Bell Helicopter will debut its much anticipated Bell 525 Relentless at the 26thannual Monaco Yacht Show (MYS), September 28 through October 1. As the only helicopter company on the ground at the show, Bell Helicopter will also display the Bell 429 and the Bell 407GX, both part of the company’s VIP modern luxury product line. Show attendees will experience the full-scale mockup of th...
Dassault Aviation will present its popular large cabin, long range Falcon 7X at the Africa Aerospace & Defence Expo, to be held at Waterkloof Air Force base, South Africa from September 14-18. Dassault’s three engined Falcons are extremely popular among African operators, who highly value their legendary sturdiness, reliability and operating economy. Some 70 Falcon air...
The Emirates chief says Brexit is not a primary concern for the carrier, while other airline executives say Britain is in a position to woo even more visitors than before because of the weak pound. "Brexit is just one of many things that happened in the global economy," said Tim Clark, the president of Emirates. "We have more important things to worry about than that." Mo...
September 2016 marks the 60th anniversary of the first export supplies of Kazan Helicopters. The first export was the delivery of a Mi-4 helicopter to Austria, to take people to local ski resorts. In the early 1990s, hopes for large state orders were low. The management of Kazan Helicopters decided to create its own marketing service. To do that, the export and technical department was re...
Safran Landing Systems announces the completion of the 500 landing gear set (nose and main landing gear) for Boeing 787 Dreamliner in its Canadian facility located in Ajax, Ontario. Since being awarded with the contract in 2006, Safran Landing Systems has been responsible for the design, development, qualification, testing, manufacture and support of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner main and nose land...
Consensus reached between the company and Works Council to reform the collective agreement Career model leads to greater balance within the pilot groups Collective agreement signed today A new career model has been introduced for the approx. 1,000 pilots working for Austrian Airlines. The accord was signed today by the company, the Works Council for the flight crew, the trade union and the Au...
Till the end of the current year ANTONOV Company will complete construction of the AN−132D aircraft demonstrator by the contract with the customer from Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Till the end of the current year ANTONOV Company will complete construction of the AN−132D aircraft demonstrator by the contract with the customer from Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This ai...
Low-cost carrier Volaris took delivery of its first A320neo, making the airline the first operator of the A320neo in North America. Volaris is Mexico’s largest Airbus customer, having ordered 74 A320 Family aircraft, including 30 A320neo. The all-Airbus operator became a customer in 2006, and since then has become Mexico’s biggest A320 Family operator with 63 A320 Family aircraft in se...
ExecuJet Africa announced an agreement with Williams International, the world leader in the development and manufacture of gas turbine engines, which seals ExecuJet Africa’s maintenance facility as a Williams-approved service station for its FJ44-2A and FJ44-3AP engine models, also making ExecuJet Africa the first facility on the continent authorised to support FJ44-3AP engines. Sha...
Vector Aerospace, a global independent provider of aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services, will once again be highlighting its local capabilities at this year's Africa Aerospace and Defence exhibition (AAD 2016), taking place at AFB Waterkloof, Centurion, in the City of Tshwane, South Africa during September 14-18. Vector's broad range of cost-effective service offerings...
Piper Aircraft, Inc. was granted a Production Certificate for its new advanced, single-engine M600 turboprop by the Federal Aviation Administration on September 1, 2016 at its Vero Beach, FL. headquarters. "Being granted the Production Certificate is the latest in a series of significant milestones for this innovative aircraft," said Simon Caldecott, Piper Aircraft President and...
Babcock Mission Critical Services Onshore has acquired a 20,000-square-foot hangar at Gloucestershire Airport as a base for its growing helicopter maintenance, repair, overhaul and installations operations. The facility – located very close to the company’s existing Staverton headquarters – will become a major new engineering base for the company. “The new facili...
