As well as its wine and cheese, France is also famed for its traditional August month off, when much of the workforce simply shuts down and heads to the beach. It’s a brave – or perhaps desperate – company that’s willing to challenge French workers’ assumption that they get to spend a month en vacances but now Airbus, one of the country’s most high-profi...
Saudi Arabian Airlines, the national carrier of Saudi Arabia, has taken delivery of its first A330-300 Regional, making it the launch customer for this new member of the versatile and successful A330 family.The aircraft is the first of the 20 A330-300 Regional aircraft ordered at the 2015 Paris Airshow, and joins Saudi Arabian Airlines’ existing Airbus fleet of 12 A330-300s and 50 A320 Famil...
Airbus wants to make the flying car a reality. The aircraft manufacturer is designing a flying taxi, named CityAirbus, that can fly itself to make commuting easier in traffic-heavy cities. Airbus wrote on its website that the flying taxi will be part of a fleet so you can summon it on your smartphone. "Techies in Silicon Valley invent high-tech products every day. However, they sti...
Tourists at a beauty spot got the fright of their lives after a low-flying aircraft zoomed past them just a few feet off the ground. The Bombardier 415 was spotted coming in for a refill at Lake Villeneuve de la Raho in the Pyrenees after helping battle a spate of forest fires in the south of France. Known as Canadian Water Bombers, the aircraft are specially-designed for firefighting and ha...
The accreditation awarded by the International Business Aviation Council (IBAC) marks the first certification for a Nice FBO. IS-BAH is the protocol of the safety envelope, and it sets an international standard for operations in business and general aviation aircraft ground handling. Aldo Salzillo, Network Quality Manager Swissport Executive Aviation says “Achieving the IS-BAH c...
TARMAC AEROSAVE, the European aircraft storage and recycling company, based in Tarbes (France) and Teruel (Spain), has obtained part-147 approval means that TARMAC AEROSAVE is now a maintenance training organisation. With Part-147 approval, TARMAC AEROSAVE has become a maintenance training organisation for all its sites. This means that it can deliver type rat...
Dassault Falcon Jet is ramping up its customer support operations across Brazil to prepare for the influx of Falcon operators expected to attend the Summer Olympics Games in Rio de Janeiro, which open on August 5. “The Summer Olympics attract one of the largest concentrations of business jet traffic of any event in the world, and we have been gearing up for quite some time to meet thi...
Demanding targets are being met in the build-up to delivery of Airbus Helicopters’ commitment to the UK Military Flying Training System (MFTS). The company has carried out the first flight of the initial UK MFTS aircraft, bringing delivery one step closer. With 12 UK MFTS aircraft already in production at the company’s site in Donauworth, the programme is meeting the challenging...
Airbus Group suffered a €1.4 billion hit linked to its troubled A400M military transporter and A350 passenger jet in the first half of the year, although profits rose thanks to asset sales and a satellite launch merger. The France-based company on Wednesday reported profit of €1.76bn, up from €1.52bn in the first half of 2015. In the second quarter, Airbus finalised its sale of a...
Las Vegas, Nevada-based Allegiant Travel Company has signed a purchase agreement for 12 Airbus A320ceo (current engine option) aircraft. This deal marks the first time the low-cost airline has purchased new aircraft from any manufacturer. Each will be powered by CFM56 engines from CFM International. The company’s current fleet plan is focused on a transition to all Airbus aircraft including...
Airbus Helicopters today announced the validation of the H160’s aeromechanical configuration – a crucial milestone allowing the programme teams to confirm some key aspects of the next-generation, twin-engine helicopter’s design and performance. “Thanks to more than 200 hours accumulated in flight-testing, and with the achievement of this formal programme milestone, we have...
Dedrone, a company that specializes in drone detection, is now working with a unit of Airbus EADSY 4.21% , to bring its technology already used at sports stadiums and other venues, to airports. Specifically, it is working with Airbus DS Electronics and Border Security (EBS), a unit of the European aerospace giant that is being bought by private equity firm KKR. The goal of the collaborati...
