ch-aviation
• Armin Kific
Pretoria High Court has struck down the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) Act criteria used when adjudicating licence applications for international carriers operating in South Africa. The June 5 order effectively removes a key element of the racial-criteria licensing test for foreign operators.
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: Regional flight attendants at Delta Air Lines who are employed through the Atlanta-based carrier’s wholly owned subsidiary, Endeavor Air, say they are scared of following turbulence procedures that are meant to keep them safe because doing so could have an impact on their customer satisfaction scores.
Skift
• Gordon Smith
By Skift: Norwegian plans to buy Nordic Leisure Travel Group for $843m, adding tour operators, charter jets and 26 hotels in a bet on end-to-end Nordic travel.
Inflight Online
• Inflight Media
By Inflight Online: Dassault Aviation discusses how its ultra-large cabin Falcon 6X and Falcon 10X combine comfort, connectivity and long-range capability.
AeroTime
• Jean Carmela Lim
By AeroTime: Air France has launched a new recruitment campaign for its Cadet Program, inviting aspiring pilots to apply for a training course funded entirely by the airline.
Skift
• Gordon Smith
By Skift: Turkish Airlines Chairman Murat Şeker tells Skift how the carrier is reshaping its growth roadmap around profitability as well as scale.
ch-aviation
• Paul Ash
By ch-aviation: Discover more news on BeOnd at ch-aviation, the leading aviation news and data provider.
One Mile at a Time
Aviation Source
• Len Varley
By Aviation Source: Vietnam Airlines has taken a major step in international aviation by inaugurating its first nonstop service between Hanoi and Amsterdam.
The Air Current
• Julie Johnsson
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
