By Ernesta Raulonytė Friday, February 3, 2012
In order to ensure passenger safety whilst taking off and landing, aircraft technical maintenance specialists are required to vouch for impeccable state of every aircraft on a daily basis. Aircraft line maintenance requires approximately two people, ground handling services needs at least three, while aircraft base maintenance necessitates the efforts of a team consisting of 5-10 specialists.
By Ernesta Raulonytė Thursday, February 2, 2012
At the moment two thirds of the entire global MRO market is generated by the North America and Europe. However, in the next several decades they shall yield ground to the Asian-Pacific region which aims at becoming a proper aviation hub. Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, India and China are the main contributors to the rapidly growing aviation industry in Asia.
Mistakes should be avoided by a pilot preparing for his initial contact with a potential employer?By Ernesta Raulonytė Wednesday, February 1, 2012
For many years now airlines as well as other pilot recruitment agencies have been conducting pilot screening and selection procedures. As a result, they have come up with a list of mistakes most frequently made by candidates. AviationCV.com has observed that many candidates fail to land a job simply because of a poor introduction or an inadequate resume containing minor elementary mistakes or incorrect information.
By Ernesta Raulonytė Friday, January 27, 2012
This year the Asian-Pacific region based aircraft fleet is expected to expand even further with 650 new aircraft to be added to the already impressive existing fleet. According to Ascend, among the 31 leading airlines (based on wide body aircraft deliveries) 13 are registered in Asia, 10 – in Europe, 5 – in the Middle East/Africa and only 3 – in North America. 7 out of the 10 largest carriers (according to the same criterion) are based in the Asian-Pacific region.
By Ernesta Raulonytė Thursday, January 26, 2012
According to the data gathered by Civil Aviation Administrations in 18 European countries, there are about 114 thousand pilots holding PPL, ATPL and CPL licenses for operating aircraft and helicopters in the continent at the moment. The most popular type of license in both aircraft and helicopter markets is the Private Pilot License owned by 48 thousand pilots.
By Ernesta Raulonytė Wednesday, January 25, 2012
In the upcoming twenty years the number of middle class citizens in India that equals the entire population of the Russian Federation will inevitably cause an increase in demand for aviation services in the region. Last year alone more than 55 million people travelled by air within the country’s borders and, according to Locatory.com experts, the expected growth in the overall number of middle class citizens should bring the figures up by 18% in the next several years. In 2022 the number of air travellers in India will triple and reach 360 million.
By Admin Tuesday, January 24, 2012
By Howard Mustoe and Blake Schmidt
Jan. 24 (Bloomberg)—HSBC Holdings Plc is selling its businesses in Costa Rica, El Salvador and Honduras to Colombia’s Banco Davivienda SA for $801 million, as Europe’s largest bank focuses on bigger markets in Latin America.
Genivar’s Colombian acquisition expected to add $10 million of revenue this yearBy Admin Tuesday, January 24, 2012
MONTREAL - Genivar Inc. (TSX:GNV) has acquired a Colombian civil engineering firm, which will be central to the Canadian company’s plans for expanding in the South American market.
Colombia Stocks Surge On IMF Relief Efforts; Peso GainsBy Admin Thursday, January 19, 2012
BOGOTA -(Dow Jones)- Colombian stocks surged toward their highest price levels of the year Wednesday on optimism over efforts by the International Monetary Fund to repair global debt problems.
FL Technics Training adds wide-body maintenance training to its list of training programsBy Ernesta Raulonytė Thursday, January 19, 2012
Since adding Storm Aviation in the end of 2011, an aircraft maintenance training organization FL Technics Training has further expanded its capabilities. The company is now ready to offer training programmes not only for narrow-body aircraft but also for the wide-bodied ones as well as more than 150 practical and theoretical training courses under the EASA Part 147 certificate.
