French air navigation service provider, DSNA, has selected SITA’s safety and compliance management solution, SITA Safety Cube, to advance operational safety and promote a strong safety culture. The system will be deployed in French airspace spanning five air route traffic control centers, 70 airports in mainland France and six overseas airports. ICAO, responsible for setting standa...
This month marks five years since Emirates and flydubai activated their extensive partnership and joined forces to offer customers unrivalled travel options to every corner of the globe. They’ve certainly delivered on their promise. The carriers’ joint route network has significantly expanded, enabling more than 11 million customers to connect on over 250,000 flights and benefit from s...
Tamarack Aerospace has submitted a claim this week to the National Aeronautic Association and the European Federation Aeronautique International for two remarkable record-establishing city-pair flight results; the first was non-stop from Spokane, WA to Orlando, FL. The second was accomplished leaving the NBAA-BACE convention flying the King Air 350 fighting headwinds and icing from Orlan...
Already in 2019 China Cargo Airlines has entrusted Lufthansa Technik AG with the component support for their Boeing 747-400 freighter aircraft. As the new Boeing 777 freighters come into service, Lufthansa Technik now has extended its component support so that China Cargo Airlines can continuously provide smooth air cargo services to more than 200 destinations around the world. Under the...
SmartSky Networks and Honeywell Aerospace are showcasing the reliability and value of SmartSky Air-to-Ground connectivity across the US. The companies closed out a highly successful NBAA-BACE in late October, flying prospects from Orlando to their choice of destination. One prospective customer flew a three-hour route from Orlando to Dallas with five passengers and crew utilizing m...
The entire aviation industry is working hard to find better solutions to make aviation sustainable. Solutions that are ready here and now to be certified tomorrow are particularly interesting. We have reported on the first flight of Ampaire Eco Caravan. Important is to see what technology, what engine was the propulsion force for this flight. So, the aircraft took off with ...
Passengers traveling from Geneva Airport can now breeze through self-service touchpoints at check-in, bag drop, and security thanks to digital passenger processing technology from SITA. The new touchpoints are helping to reduce wait times and provide more flexibility to passengers increasingly seeking digital travel solutions. Passengers and staff will also soon further benefit from boost...
Thompson Aero Seating plans to create a world-class Dynamic Test Facility in Northern Ireland. This is a £7.5 million investment in a facility that will catapult Thompson into a new era of development and innovation.Building works have already begun to extend the premises for the DTF at the Thompson brownfield site in Banbridge, County Down, and are planned to comple...
Collins Aerospace has been selected to participate in seven projects under the European Union Clean Aviation Joint Undertaking. As part of the initiative, Collins will collaborate with European airframers, engine makers, suppliers and academia to develop disruptive sustainable aviation technologies. The company estimates that the funding it receives from Clean Aviation combined with its own R...
Wizz Air has joined the Alliance for Zero-Emission Aviation (AZEA), a voluntary initiative launched by the European Commission to pave the way for next-generation sustainable aircraft. Wizz Air joins AZEA alongside a range of public and private aviation stakeholders, united by the shared mission to decarbonise the industry by facilitating the successful commercialisation of hydrogen and...
Silk Way West recently announced the purchase of GE9X-powered Boeing 777-8 Freighters and GE90-powered Boeing 777 Freighters to upgrade its cargo fleet. The engine order includes five GE9X engines and 11 GE90 engines. Mr. Zaur Akhundov, President of Silk Way Group, commented: “We are delighted to continue a successful, long-lasting cooperation with GE Aerospace. This agreement m...
Boeing is forecasting strong demand for air cargo services through 2041, with traffic doubling and the world’s freighter fleet expanding by more than 60%. Boeing today released details from its 2022 World Air Cargo Forecast, a biennial detailed analysis of evolving industry dynamics.The 2022 WACF projects that the world’s cargo fleet will require nearly 2,800 production and conver...
