Sofema Aviation Services shares the latest events in the Aviation business from around the world in our Aviation Weekly News Roundup:
> In a first, Emirates Airlines lands in Tel Aviv
Emirates Airlines, announced the landing of the first flight at Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv, in the state of the Israeli occupation, as part of the escalating relations between the two sides since their normalization in late 2020. Read more
>> New disruption at Heathrow after airport orders 30 flights to be cancelled
Thousands more passengers have had their plans upset by the airports staffing crisis, after Heathrow ordered airlines to cancel flights because it could not handle the numbers due to travel. Read more
> 22-point plan to tackle aviation disruption ahead of summer season
What government is doing to support the aviation industry and give holidaymakers certainty ahead of the first summer free of travel restrictions. Read more
>> Queensland airline Skytrans unveils plans for Australia’s first hydrogen-fuelled plane
A Queensland airline has announced plans for what it claims will be Australia’s first hydrogen-electric aircraft. Read more
> Fight for Spirit Airlines goes down to the wire with competing bids from Frontier and JetBlue
The most heated airline battle in recent years was set to come to a head on Thursday when Spirit Airlines’ shareholders were scheduled to vote on a proposed tie-up with fellow discount carrier Frontier Airlines while rival suitor JetBlue Airways circles with increasingly sweetened takeover bids. Read more
>> European airline strikes spell travel disruption for holidaymakers
Workers at Ryanair, Easyjet and BA are among the aviation firms staging walkouts in London and across Europe from the end of June and into July over pay and working conditions. Read more
> Eurocontrol lays out spectrum-efficiency strategies in wake of ‘5G’ concerns
Pan-European air navigation organisation Eurocontrol has outlined three strategies to improve efficient use of electromagnetic spectrum as it ponders whether increasing spectrum demand from the mobile connectivity sector could affect aviation safety. Read more
>> Sofema Online and Trans Global Training enter into a training partnership in June 2022
Sofema Online and Trans Global Training are delighted to announce a partnership to provide additional marketing representation to share the available training products & benefits with both our clients. Read more
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