risk operations of the ‘specific’ category. This release expands on the initial […]

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Easy Access Rules for Aerodromes fully updated with latest requirements and AMC & GM

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published a new revision of the Easy Access Rules for Aerodromes (EAR for ADR). This Revision from June 2023 incorporates: The EAR for ADR are displayed as pdf in a consolidated, easy-to-read format with advanced navigation features through links and bookmarks, and are also available for free download on the EASA website as […]

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Save the Date: EASA Annual Safety Conference 2023

Join us at EASA’s Annual Safety Conference (ASC) 2023 which this year has the theme “Leveraging disruptive technologies for safe, sustainable air travel: from Seville to Sumatra”. The conference will take place in Seville, Spain on September 27-28, 2023.  We will consider ways to make sure that aviation remains the safest way to travel at […]

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EASA publishes updated Easy Access Rules for Operational Suitability Data (OSD) Flight Crew Data (CS-FCD) (Issue 2) – Available in pdf, online & XML format

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published the updated Easy Access Rules for Operational Suitability Data (OSD) Flight Crew Data (CS-FCD) (Issue 2). The publication incorporates ED Decision 2021/012/R which: provides a regular update of CS-FCD; updates the description of the type rating evaluation process for setting up type rating requirements and training programmes; […]

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70 orgs already join FTE World Airport Retailing Working Group

The first Captain for this landmark effort is Sammy Patel, Vice President Commercial, Vantage Airport Group & Chief Executive Officer, Midway Partnership. “The FTE team continues to focus on driving positive change and innovation and bringing all stakeholders together to collaborate in exciting new ways,” Patel shares. “The Working Group provides a highly valuable industry […]

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EASA and JCAB Strengthen Aviation Partnership with Letter of Intent and Memorandum of Cooperation

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB) have taken a significant step forward in their collaboration by signing a Letter of Intent (LoI) on the implementation of the EU-Japan Aviation Partnership Project and a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC). This landmark agreement aims to enhance safety, promote regulatory harmonization, […]

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EASA publishes Easy Access Rules for AMC-20 Amendments 21 to 23

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published Amendments 21, 22, and 23 of the Easy Access Rules for Acceptable Means of Compliance for Airworthiness of Products, Parts and Appliances (EAR for AMC-20). Amendment 21 (ED Decision 2021/006/R) supports the implementation of the requirements on commercial operation of certain categories of aeroplanes without an […]

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