William Hallowell

1 week ago | airsideint.com | William Hallowell

INFORM introduces GroundStar (GS) TeamWork. This powerful new tool for airlines and ground handlers supports their frontline managers on smaller operations or hubs by making task allocation on the apron or in the terminal quicker and more efficient, relieving the central allocators. GS TeamWork, the latest tool of the GroundStar software suite, offers a task-based overview of current and upcoming flights, staff deployment, overall capacity utilisation and break planning.

1 week ago | airlinergs.com | William Hallowell

Ryanair has announced a purchase deal worth US$500mn that will give the airline a large pool of new CFM LEAP-1B engines. The addition of 30 new engines from this deal is aimed at enhancing operational resilience, Ryanair said. Altogether, this addition brings Ryanair’s total pool of spare LEAP-1B engines to over 120. Besides supporting the airline’s current fleet of Boeing 737 MAX 8-200s, the engines will also be there to support the airline’s upcoming B737 MAX 10, scheduled to arrive in 2027.

1 week ago | airlinergs.com | William Hallowell

Icelandic budget airline PLAY is set to make significant changes to its business and operational structure as the airline continues to find its way into profitability. PLAY’s two main shareholders, CEO Einar Örn Ólafsson, and vice chairman of the board Elías Skúli Skúlason, intend to take full remaining control of the company, thus delisting it from Iceland’s stock exchange.

2 weeks ago | airlinergs.com | William Hallowell

An Air India plane carrying around 240 passengers and crew crashed shortly after take-off on Thursday morning. It is understood that the B787 Dreamliner crashed from a height of 625ft less than a minute after take-off at Ahmedabad airport in western India. The flight, AI171, was bound for London Gatwick. It has been reported that 53 Brits were on board the plane when it crashed. The airline said 169 passengers were Indian nationals, as well as one Canadian and seven Portuguese and nationals.

2 weeks ago | airlinergs.com | William Hallowell

The next time you fly watch children as they board. In the departure lounge their eyes are glued to the aircraft when not focused on a screen. Getting onto the aircraft their eyes dart briefly left to sneak a peak into the cockpit. But how many young people take a look out of the window to see the team of people readying the aircraft for departure? Very few I expect. Those who do are likely to already be hooked on the idea of being a pilot.