السبت ٌ 2ولٌو 2016
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"مصر للطٌران" :إلغاء العمل بالتوقٌت الصٌفى ٌكلفنا 2ملٌون دوالر تيكرز لجنة التحقيق :ذاكرة مسجل محادثات كابينة الطائرة المنكوبة لم تتعرض للتلف قال صفوت ُم َسلَّم ،رئيس الشركة القابضة لمصر للطيران ،تعقيبًا على تأثير إلغاء العمل بالتوقيت الصيفى أو سريانه على مصر للطيران المقرر له في 7يوليو الحالى ،أنه فى جميع األحوال ستتمكن الشركة من التعامل بمرونه مع األمر بما يخدم مصلحة العمالء ويقلل التأثير الذى قد ينجم عنه .وأضاف ً عامة ال تعمل بالتوقيت المحلى وإنما تعمل وف ًقا للتوقيت العالمى، مسلم أن صناعة النقل الجوى مؤك ًدا على أنه إذا تم العدول عن تطبيق هذا القرار والذى تم اخطار االتحاد الدولى للنقل الجوى (اآلياتا) وأنظمة الحجز به فأن ذلك بالشك سيسفر عن حدوث بعض التأخيرات فى إقالع الرحالت أو إغفال أو عدم تمكن بعض المسافرين من اللحاق برحالتهم نتيجة اختالف موعد الرحلة المدون على تذكرة سفرهم والذى تم حجزها منذ فترة وفقا لهذا القرار مع مواعيد إقالع الرحالت المفعل والذى تم تبليغ اآلياتا به .وقال أنه فى هذا الشأن قد تتحمل شركات الطيران دفع تكلفة إضافية ألنظمة الحجز تقدر بنحو ٨٠سنت فى المتوسط لكل مقطع سفر ،أما فيما يخص مصر للطيران ،فقد تتكبد الشركة ما يعادل نحو 2مليون دوالر خالل األربعة أشهر المتبقية من العام ،فى حال إلغاء قرار الحكومة الذى أعلنت تطبيقه فى 7يوليو الحالى. .
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مصر للطٌران :العمل بالتوقٌت الصٌفى من عدمه لن ٌؤثر على رحالت الشركة أكدت مصادر بشركة مصر للطيران ،أن العمل بالتوقيت الصيفى من عدمه ليس له أى تأثير على الشركة ورحالتها إال حدوث بعض التكدسات بين الركاب بالصاالت نظرا لعدم معرفة الركاب بتغيير مواعيد إقالع الرحالت وفقا للتوقيت الجديد .وأضافت المصادر ،أن العمل بالتوقيت الصيفى من عدمه يؤدى إلى تخلف عدد كبير من الركاب عن مواعيد الرحالت المقررة لهم والمدون لهم على تذاكر السفر قبل العمل بالتوقيت أو الغاء العمل به نظرنا لتقديم أو تأخير الساعة .وأشارت المصادر إلى الشركة تقوم بتأكيد حجوزات الركاب عن متن الرحالت فى حال حدوث أى تغييرات فى الوقت هاتفيا، وذلك حتى مرور فترة من العمل بالتوقيت الجديد وتاقلم المواطنين معه. .
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رئٌس مصر للطٌران :سنتعامل بمرونة مع التوقٌت الصٌفى وسنخسر 2 ملٌون دوالر عند اإللغاء سلَّم “رئٌس الشركة القابضة لمصر للطٌران أن الشركة ستتعامل بمرونة مع أعلن ” صفوت ُم َ إلغاء أو تنفٌذ التوقٌت الصٌفى بما ٌخدم مصلحة الركاب وعمالء الشركة وتقلٌل األثر الذى قد ٌنجم عنه وستخسر الشركة 2ملٌون دوالر فى حالة اإللغاء. جاء ذلك فى بٌان إعالمى أصدرته مصر للطٌران مساء الٌوم الجمعة تعقٌبا على تأثٌر إلغاء العمل بالتوقٌت الصٌفى أو سرٌانه على مصر للطٌران المقرر له فىٌ 7ولٌو الحالى وقال ” مسلم ” :فى جمٌع األحوال ستتمكن الشركة من التعامل بمرونة مع األمر وأن صناعة النقل ً عامة ال تعمل بالتوقٌت المحلى وإنما تعمل وف ًقا للتوقٌت العالمى وأنه إذا تم العدول عن الجوى تطبٌق هذا القرار والذى تم إخطار اإلتحاد الدولى للنقل الجوي (اآلٌاتا) وأنظمة الحجز به فإن ذلك بالشك سٌسفر عن حدوث بعض التأخٌرات فى إقالع الرحالت أو إغفال أو عدم تمكن بعض المسافرٌن من اللحاق برحالتهم نتٌجة إختالف موعد الرحلة المدون على تذكرة سفرهم والذى تم حجزها منذ فترة وفقا لهذا القرار مع مواعٌد إقالع الرحالت المفعل والذى تم تبلٌغ اآلٌاتا به. وأضاف ” مسلم ” :قد تتحمل شركات الطٌران دفع تكلفة إضافٌة ألنظمة الحجز تقدر بنحو ٨0 سنتا فى المتوسط لكل مقطع سفر أما فٌما ٌخص مصر للطٌران ،فقد تتكبد الشركة ما ٌعادل نحو 2ملٌون دوالر خالل األربعة أشهر المتبقٌه من العام فً حال الغاء قرار الحكومة الذى أعلنت تطبٌقه فى ٌ 7ولٌو الحالى. ملحوظة :نشرنا لكم فً نافذة على العالم خبر بعنوان :رئٌس مصر للطٌران :سنتعامل بمرونة مع التوقٌت الصٌفى وسنخسر 2ملٌون دوالر عند اإللغاء .
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Lufthansa, cabin crew union settle dispute in arbitration A union representing Lufthansa‟s cabin crew says arbitration proceedings in a long and bitter labour dispute with the German airline have reached a successful conclusion. The UFO union staged multiple strikes to press its demands, including transition payments for its 19,000 members if they retire early, before both sides agreed in January to take their dispute to arbitration. The contract dispute comes as Lufthansa is trying to cut costs amid rising competition from Gulf state airlines and European budget carriers. UFO said Thursday there is now “a comprehensive arbitration result that has been accepted by both sides.” Lufthansa confirmed that there are “comprehensive negotiation results” and said that those will be formally accepted on Tuesday after final details are agreed. The union said specifics won‟t be released before then. .
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Death certificates to be issued for EgyptAir victims Saturday: Ministry of Interior The Ministry of Interior announced it will begin on Saturday the issuing of death certificates for the victims of the EgyptAir flight MS804 crash. The aircraft was carrying 66 people from Paris to Cairo but crashed into the Mediterranean Sea on 10 May. The ministry said Thursday that it registered the victims as officially deceased. Starting Saturday, the ministry will receive the families and relatives who wish to obtain death certificates so as to issue them promptly. The EgyptAir flightâ€&#x;s list of passengers included 12 nationalities, including 30 Egyptians, 15 French, two Iraqis, as well as Sudanese, Chadian, Portuguese, Algerian, Canadian, British, Belgium, Kuwaiti, and Saudi individuals. Meanwhile, the causes of the crash are yet to be fully determined through an analysis of the content of the aeroplaneâ€&#x;s recorders, but initial reporters showed that smoke was detected on board. .
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Ataturk terror attack highlights weak spots in airport security The deadly terrorist attack on Istanbul Ataturk Airport highlights the struggle faced by those trying to secure against one of commercial aviation‟s greatest vulnerabilities: the so-called landside spaces where people gather before and after flights. Tuesday‟s attack occurred when three suicide bombers detonated their devices before passing through security. The blasts, which briefly closed the hub, are believed to constitute the deadliest airport attack in history after the death toll rose to at least 42, including 13 foreigners. The attackers targeted one of Europe‟s biggest hubs, a transfer node for travellers from Europe, Asia and Africa. The airport handled almost 63 million passengers last year, a fourfold increase from the figure recorded in 2000. Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said the suspected Islamic State attackers were unable initially to pass security checkpoints and breached the terminal only once they returned armed with guns. “So it is not enough to have physical checks and X-rays at the airport,” he said, adding Turkey would “increase the presence of special security”. After the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on flights in the US, and several subsequent attempts to smuggle bombs on to jetliners, airports have invested heavily in security measures to prevent attackers from bringing explosives and weapons aboard planes. Yet this has turned the landside of airports, where passengers gather before passing through screening or after arriving, into attractive targets for attack, safety experts suggest. .
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The assault in Istanbul came a little more than four months after Islamic State suicide bombers killed 16 people at the main Brussels airport. The attackers there struck the departure hall near check-in counters, devastating the facility and keeping the airport closed for days. “This tragedy in Istanbul and the one in Brussels earlier this year show that there is a growing challenge for governments to keep people safe in the landside parts of the airport,” said Tony Tyler, director general of the International Air Transport Association. “Moving people „airside‟ more quickly can help to mitigate risk.” Many airports around the world, such as Ataturk, screen passengers before they enter arrival and departure areas, particularly in locations where threat risks are deemed higher. But airport officials worry about adding layers of screening that simply could create new bottlenecks that would create an easy target for terrorists. “By displacing the gathering of passengers and airport visitors to spaces not designed for that purpose, such measures would essentially be moving the target rather than securing it,” airport lobby group ACI Europe said after the Brussels attack. ACI director-general Olivier Jankovec said what happened in Istanbul “shows us that the real challenge now is to stop terrorists before they ever reach an airport or any other public space. Better intelligence and more effective information exchange and co-operation between the competent public authorities needs to become the highest priority.” Several measures could be taken to limit the access of terrorists to airports, according to Victor Anderes, executive vice-president at security consultant Global Elite Group. “Measures need to be layered and random to keep potential attackers guessing,” Mr Anderes said. The International Civil Aviation Organisation said it was reviewing the issue to strengthen global standards. .
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Boeing's New Midsize Airplane: Low Development Cost, Price Are Key Aviation Week & Space Technology Two years after Boeing launched studies for a new middle-of-the-market (MOM) aircraft, the first clear picture is beginning to emerge to show where the company’s evaluations are going and what kind of family may be developed. After boiling down input from 36 airlines and operators, Boeing’s market consensus is that there is a need for a 200-270-seat aircraft with a range of up to 5,000 nm. The aircraft will have a sixth-generation composite wing, more electrical systems .
https://smartcitiesworld.ne Lufthansa launches internet connectivity Later this year, passengers will be able to access the internet using their own mobile devices via wi-fi to carry out basic surfing and email and video streaming Broadband in the air lifts off on some Lufthansa flights later this year Lufthansaâ€&#x;s fleet of A320 aircraft will be the first in Europe to take off with broadband internet onboard after the carrier was granted a supplemental type certificate (STC) from the European Air Safety Agency (EASA). It will be available on short- and medium-haul aircraft. The certificate allows Lufthansa to install a KaÂ-band antenna on its entire A320 family which includes the A319, A320 and A321 models. The STC verifies that the modifications to the aircraft (hardware or software) conform to design specifications stipulated by EASA as well as its continued air worthiness. The first aircraft was equipped with the technology in June and the onboard system will be tested for functionality and stability in the coming weeks. Lufthansa passengers are expected to be able to use the new internet service from October when they will be able to access the internet using their own mobile devices via wi-fi. In addition to basic surfing and email, other more sophisticated applications will be possible, including video streaming. Passengers will also be able to use their cellphones for SMS and data transfer via their own mobile accounts at some stage in the future. .
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The future service from Lufthansa and its technology partner Inmarsat is based on the latest broadband satellite technology (Ka-band( and offers seamless, reliable coverage on short- and medium-haul flights through Inmarsat‟s Global Xpress network. To install the system, electrical and structural modifications were required both inside and outside the aircraft cabin. All modifications were developed and approved by Lufthansa Technik‟s licensed development unit. The installed components were integrated in the cabin infrastructure in such a way that they are virtually invisible for passengers and easy to operate by the cabin crew. Other airlines in the Lufthansa Group are expected to incorporate the technology at a later date.
Lufthansa carried out the world‟s first scheduled flight with broadband internet access on January 15, 2003. Despite its growing popularity among passengers, the technically reliable service had to be discontinued in 2006 because the Connexion by Boeing satellites ceased commercial operations. .
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Kenya Airways Expects Nigeria Funds Repatriation This Month Kenya Airways Ltd., sub-Saharan Africa‟s third-largest carrier, expects to start receiving payments of outstanding fares from the Nigerian government within a month, Chief Executive Officer Mbuvi Ngunze said. The company is one of several international airlines owed $600 million in foreign-denominated revenue held by the Nigerian government, Ngunze said. The carrier has been unable to collect $25 million from its sales agents in Nigeria, Angola and Sudan because of dollar shortages in the oil-producing countries. “We should be able to start seeing a flow of cash” in July, Ngunze said in an interview Wednesday in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital. “Some of the airlines are beginning to get some money.” Nigeria, which is grappling with the threat of recession, abandoned a 16-month currency peg on June 20 and sold $4 billion in the spot and forwards markets that day to clear a backlog of demand for hard currency. The Nigerian government is considering proposals by the International Air Transport Association on how to reduce the balance of the money to be repatriated. Suggestions include payments in naira, Ngunze said. Kenya Airways will accept local currency settlement in the three countries. Job Cuts .
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Kenya Airways plans to cut 600 jobs after shrinking its fleet by almost a third to help reverse a 25.7 billionshilling ($253.8 million) loss in the year through March 2015. The loss is projected to narrow this year and next as the company cuts costs and the nation‟s tourism industry recovers, Citi research analyst Andrew Light said June 22 in an e-mailed note. The airline‟s shares jumped 14 percent in June, the biggest monthly increase since January 2015, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The gains helped pare the stock‟s loss to 9 percent so far this year.
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While the company has reduced its operating losses, its full-year performance will be weighed down by higher interest repayments on loans and losses incurred from fuel-price hedges, Ngunze said. ”We have borrowed more as a business, so it means we are paying more for interest and the last part of the fuel hedges,“ Ngunze said. New Partners KQ, as the company is known, is reorganizing its balance sheet with the help of investment bank PJT Partners Inc. It’s exploring options with existing and new potential partners, Ngunze said, declining to elaborate. The company’s operation may start turning around from 2017, at which time the carrier might want to bring in a partner, according to Eric Musau, a research analyst at Standard Investment Bank, said by phone. Kenya’s government, which owns 29.8 percent of the airline, is considering selling part of its stake to new or existing investors within two years, Nairobi-based broadcaster Citizen reported, citing Transport Secretary James Macharia. ”Anything is possible,“ he said. ”There could be the possibility of new shareholders who bring a different value to the business coming in, in the future. It is still very early days. This is an interesting opportunity for us to make that assessment and that’s what we are doing.“ .
https://disciplesofflight.com Pilot Shortage: What Changes Are the Airlines Making? . Will Pay Increases Be Effective In Solving the Airline Pilot Shortage? The shortage of qualified pilot candidates continues to be a concern for the airlines. It‟s already caused one regional airline, Republic Airways, to file for bankruptcy this past February. Republic Airways CEO Bryan Bedford said their filing was “…loss of revenue during the
past several quarters associated with grounding aircraft due to a lack of pilot resources.” At the same time, other regional airlines have been cutting routes, and even the larger carriers are starting to feel the heat from the airline pilot shortage. During an earning conference, SkyWest‟s President Chip Childs acknowledged they are “not immune” to the shrinking pool of qualified pilots, and they needed to manage the problem “from the very beginning.” And it appears the problem isn‟t going away anytime soon. According to a study by the University of North Dakota‟s Aviation Department, the pilot deficit will reach 15,000 by 2026, driven in part by the mandatory retirement age of 65, and few younger, qualified candidates pursuing a career in commercial aviation. Established airline captains flying for the major airlines can pull down an average of more than $200,000 a year, but fewer pilots are interested in working up through regionals. And with regional airlines having difficulty finding pilots, it affects the major carriers, as they usually hire from within the regionals. Greg Muccio, a senior manager at Southwest Airlines, had this to say, “That is one of the things in my job I get to worry about every day and
when I go to bed at night. The biggest problem is a general lack of interest in folks pursuing this as a career anymore. That‟s what puts us in the most jeopardy.” .
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Airline Pilot Shortage Problems Many problems regarding the shortage have been cited, but three seem to consistently rise to the top. Cost of Training and Low Pay – To go through the necessary training to become a qualified pilot, it‟s been estimated that it costs at least $65,000 – $80,000 for the training and ratings and that total amount increases to between $100,000 and $150,000 if you add a college degree to it. And according to estimates from ALPA, average starting salaries at regional airlines is currently around $22,500, (though some sources place it closer to $35,000.) So for most candidates, the pay isn‟t worth the investment. Retirement Age – In 2007, the FAA pushed the retirement age up to 65. Airlines had been preparing to bring in more pilots to replace those retiring, but with the age shift, many stopped that process as the problem was moved down the road a bit. However, by 2026, it‟s estimated that more than 30,000 pilots will be retiring. Number of Hours – Finally, in 2013, Congress changed the qualifications for becoming a first officer, and the position now requires an ATP certificate and 1,500 hours. What’s Being Done About the Airline Pilot Shortage Airlines have been responding to the problem by changing hiring requirements, increasing signing bonuses and salaries, and partnering with flight school and university aviation programs. To help in their recruiting efforts, for example, Southwest dropped a requirement that for a candidate to even apply, they needed a Boeing 737 type rating. They‟ve also worked to cut down the time between interviewing a pilot and a potential job offer.
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At Envoy Air, Jon Reibach, the Director of Pilot Recruiting, said their promise of a “guaranteed flow” to American Airlines has been a big draw. According to Reibach, a candidate could start with Envoy, and make it to the captain‟s seat at American by 45, with a twenty-year flying career still to come. “Once a young pilot interviews with us, that‟s the last airline interview they‟ll ever have to do,” Reibach said. Envoy and other regional carriers like Piedmont and PSA have also recently increased their signing bonuses to $15,000. Endeavor Air, who works with Delta, pays a signing bonus of up to $23,000 a year for pilots and boasts the highest first-year salary at around $47,000 – $50,000. JetBlue has started a program called Gateway Select, where recruits with no flying experience can go through a series of screenings before entering an intensive four-year study and training program to become pilots. This model is similar to ones being used in Europe and Asia, and JetBlue hopes it will give them a broader range of candidates, and help reduce training costs. At United, they‟re hoping to address the pilot shortage problem using a new career path program. This program involves two regional carriers and a flight school and offers a similar flow-through opportunity that will allow pilots to eventually move to United. According to the airline, “The competition for the best and brightest pilots is heating up.” Delta Pilot Strike However, there are still problems for many airlines. Delta has been involved in a negotiating process with their pilots, who picketed last Friday, June 24th, at Delta hubs across the country (including Los Angeles, Atlanta, and Salt Lake.) According to the Air Line Pilots Association, the point of the picket is to “raise the sense of urgency in concluding ongoing negotiations” which have been going on for 15 months.
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Delta Captain Mark McClain, chairman of the strategic preparedness and strike committee, said that Delta‟s new contract, offered last year, was rejected because it reduced profit sharing that pilots were receiving as part of the airline‟s bankruptcy in 2005. To help the company make it through the process, Delta pilots took between a 42 – 43% percent hit to their salaries, and loss of pensions. “Delta
management has acknowledged that Delta pilots should be compensated at the highest levels in our industry. But that acknowledgment has not made its way to the negotiating table,” said McClain. After emerging from the bankruptcy, Delta merged with Northwest in 2008, forming the world‟s largest commercial airline. And they‟ve been doing well since then. According to ALPA, Delta made $1.56 billion in the first quarter of this year, nearly triple what they made during the same quarter last year, which was their previous historic high. “The market rate for pilots has risen significantly, and Delta is not only
the most profitable airline in the industry today, but it‟s the most profitable airline in the history of the industry,” McClain said. Captain Tim Hooey, a Delta pilot and Detroit spokesman for ALPA, claims that pilots for Delta‟s competitors )including United and Southwest( now make more than Delta pilots. “The big thing to know is that we‟re 40 percent below what we were in 2004,” Hooey said. “That‟s over a decade. When you‟re talking $1.56 billion in one
quarter, and it‟s usually the worst quarter … the pilots have not gotten any rewards, and we‟re the ones that are biggest stakeholders in this airline. Literally, we do the heavy lifting.” find opportunities to restore the passion for this industry.”
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According to Delta, the average total compensation for their pilots in 2015 was $258,300. They say this is more than many other airline pilots receive, including those at United and Southwest. The airline has also said the picketing had no effect on their operations. Captain Charles Hogeman, Aviation Safety Chairman for ALPA, believes the shortage is more directly related to a lack of qualified candidates, rather than an overall shortage. “…there is a shortage of
licensed, qualified pilots who are willing to work for some of the pay and benefits offered by some of the airlines and many [regional carriers] that actually need those pilots.” He went on to say that “…what we‟re seeing [are] societal and generational changes. We‟ve got to
http://m.atwonline.com Austrian Airlines to cancel 300 flights in July, August amid pilot shortage Lufthansa subsidiary Austrian Airlines will cancel 300 flights in July and August because of the ongoing integration of 17 Embraer E-195s into its fleet and related pilot trainings. “Austrian Airlines has always stood for punctuality and reliability. In order to live up to this reputation, we have decided to streamline our summer flight schedule,” CEO Kay Kratky said in a statement July 1. The carrier has been forced to repeatedly announce short-term flight cancellations over the past year. For example, last June, the Star Alliance member had to cancel 150 flights. The latest decision has particularly affected regional flights, but not long-haul and holiday (charter) flights. Austrian Airlines will thin out its flight offerings to destinations it serves several times a day, thus bundling flight rotations. Typical destinations affected by the measures include Bucharest (Romania), Prague (Czech Republic), Sofia (Bulgaria) and Zagreb (Croatia). To balance, Austrian Airlines will cancel 300 flights, operating 23,000 flights. “However, in the light of our experience over the last year, I would prefer to ensure the reliability of 99% of our flight schedule instead of flying 100% [unreliable flights],” Kratky said. Austrian Airlines spokesperson Peter Thier told ATW the carrier had planned to wet-lease five aircraft during the summer peak. However, only three wet-leased aircraft had been available, which did not meet the airline's standard. To fulfill its extensive pilot training standards, Austrian Airlines launched a series of quality assurance measures in flight operations last year. In addition to improving flight planning, this also encompassed management changes and a massive increase in the number of new pilots. Austrian Airlines has hired 110 pilots over the last 12 months and now employs about 1,000 pilots; that number will increase to 1,070 by year-end. The underlying problem is that about 10% of pilots cannot be deployed yet because of elaborate training, attributable to the career model of the collective wage agreement, which stipulates training must be carried out over a period of three to six months. The airline does not have standby reserves at its disposal in case of short-term unavailability of crews.
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