Europe’s ​airlines lament lack of female engineers and pilots

Two of Europe’s biggest airline groups would like to see more women taking up engineering and pilot roles, but cite a lack of female applicants that is making progress tough. “We are still finding that when we advertise for jobs… we are getting 70%, 80% male applicants,” said IAG chief executive Willie Walsh during a […]

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INTERVIEW: Christine Ourmieres-Widener on gender diversity

If a picture is worth a thousand words, a photo of the IATA board of governors from June 2018 probably said it all about gender diversity at the top tiers of airlines. Flybe chief executive Christine Ourmieres-Widener, seated at the far right of the photo, stood out as the only woman among the pool of […]

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Jet Airways grounds three more aircraft due to lease defaults

At least 28 of Jet Airways’ aircraft have now been grounded for defaults on lease payments, following the latest grounding of three aircraft on 7 March. Consistent with earlier disclosures, the airline repeated its claim that it is “actively engaged with all its aircraft lessors”, and that they “have been supportive” of its efforts to […]

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G B Nagar, Ghaziabad to get Rs 32.5 thousand crores projects

Domestic flight service from Hindon airbase, martyrs garden from the Shaheed site (new bus depot) between Dilshad Garden will be inaugurated.

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United plans ‘evolution’ to globe livery: CEO

United Airlines will unveil an updated livery that chief executive Oscar Munoz calls an “evolution” in the next few months. “It’s an evolution not a revolution,” he says on the sidelines of the US Chamber of Commerce aviation summit in Washington DC today. “I think it’s pretty cool.” The Chicago-based carrier will unveil the livery […]

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Heavy cancellations hammer Airbus net orders

Airbus has formally recorded Etihad Airways’ cancellation of 42 Airbus A350s which, alongside the scrubbing of 23 A380s and 25 A320neos, has left the airframer with a net order deficit of almost 100 aircraft. Etihad had been discussing the reduction of its A350 orders and Airbus has removed 40 A350-900s and two A350-1000s from the […]

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O’Leary joins KLM? Europe’s airline chiefs pick fantasy job-swaps

Many a true word is spoken in jest, they say. That phrase was perhaps pertinent during the closing chief executive panel at the A4E Summit on 6 March. “Imagine you could take over the airline of one of your co-panellists for one week. Which one and why?” asked moderator Richard Quest, to laughter from an […]

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