Watchdog Poll Results

A few weeks back we mentioned that the BBC Watchdog program was carrying out a poll about peoples feelings about airlines and air travel. Well the results are now out, they were aired on BBC One last night. The whole program will be on the BBC iplayer until the 18th November and is worth watching if you have time.

The top two airlines where British Airways and Virgin, I have included the graph in the post. For full details of the report visit the BBC website

Qantas Cabin Crew - Long Haul Flight Attendants

"Our flight attendants are the face of Qantas, representing our airline around the world. We pride ourselves on providing customers with an exceptional service experience from the moment they step on board to the time they depart the aircraft. Qantas flight attendants are selected for their natural, genuine, engaging and confident personalities and their ability to use their initiative in any situation. "

For all Long Haul Flight Attendant Jobs, based from Heathrow, with Qantas, visit AviationJobSearch/Qantas

India's Government still views air travel as a luxury item

According to a recent article in FT.com, written by Paul Betts and Amy Kazmin, many middle class indians have been able to afford air travel over the recent years (avoiding long uncomfortable rail journeys).

However, despite millions of Indians taking to the skies {in 2007 Indian airlines carried 43m passengers on domestic flights, an increase of 27m from 2004}, India's government still views air travel as a luxury item “and a potential cash cow to help boost its own weak finances.”

Read more about the price they have to pay for this mode of transport.

Take the Watchdog Airline Survey

"We take more than 56 million flights abroad every year. Whether it's scheduled, budget or charter, a short hop or long haul, more than 250 companies now fly us in and out of British airports every day. We've never had so much choice when it comes to who we fly with. Now Watchdog wants to find out what you think about the airlines."

Take the survey; BBC - Watchdog - Airline Votes

Aero-Engine EXPO Paris

The Aero-Engine EXPO is the only independent, dedicated international Aero Engine life-cycle event in the world. With space for nearly 100 exhibitors, informal networking receptions and formal B-2-B networking meetings, the Aero Engine EXPO is THE pre-eminent meeting place for Aero Engine professionals. It is happening in Paris at the end of this month;

Wednesday 29th October 2008, 10.00 -16.00
Thursday 30th October 2008, 10:00 – 15.00

To register as a visitor, conference delegate or exhibitor - all the detals can be found here.

Thomas Cook: Cabin Crew Jobs

Bristol, Cardiff, Gatwick, Belfast, Leeds, Newcastle, Glasgow and Birmingham - opportunities for Cabin Crew staff across the UK with leading firm, Thomas Cook.

As part of one of the world's leading travel companies, Thomas Cook Airlines flies millions of people across the world every year. Since merging with MyTravel Airways, they’ve created a new Thomas Cook Airlines which has continued to lead the industry.

With bases at 11 airport locations across the UK, they fly to more than 50 destinations across 5 continents on board a mixed Airbus and Boeing fleet of some of the very best, most reliable aircraft on the market.

For full details and to apply, please visit AviationJobSearch.com/ThomasCook

Its not all Doom & Gloom for Aerospace

As we’ve been reading so many negative stories lately regarding the aerospace & travel industry, we were delighted to read that for one of the leading aerospace hubs in the country it is celebration all-round. The Filton Airbus factory has been sold for £136 million to engineering firm GKN.

GKN has committed to invest £125 million in the plant, which makes wing components for the Airbus, over the next decade.

Andrew Blackwell, of Darchem Insulation Systems, Gloucester said: "The deal is giving the South West some stability. It is a bit of a statement. We believe the acquisition should be welcomed. It is positive and important for the UK aerospace industry in a period when a lot of industries are dying in the UK. The aerospace industry sticks out like a beacon. To retain some of these core composites in the UK is great. It is brilliant news."

The Filton factory is a manufacturing and assembly specialist for wing components for the full range of Airbus aircraft including the A320, A330/340, A380 and A400M and is expected to be heavily involved in the new generation A350 XWB.

Norton Rose hires new Aviation Partner in Singapore

International legal practice, Norton Rose (Asia) LLP today announcedthat Leigh Borrello is to join as a partner in the Singapore office'sasset finance practice. Leigh will lead the aviation finance team whichrepresents one the largest specialised aviation finance and leasingpractices in Asia.

Leigh joins from Clyde & Co in Singapore where he is a partner. He is anexperienced aviation finance practitioner, having specialised in thisarea for over 13 years. Prior to his position at Clyde & Co he was asenior associate with Norton Rose in Singapore, and has previouslyworked in the aviation finance team at Millbank Tweed, also inSingapore.

Leigh Borrello commented:"I am very pleased to be re-joining Norton Rose Group. I know theculture and the clients well and look forward to growing the aviationfinance and leasing business. Norton Rose Group is the world's leadingaviation finance legal practice, and Asia is a key market for this work.The Singapore office has an experienced team of dedicated asset financelawyers and has built a reputation for providing a quality of servicethat is second to none."

Jeremy Edwards, Head of Aviation, Norton Rose LLP commented:"Leigh is an excellent lawyer and is one of the top names in the Asiaregion for aviation finance work. He is a strong addition to the teamand will fit well with the office as a whole and the global practice."

Norton Rose Group has a long-standing commitment to Asia with over 100lawyers in the region, based in Bangkok, Beijing, Shanghai, Singaporeand Hong Kong. Leigh Borrello will be the second new partner in theSingapore office in the last year following the appointment of AdamSummerly in April.

XL Travel in administration

UK Travel firm has gone into administration today resulting in all the companies air plans being grounded. The firm, which is the third biggest travel company in the UK has blamed rapidly rising fuel costs and the economic downturn for the crises. XL flys to 50 different destinations mainly in Europe and the Caribbean. The collapse of the firm has left approximately 85,000 people stranded aboard and an estimated 200,000 losing out on holidays that have already been paid for.

-XL Travel’s porfiolio of firms includes the following:-

-XL Leisure Group

- XL Airways UK

- Excel Aviation- Explorer House

- Aspire Holiday- Freedom Flights

- Freedom Flights (Aviation)

- The Really Great Holiday Company

- Medlife Hotels

- Travel City Flights

- Kosmar Villa Holidays

The XL group, which is based in Crawley, West Sussex and has has 1,700 employees worldwide. If you working within the aviation industry and are looking for work now, as a result of this collapse, please visit www.Aviationjobsearch.com for the latest aviation jobs. Also visit our sister site - http://www.traveljobsearch.com/.

If you have suffered due to the business folding, please let us know.

Did we hear right?

We couldn’t believe our eyes when we read this news article on Yahoo today & had to share it with you! “Woman goes down baggage chute at Swedish airport” - STOCKHOLM (AFP) - An elderly woman misunderstood instructions while checking in at Sweden's main airport and was whisked down a baggage shoot after she placed herself instead of her luggage on the belt, media reported Wednesday.

The 78-year-old woman, who was not named, was preparing to fly from Stockholm's Arlanda airport to Germany on Tuesday when she lay down on an unmanned baggage belt in the belief she was following check-in instructions, the Upsala Nya Tidning local daily reported on its website.
She was quickly swept off to the baggage handling centre, where staff members helped get her back on her feet.
The woman suffered no serious injury and caught her flight as planned.

Bless!

Parc Aviation sold to OAA

Parc Group recently announced the sale of one of its subsidaries, Parc Aviation Ltd to OAA - Oxford Aviation Academy. The OAA is the largest independent aviation training company in Europe. The sale represents an end to trading activities by the Parc Group.


Parc Aviation is the world's leading supplier of personnel solutions to the aviation industry. They provide a comprehensive range of aviation services to airlines, maintenance organisations, aircraft manufacturers and aircraft leasing companies. Parc Group CEO Peter Keenan said "This transaction, which represents the end of an era for Parc, will ensure that Parc Aviation's strong position in the global aviation marketplace will be further enhanced through being part of such a major and prestigious aviation training organisation."

Airline Purchasing & Aircraft Maintenance Outsourcing EXPO

It is now confirmed that AviationJobSearch will be exhibiting at this trade show in May next year. We will have a stand and be available to speak with throughout the event.

As a visitor to the EXPO, you will have access to three exhibition halls with over 230 exhibit spaces. All for FREE. The Exhibition will be open to visitors during the following times:

Wednesday 6th May 2009, 10.00 - 16.00
Thursday 7th May 2009, 10.00 - 15.00

See you then!

UK Expansion for Ryanair & closure in Europe

Two new routes, from Leeds Bradford International Airport are planned to start this winter. They are going to fly to Girona four times a week and Alicante three times a week. However, in the same press release it was announced that they are temporarily suspending flights for a period between 4th November and 19th December at seven European airports.

Deputy chief executive Michael Cawley said: “We very much regret temporarily closing our operations at these airports during this November and December period. However, a combination of high airport charges and the massive increases which we face in fuel prices, makes it more profitable for Ryanair to ground aircraft rather than fly them at these airports during this period.”

2500 Job Losses for NWA

This story has been well documented over the last few days within the world of Aviation. Northwest Airlines Corp is reported to be cutting 2500 jobs in order to cope with the high fuel costs.

President & CEO of NWA has said “Our fuel costs have more than doubled in the past year. These reductions are a direct result of our extraordinary fuel costs.”

Northwest (NYSE: NWA) is the ninth largest airline serving Orlando International Airport, according to the Orlando Business Journal's 2008 Book of Lists.

Read what NWA CEO Doug Steenland recently says about the Oil Markets.

Featured Job - TICKETING & SALES AGENT AT LONDON CITY AIRPORT

TICKETING & SALES AGENT AT LONDON CITY AIRPORT

Your main duties will be to:

•Support the daily activities at the ticketing desk (selling and issuing flight tickets)

•Encourage teamwork, consistency and proper coordination at the ticketing desk

•Assist in the coordination of activities with local airport handling agents

•Ensure service delivery to Luxair, in accordance with service level agreements

•Assist in producing reports

•Monitor competition

•Provide data from competitors where available

•Generate ideas for product improvements

For more details about this job and to APPLY please click here

Flybe and Air South West prepared for ‘challenging times’

2 of the South West’s most prominent airlines have said that they are confident to survive the steep rise in the cost of aviation fuel. It has forced some airlines to go out of business over the last year since rising by nearly 100%. For the full article and comments from Flybe’s Chief Commercial Officer and Air South West’s CEO, Jim Cameron visit http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/devon/7478020.stm

For jobs with Flybe, visit http://www.aviationjobsearch.com/ and type ‘flybe’ into the keyword box. They currently have 11 roles on offer.

Work for Emirates

Aviation Job Search is currently hosting a number of jobs, mainly based in Dubai, for leading aerospace firm; Emirates. Here are a selection of the jobs on offer.

HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER; Reporting to the Head of HR, you will be responsible to ensure that critical HR aspects like recruitment, remuneration, organizational development, performance management; training, labour relations are performed professionally and in accordance with the local labour laws and company policies. You can also visit Simply HR Jobs for more jobs in Human Resources.

TELESALES AGENTS; They are in search for experienced generic telesales & reservation/ticketing agents who would be able to establish and maintain superb relations with both prospective and current customers/passengers. You can also visit Simply Sales Jons for more roles in Telesales.

CARGO HANDLING ASSISTANT; You will be required to carry out Cargo and/or Courier/Mail, build up, break down, acceptance and delivery activities, directing a crew of Porters and Equipment Operators in accordance with the requirements whilst complying with the published performance standards and industry norms.

For these jobs and more please visit Aviation Jobs Search.

Delta Air Lines to cut 4,000 jobs

Atlanta based Delta Airlines has announced that 4000 of it's employees will loose their jobs. At the end of 2007, they had on a total of 55,044 full-time employees. In an effort to cope with record-high costs of aviation fuel, many major airlines recently announced that they are reducing domestic capacity, putting off orders to buy new aircraft, or cutting jobs, so Delta are not alone in their plight.

Read the full news release on DWS Aviation/Delta

AeroExpo 2008 13th-15th

Aero Expo 2008 - Wycombe Air Park

This event will showcase ALL sections of the market, including the latest Aircraft available - from light aircraft, or Pistons and Turboprops from all the major manufacturers, to Gliders and Power Gliders; AeroExpo has them covered.

Maybe you’re looking for the latest on aircraft engines, propellers, avionics, accessories, spare parts, maintenance, safety, fuel, oils, tyres, flight training schools, simulators, pilot supplies, insurance, or other General Aviation-related product or service. You’ll find them all at AeroExpo!

Dates and Opening Times:
Friday 13th June 2008:
10.00 - 17.00
Saturday 14th June 2008:
10.00 - 17.00
Sunday 15th June 2008:
10.00 - 16.00

Click here to Register for free entry. Once registered you can also book a flying-in slot online.

New online community for Aviation

Just a quick post to let you know of a new online community for aviation - worldwide. "By aviation friends – for aviation friends", the site is ClipWings.com. Although still in its beta stage you will be able to view aviation video clips and photos, set up your own online clubs and blogs, and get to know othe people who share your interest in avaition.