As part of Daher “Take off 2027” strategic plan, the company signed of an agreement to acquire Assistance Aéronautique et Aérospatiale, a leading global player in manufacturing services for civil and defense aeronautics. AAA provides complete service solutions that are complementary to those of Daher – in particular for the assembly and installation o...
ZeroAvia signed a collaboration agreement with Shell, Rotterdam The Hague Airport and Rotterdam the Hague Innovation Airport. The parties will develop a concept of operations for hydrogen in airports and demonstration flights to European destinations by the end of 2024, gearing up for commercial passenger flights by 2025. Following up on the cooperation commitment announced last yea...
Air New Zealand has signed an agreement with Embraer to join its Energia Advisory Group – a group of airlines, lessors, manufacturers and other aviation experts advising Embraer’s Energia project developing sustainable aircraft for the future. Embraer also becomes a long term partner in Air New Zealand’s Mission Next Gen Aircraft initiative, working alongside Air New Zealand...
New Zealand wine company Invivo embarked on its inaugural wine flight with a difference this week, running Invivo Air to offer a unique experience for wine lovers. The all-inclusive viticulture vacation took 30 wine guests from Auckland to Queenstown for an overnight adventure throughout which they tasted more than 16 wines! Departing from Auckland airport, the world’s first winery airl...
MTU Maintenance Dallas will relocate from Grapevine, Texas to a larger facility at nearby Fort Worth Alliance Airport. This will create significantly more capacity. The new climate-controlled shop will have 430,000 square feet of space - an increase of 400 percent compared to the previous location. The new facility will not only accommodate increasing space requirements and a growing wo...
Wisk Aero and the South East Queensland Council of Mayors (COMSEQ) have published a paper outlining the benefits Advanced Air Mobility will bring South East Queensland. The partnership between Wisk and COMSEQ is entering a new chapter, with the launch of a robust and aspirational Opportunities Paper. The paper provides an overview of the emerging AAM sector, opportunities for S...
Life Flight Network, the largest not-for-profit air medical program in the country, will add four additional Bell 407GXi helicopters. These aircraft will bring Life Flight Network current operating fleetto seven Bell 407GXis, remaining the largest air medical operator of the Bell 407GXi in the Pacific Northwest and Intermountain West...
Vision Systems is a long-standing player in the helicopter industry with a historical expertise of 20 years in helicopter windows. Offering complete functional systems with innovative features, Vision Systems products are recognized as best-in-class solutions. Its product range includes cyclic sticks, interior linings, sun visors, electric composite footsteps, bad weather windows, jettis...
Visitors to AERO 2023 will also be able to visit the leading global trade show for General Aviation using their own aircraft. Those responsible have drawn conclusions from last year's incidents and developed a new, improved security concept that speeds up procedures – especially for departures. Many trade show visitors and exhibitors will again travel to the AERO in Friedrichsh...
Preparing first interviews for our Sustainable Aviation discussion panel, having some industry’s insights, it was obvious for us to continue our exchange with Tamarack Aerospace Group to deepen our knowledge on the proposed technology topic. So once again, we exchanged with Jacob Klinginsmith, President of Tamarack Aerospace Group. Watch and listen, here are some points of our disc...
HADID International Services has partnered Riviera Airport to celebrate its 100 Year anniversary on February 16, 2023. The airport is commemorating this milestone with a new book titled “Cento Anni al Volo” (“100 Years in Flight”) which will chronicle airport's fascinating history and its evolution over the past century. HADID whilst assisting in mar...
The culmination of 2022 was nothing short of an incredible success for Jet Aviation Charter team as it successfully added the first BBJ2 into its fleet and is the first of its kind on company'sair carrier certificate. The state-of-the-art business jet saw its first charter flight with customers at the end of 2022 and the team excited for it to provide lift for many more in the n...
A consortium led by Honeywell launched a European Clean Aviation project that will develop a new generation of hydrogen fuel cells for the aviation industry. Project NEWBORN will involve multidisciplinary collaboration between 18 partners from 10 European countries to develop an aerospace-qualified megawatt-class fuel cell propulsion system powered by hydrogen. Green hydrogen, the term g...
Lilium and GKN Aerospace signed an agreement to work together to design and build an integrated and certifiable EWIS solution. From its facility in the Netherlands, GKN Aerospace will build the EWIS hardware sets and support Lilium with on-site installation into the Lilium Jet at Lilium’s final assembly line at Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany. GKN Aerospace has a significant track r...
World first cargo aircraft modified with the fuel-saving AeroSHARK surface technology entered scheduled service in Frankfurt. After SWISS has been transporting passengers since October with the first Boeing 777-300ER modified in this way, Lufthansa Cargo is now premiering this technology in airfreight with their first 777F. The modification, jointly developed by Lufthansa Technik and BASF, en...
Skyports Drone Services and Pyka have agreed on a partnership for heavy payload drone logistics. The collaboration will leverage Skyports Drone Services’ extensive operational experience and Pyka’s best-in-class heavy payload aircraft to provide game-changing drone delivery services. The partnership will see Skyports Drone Services welcome the newly unveiled Py...
SmartLynx Group announced an internal upgrade program for First Officers in 2023. This unique program offers First Officers a clear pathway to achieving their dream of becoming a commander sooner than in other airlines. Currently, there are 22 candidates for the upgrade program on A320 and an additional 10 on A330. The first course started on January 26th, in Milan, with two additional c...
Alerion Aviation has added Bombardier Learjet 60 to its charter fleet of aircraft. Alerion Aviation will offer the aircraft for charter flights. This midsize aircraft will complement the company's large cabin, long-range aircraft fleet. The Bombardier Learjet 60 aircraft provides a sophisticated and efficient aircraft offering spacious seating for 8 passengers with a Divan, free high...
Great news for “Dreamliner” fans traveling to the US and Canada this summer! Lufthansa's newest aircraft, the Boeing 787-9, is heading to further North American destinations starting with the summer flight schedule as of 26 March. The Dreamliner will fly six times a week from Frankfurt to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW), Texas. Lufthansa will offer four weekly flights to Montreal (YUL...
Skyway and Moonware announced a strategic partnership to accelerate ground infrastructure readiness for advanced aerial mobility. Skyway offers air traffic navigation and vertiport airspace management services while Moonware offers automated aviation ground operations through its AI-powered software and autonomous ground vehicles. Moonware is a venture-backed startup developing automated solu...
SG Aéro based at the Troyes LFQB airfield, France, has bought an ALSIM AL250 simulator. The AL250 simulator addresses initial phase training needs (PPL, CPL, IR/ME) and is SEP/MEP re-configurable simulator certified as an EASA FNPT II and TC Level 2 IPC. In addition, it offers both classic and glass cockpit for each flight model at the simple flick of a switch. This device has been ext...
