Aviation News December 24

Ajaccio, Corsica, France, Airport Closed Due to Storm Fabian
Airport authorities were forced to close Ajaccio Airport, France for the entire weekend after heavy rainfalls hit south Corsica. The airport's sole runway has been completely flooded. ... Tropical storm Fabien also hit Bordeaux airport, where winds of 141 km/h forced some flights to divert to Toulouse.
https://www.aerotelegraph.com/en/ajaccio-airport-closed-after-flooding

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London City Airport
Final Approach on Europe's steepest descend on a SWISS Airbus A220
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6ZLrtiO4nU#action=share
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Cessna 408 Sky Courier
Textron Aviation is making progress on the development of its new high-wing, twin-turboprop Cessna SkyCourier 408 and expects the utility airplane to make its first flight in early 2020.  FedEx is the launch customer for the SkyCourier, with 50 firm orders for the airplane and options for 50 more.
https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2019-10-21/textron-plans-skycourier-first-flight-early-2020

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Turkish Airlines Preps Lawsuit Over Boeing 737 MAX Uncertainty
This news comes just days after Irish aircraft lessor Timaero Ireland Ltd filed its own lawsuit against Boeing about the 737 MAX. Are other airlines going to follow?
https://simpleflying.com/turkish-airlines-737-max-lawsuit/

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Which Airline Alliance Offers The Most Global Coverage?
There are three major airline alliances in the world; Star Alliance, Oneworld, and SkyTeam. Star Alliance is the largest of the three in terms of scheduled traffic, accounting for 23% of the total in 2015. This compared with 17.8% and 20.4% for Oneworld and SkyTeam respectively.
https://simpleflying.com/best-alliance-global-coverage/

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Airline Bankruptcies in 2019: A Long List
How They Happen and What Can You Do
Last year was very rough for the aviation industry. Many airlines had gone bust in 2018. However, 2019 doesn’t seem to be better.
Credit cardholders may be privileged in this case
https://www.skycop.com/airline-bankruptcies-how-.they-happen-and-what-can-you-do/

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Air Canada takes delivery of its first A220
Air Canada has taken delivery of its first A220-300, designed, built and delivered from the Mirabel Airbus A220 program facilities in Canada. The first aircraft out of an order of 45 will enter service in January 2020, making Air Canada the first airline to operate the A220-300 in North America.
The Airbus will be unveiled to the public and media during a ceremony at the airline’s headquarters in Montreal on January 15, 2020.
https://www.airbus.com/newsroom/press-releases/en/2019/12/air-canada-takes-delivery-of-its-first-a220.html

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Books by Doris Daily:

TO LIVE IS TO FLY: Memoirs of an Executive Pilot

(English language)

https://www.thalia.de/shop/home/suggestartikel/ID142447093.html

https://www.amazon.de/dp/1988664349

https://books2read.com/u/mKYpGd

TRAUMBERUF PILOT? 

Piloten Ausbildung, Jobsuche und Berufsalltag

(in deutscher Sprache - print und ebook)

https://www.thalia.de/shop/home/artikeldetails/ID81994834.html

https://www.amazon.de/dp/1988664330

https://books2read.com/u/4DoxPr

Pilot Positions December 15

First Officers Gulfstream G650 and G500 - Doha, Qatar
Requirements:
- 1,500 hrs Total Time on airplanes
- 500 hrs on Multi-Crew Jet time
-  ICAO ATPL or Frozen ATPL
- Instrument rating
- Class one medical
- English language proficiency level 4 or greater
- Must have flown jet airplanes in the past 12 months
- Below 45 years of age
http://careers.qatarairways.com/qatarairways/VacancyDetail.aspx?VacancyID=128160

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A330, A320, and B737 Captains - Lucky Air - FCI China 
Requirements:
- 5,000 total flight hours
- 1,500 PIC hours on type
- Current type rating on type
- Current Class 1 Medical
- ICAO  English Level 4 or above
- Age below 55
https://jobs.flightglobal.com/job/1401518652/a330-b737-and-a320-captains-earn-usd-312-000-tax-free-/

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First Officers - Iberia - Madrid, Spain 
Requirements:
- EASA Frozen ATPL
- MCC certificate
- Class 1 medical certificate
- ICAO ELP 4 and Spanish Level 5
- EU passport and the right to work within the EU
https://www.aviationjobs.me/2019/12/non-type-rated-first-officers-iberia.html

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Boeing 737-800 - Sunwing Airlines - Canada
Requirements:
- Canadian Airline Transport Pilot License
- Minimum 2,000 hrs total time fixed wing
- Must be a Canadian Citizen, have a Permanent Resident of Canada or applicable visas
https://www.flightdeckfriend.com/job/sunwing-airlines-non-rated-first-officers-2/

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Boeing777 Captain - Korean Air - Seoul
Requirements:
- 1,000+ Captain hrs on B777
- 2,500+ total Captain multi-crew jet hrs
- 5,000+ total multi-crew jet hrs
- 7,000+ total flight hrs
- Flown on B777 as a Captain within 12 months
https://jobs.flightglobal.com/job/1401520590/b777-captain-korean-air/

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Airbus A350  First Officers Qatar Airways - Doha, Qatar
Requirements:
- Valid ICAO ATPL or Frozen ATPL
- Valid Instrument Rating (IR)
- Valid Class One Medical
- English language proficiency level 4 or above
- Not older than 55 at the time of joining Qatar Airways
- Type-rated and currently flying on the A380/A350/A340/A330
- 1000 hours minimum on type
http://careers.qatarairways.com/qatarairways/VacancySearch.aspx

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Boeing First Officer - Qatar Airways - Doha, Qatar
Requirements:
Type-rated and currently flying on B737 (EFIS) &or (NG), B787/B777/B767/B757//B747-400/800
- Valid ICAO ATPL or Frozen ATPL
- Valid Instrument Rating (IR)
- Valid Class One Medical
- Minimum of 500 hours on type
- English language proficiency level 4 or above
- Not older than 55 at the time of joining Qatar Airways
- Minimum of 1,000 hours in Multi Crew, Multi-Engine Jet commercial airline experience on over 30,000 kg aircraft
http://careers.qatarairways.com/qatarairways/VacancyDetail.aspx?VacancyID=146839

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Embraer 195 First Officer - Air Dolomiti - Verona, Italy
Requirements:
- Valid EASA ATPL (A) or CPL (A)/IR + ATPL frozen license
- Valid Multi-Engine/IR (A) rating;
- Multi-Crew Coordination (MCC) course;
- ICAO Level 4 English language proficiency or higher;
- Minimum age of 21 years, maximum age of 45 years
https://airdolomiti.altamiraweb.com/jobs/Direct-Entry-First-Officers-EMBRAER-E195-Jet-Non-type-rated-Rated-154369770.htm

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Airbus A220-300 - Air Baltic - Riga, Latvia
Requirements:
- At least 300 hours of Commercial Air Transport operations
- ICAO English 4 or higher
- Valid EU FCL CPL or ATPL license (EASA form 141)
- EFIS, FMA and FMS systems knowledge
- EU citizenship
https://careers.airbaltic.com/en/jobs/pilots/direct-entry-first-officer-airbus-a220-300

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First Officer Embraer E190 - WDL Aviation - Köln/Bonn, Germany
Requirements:
- EASA CPL(A) mit ATPL-Theorie
- MCC
- EASA Medical Class 1
- ICAO English Language Proficiency min Level 4
- Reisepass uneingeschränkt, Recht in der EU zu arbeiten
- Allgemeine Hochschulreife (Abitur), Fachhochschulreife, oder fachgebundene Hochschulreife
https://www.career.aero/site/de/job/show/id/3200

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Boeing B777 First Officer - AeroLogic - Leipzig, Germany
Requirements:
- ATPL, MPL (unrestricted) or CPL/IR (frozen ATPL) issued by an EASA member state
- current MPA type rating on an aircraft with a max. take-off mass of 10.000kg or more and valid and current instrument rating.
- min. 500 hrs MPA (multi-pilot airplane) with experience on glass cockpit aircraft > 10 t
-must have the right to work and live in the EU
- Mandatory: Fluent spoken and written German and English
https://www.aerologic.aero/career

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First Officers - Iberia - Madrid, Spain
Requirements:
- EASA Frozen ATPL
- MCC certificate
- Class 1 medical certificate
- ICAO ELP 4 and Spanish Level 5
- EU passport and the right to work within the EU
Preferred requirements:
University degree
https://iberia.aplygo.com/seleccionpilotos/2019

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MD-11F Non-Type Rated First Officers - UPS - Louiseville, US
Requirements:
- Minimum of 1,000 hrs Pilot in Command
- Minimum of 1,500 hrs of total fixed-wing pilot time
- ATP certificate with an Airplane category multi-engine class rating - English proficiency endorsement
- Hold a valid passport
- Have the authorization to work in the United States
https://www.jobs-ups.com/job/louisville/first-officer/1187/10403856

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FAPA Pilot Job Fair, Los Angeles - January 25, 2020

by FAPA.aero

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Aviation News December 7

Swoop Announced as Start-up Airline of the Year
Canada’s ultra-low-cost carrier takes a top prize at the 2019 CAPA World Aviation Outlook Summit. Swoop’s first flight took off in June 2018 and it has already experienced large success in the Canadian marketplace, currently servicing 37 markets with 17 destinations.
https://canadianaviationnews.wordpress.com/2019/12/05/swoop-announced-as-start-up-airline-of-the-year/

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Drone and Helicopter Touched Over LA
A news helicopter cruising at 87 knots and 1,100 feet hit a drone last night over Los Angeles. The 2004 Airbus Helicopters AS350B2 (A-Star) was being operated by long-time electronic news-gathering aviation and charter firm Helinet for TV station KABC. The drone punctured, dented, and scraped the leading edge of the right horizontal stabilizer immediately forward of the tail rotor.
The collision occurred over downtown Los Angeles at approximately 7:15 p.m. local time. Chris Christi, the news reporter aboard, said the impact initially sounded like a bird strike. It did not affect the ability of the pilot to control the helicopter, which made a safe precautionary landing.
https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/general-aviation/2019-12-05/drone-hits-newscopter-over-la

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Airbus A350-1000
Airbus has been cleared by EASA to increase its A350-1000 maximum seating capacity from 440 up to 480 through the installation of a modified Type A+ exit. The permission to develop a new emergency exit system with a dual-lane evacuation slide on all four pairs of doors was granted by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).
https://aviationvoice.com/airbus-increases-a350-1000-maximum-seating-capacity-to-480-201912031523/

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Lufthansa Launches its First Airbus A350 Flight To South America
Lufthansa has re-launched a service between Munich and Sao Paulo. The route will be operated by an Airbus A350-900 having returned to the skies between Germany and Brazil.
https://simpleflying.com/lufthansa-sao-paulo-munich/

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Qatar to Purchase LH Stake?
Qatar Airways is reportedly interested in purchasing a stake in Luftansa, should the opportunity arise. The comments were made by the airline’s CEO to DPA in Doha on Sunday.
https://simpleflying.com/qatar-airways-lufthansa-stake/

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Ryan Air Shut-Downs
The Irish budget airline concludes with Nuremberg its next base in Germany. Previously, the Hamburg station was shut down. Ryanair closes Nuremberg-based and cuts offer significantly
https://www.dw.com/en/ryanair-will-close-bases-in-nuremberg-stockholm/a-51532836
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Order of 50 Airbus Jets
United Airlines To Buy 50 Ultra Long Range Airbus A321XLR Aircraft In Estimated $6 Billion Deal. This means almost 30% fuel savings per seat - combined with greater fuel storage.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelgoldstein/2019/12/04/united-airlines-to-buy-50-ultra-long-range-airbus-a321xlr-aircraft-in-estimated-6-billion-deal/

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Gulfstream Delivers 400th G650 Family Twinjet
Gulfstream Aerospace yesterday delivered the 400th G650/650ER, some five years after the first of the ultra-long-range twin-jets entered service. The milestone aircraft was handed over to an undisclosed U.S.-based customer, the Savannah, Georgia-based aircraft manufacturer said.
https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2019-12-06/gulfstream-delivers-400th-g650-family-twinjet

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Pilatus Delivers 1,700th PC-12
Pilatus announced the delivery of its 1,700th PC-12 single-engine turboprop. The company says it expects to hand over a total of more than 80 PC-12s in 2019. The 1,700th PC-12 was delivered to fractional ownership company Jetfly Aviation, which is based in Luxembourg. They currently have 40 PC-12s in service.
https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/pilatus-delivers-1700th-pc-12/

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Mooney Resumes for Now
After what can hopefully be appreciated as an extended Thanksgiving break, the workers at Mooney International are back to work at the historic factory in Kerrville, TX. While the future of the company is not yet completely secure, there is a lot more optimism today than there was a few weeks ago when the company furloughed its entire staff.
https://www.flyingmag.com/story/news/mooney-workers-return/

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Book Review: TO LIVE IS TO FLY

TO LIVE IS TO FLY: Memoirs of an Executive Pilot by Doris Daily is a swift peek inside the lifestyle of an executive corporate pilot. Early on, Doris had no great ambitions to be a pilot. A pilot needed to be good at mathematics and physics and that simply wasn’t Doris’s thing.

She was more interested in the arts and so, when a friend suggested she take a radio communication course, it ignited a passion inside her to learn to fly and to ultimately become a commercial pilot during a period when female commercial pilots were still a real rarity.

Living in Europe meant that her professional career was always going to offer unusual and exciting destinations with lots of variations. In this story, she documents the journey she took in a “man’s world” and how flying became as critical to her life as breathing.

Along the way she gives advice on how to avoid some of the pitfalls she encountered, especially as she makes a comparison of the pros and cons between commercial piloting for an airline and the corporate executive flying, which she preferred.

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This is a book about a life that no doubt had its fair share of adventure. TO LIVE IS TO FLY: Memoirs of an Executive Pilot really is the story of one woman’s passion and love of aviation. 

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Her sheer pleasure in her job shone through on every page. Author Doris Daily’s writing style is simple and uncomplicated and I found the anecdotes both funny and interesting.

Of special interest were her dealings with airport officials in Soviet Bloc countries both before and after the collapse of the Soviet Union. It was fascinating to view the differences between the two Germanys that still clearly existed even after reunification.

As someone who has a deep fascination with air travel and has never pursued it, Doris Daily’s story allowed me to vicariously live the life of a pilot and understand that it is not always about glamour and glitz - it is the love of flying that commands pilots to stick at it.

I thought her comparisons between the life of an airline pilot and that of an executive corporate pilot were very telling and it was clear she felt she had made the right choice of a career path in aviation. This is a fascinating read and I can definitely recommend this book.
Reviewed By Grant Leishman

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TO LIVE IS TO FLY: Memoirs of an Executive Pilot

(English language)

https://www.thalia.de/shop/home/suggestartikel/ID142447093.html

https://www.amazon.de/dp/1988664349

https://books2read.com/u/mKYpGd