PICTURE: American introduces first A321neo in Phoenix

American Airlines introduced its first Airbus A321neo at its Phoenix Sky Harbor hub today, with plans to operate 17 of the narrowbodies by year-end. The aircraft (MSN 8647) will operate a round trip to Orlando from Phoenix, flight AA682 eastbound and AA1022 westbound, today, the Oneworld Alliance carrier says. American’s first scheduled A321neo flight departs […]

source http://www.ncairways.co/aviation/picture-american-introduces-first-a321neo-in-phoenix/

AIX: Hawaiian becomes first customer for Adient Aerospace’s seats

Adient Aerospace – the joint venture between Boeing and automotive seat maker Adient – has secured its first customer, a year on from unveiling its first product at the 2018 show and six months after formally launching as a business following regulatory approval. The company is announcing at AIX 2019 today that Hawaiian Airlines has […]

source http://www.ncairways.co/aviation/aix-hawaiian-becomes-first-customer-for-adient-aerospaces-seats/

ANALYSIS: How Cape Air is recruiting pilots at both ends of the age scale

For any airline dealing with a market shortage of pilots, encouraging some of your most promising young captains to move to another carrier once they have 3,000 flying hours under their belts might seem counter-intuitive. However, for US piston commuter airline Cape Air, its “Pilot Pathway” partnerships with two of the country’s independent mainline operators […]

source http://www.ncairways.co/aviation/analysis-how-cape-air-is-recruiting-pilots-at-both-ends-of-the-age-scale/

S7 Group chief’s Epic LT involved in previous accident

Russian investigators have disclosed that the Epic LT aircraft which crashed killing S7 Group chief Nataliya Fileva was an 11-year old airframe operated by a company identified as Globus. The 31 March accident occurred at 16:40 local time at Egelsbach airport, which lies some 10km south-east of Frankfurt Main. Russia’s Interstate Aviation Committee says the […]

source http://www.ncairways.co/aviation/s7-group-chiefs-epic-lt-involved-in-previous-accident/

Facebook Shocks Congress, Deletes its 687 Fake Pages

Lok Sabha elections are just round the corner; every political party is busy with all its might so that there is no core job left this time. But just 10 days before the elections, the Congress has suffered a major setback. Social media giant Facebook has taken some bold steps before the general elections in […]

source http://www.ncairways.co/india-news/fb-delete/

​PICTURE: BEA A319 launches BA’s new Inverness flight

British Airways used its BEA-liveried Airbus A319 today to launch its first early-morning flight between Inverness and London Heathrow for more than two decades. British Airways To mark the departure, passengers were piped aboard the BEA-liveried A319 “retrojet” by the Inverness Royal British Legion Pipe Band. The A319 is painted in the BA heritage livery […]

source http://www.ncairways.co/aviation/%e2%80%8bpicture-bea-a319-launches-bas-new-inverness-flight/

Indonesia raises price floor on domestic tickets

Indonesia raised the price floor on over 1,000 domestic routes on 29 March, and signalled that it will review the floor regularly to ensure the country’s airlines remain viable. The adjustment has increased the minimum fare that permitted from 30% of the maximum set by the transport ministry for each of the routes to 35%. […]

source http://www.ncairways.co/aviation/indonesia-raises-price-floor-on-domestic-tickets-2/