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Lufthansa Group at Berlin-Brandenburg Airport

The kickoff is scheduled for 31 October 2020: over the course of a week, the flight operations of the German capital will move from Tegel Airport to the new Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER). Lufthansa will bid Tegel farewell on 7 November: the last scheduled departure is flight LH1955 from Berlin to Munich. The BER premiere will then take place the next morning: at 6:30 a.m. on 8 November, flight...

The third fastest growing capital European airport - Riga Airport

Especially proud ( as a Latvian one) to congratulate Riga Airport - it has been recognized as the third fastest growing capital European airport by Airport Council International Air Traffic Report on airport performance last year. The report shows that Riga Airport, with a 10.5% passenger growth last year, was the third fastest growing airport among Europe's capital an...

Safran Landing Systems and Lufthansa Technik in A380 landing gear MRO expertise

Safran Landing Systems and Lufthansa Technik AG have signed a long-term contract on A380 landing gear services. Safran Landing Systems and Lufthansa Technik will combine their respective areas of A380 landing gear MRO expertise. For Safran Landing Systems it will be their Singappore facility and for Lufthansa Technik the one in London, to deliver optimized solutions that cover all asp...

Acceptance flight, aircraft way to passengers - episode 2

Briefing before the flight I guess you will agree if I say that you feel better while flying, when you know that your pilot is an experienced one. When I met the captain of our flight, Martin HOELL, I knew everything will be just great. His amazing life in aviation, his 17 500 flight hours …. We were in best and safest hands ever. We got the test flight plan, and detailed explanat...

4G cabin connectivity for new Bombardier Learjet fleet

Bombardier is bringing faster connectivity to its in-service Learjet fleet.  Bombardier is now offering customers the high-performance 4G in-cabin Wi-Fi system as a retrofit for in-service Learjet 40, Learjet 45, Learjet 70 and Learjet 75 aircraft. Customers can have the system installed at all Bombardier Service Centres and Authorized Service Facilitie...

India first Boeing 787-9 for Vistara equipped by Recaro Aircraft Seating

First Indian airline with a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft, Vistara, got Recaro Aircraft Seating installedits PL3530 premium economy and CL3710 economy class seats. “Recaro is always looking to expand its footprint, and this is a fantastic opportunity to collaborate with a new partner,” said Dr. Mark Hiller, C...

Story of confident partnership - ALSIM & Sevenair Academy

Alsim ALX chosen by Sevenair Academy. The ALSIM ALX provides single engine piston, twin engine piston up and twin jets (generic B737/A320). The device is designed and approved for ATPL, CPL/MCC  and APS MCC in compliance with all current regulatory standards. It has a proven track record for cost-effectiveness and helps save numerous aircraft hours. “Having operated an...

Acropolis Aviation ACJ 320neo returns to service after green completion by AMAC Aerospace

Acropolis Aviation G-KELT brand-new ACJ320neo aircraft touched down at Acropolis’ Farnborough Airport home on 27th February, the culmination of 13 months’ cabin outfitting by Basle, Switzerland based AMAC Aerospace.  Its distinctive, elegant cabin interior was overseen by designer Yves Pickardt from Alberto Pinto.  He congratulated the AMAC team,...

Big deal - BAA Training and L3Harris Technologies

BAA Training and L3Harris Technologies have signed a multimillion-dollar contract under which BAA Training will acquire nine RealitySeven full flight simulators. BAA Training becomes the first ever independent aviation training centre to make such a significantly sized order. Fulfilling its global expansion plan, BAA Training shall put into operation nine full flight simulators from...

Wheels Up acquires Gama Aviation

Without disclosing financial terms of the transaction, the essecntial is quiete clear - Wheels Up has acquired Gama Aviation LLC, becoming owned and managed fleet of over 300 planes. The transaction closed on March 2, 2020. Gama Aviation Signature has been the exclusive operator of the Wheels Up fleet of King Air 350i, Citation Excel/XLS and Citation X aircraft since...

Vietnam – Germany direct routes to be opened by Bamboo Airways

Munich Airport  and Bamboo Airways have signed the MoU to strengthen the cooperation, promoting the exploitation of Vietnam – Germany direct routes and widening the Airline’s network to Europe. The European market is determined as a key market which dominates the development roadmap of Bamboo Airways’ route network in particular, as well as...

Free Online Course for Girls ages 8-17 from WAI and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

In celebration of Women in Aviation International’s expanding Girls in Aviation Day, WAI and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University are pleased to announce a new, self-paced Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) tailored to learners ages 8-17. The free course leverages Embry-Riddle expertise and instructional design to inspire the next generation of aviation professionals.     Stu...