Melbourne Airport announced that it has chosen to extend its contract with leading technology partner SITA for flexible and passenger-friendly technology to ready the airport for forecast passenger growth. The technology is part of the airport’s multi-billion dollar pipeline of investment that will see it welcome almost 70 million passengers annually by 2038. The passenger-friendly technolog...
If you put together two definitions - aviation and illegal wildlife trade - you have to think a couple of seconds about connection between them. People loving documentary, and TV series, will tell you pretty fast regarding airport customs dealing with IWT a lot. Qatar Airways becomes world’s first airline to achieve a new industry standard for the prevention of illegal wildl...
Every industry is demanding. Business aviation is especially demanding: you have to analyse market tendences, demand, changes... To respond to increasing demand from members for high-quality light jets Wheels Up had to act. So an acquisition is announced, adding complementary aircraft to bolster Light Jet Offering and Charter Marketplace. Wheels Up announced the acquisition of Travel...
The esteemed Sapphire Pegasus Awards are a unique series of international Aviation awards given to honor outstanding performances, efforts, and inputs by individuals, teams and aviation businesses that have distinguished themselves in the industry. Nominees in fifteen categories proofed outstanding development and achievements over the past. Luxaviation, PrivateFly, Jetex and all other winners...
Do you think there might be an important airliner system small as a paperback book? Honeywell is proving that the answer is quite positive. Freshly unveiled new compact "fly-by-wire" system! The computer packs the "brains" of an airliner's flight controls into one system, and is the next step towards autonomous and Urban Air Mobility vehicles. The flig...
Please, a warm welcome - Mr Pete Beilby just appointed as TAG Aviation Director of Flight Operations for the UK and Malta! Congratulations! Mr Beilby first reaction: “I am thrilled to have beenappointed to the position of Director of Flight Operations for TAG (UK) Ltd and Malta and most of all I am excited to be moving into such a dynamic sector of aviation....
New faces in business aviation industry, new companies. Here is the one, launching today with a promise to deliver better value propositions through aggregated buying power and a global network reach. SmartFly, a new global procurement agency for the business aviation industry. Some comments from SmartFly Managing Director, João Casimiro: “There has be...
“Answering tomorrow’s challenges” is more than just a trade fair motto for MTU Aero Engines. These words reflect the company’s commitment to finding solutions to tackle the challenges the aviation industry will be facing down the road. At this year’s International Paris Air Show (June 17 to 23), Germany’s leading engine manufacturer will present truly pioneering...
An important step in globalization of FACC, an investment of 30 million euros and as the result - a new production facility in Croatia. Production in Croatia to begin in 2021! The plans for the set-up of the new facility were announced today in the presence of Andrej Plenkovic, Prime Minister of the Republic of Croatia and Darko Horvat, Minister of Economy, Entrepreneurship and...
This weekend became special for the new jewel on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef - the delivery of two new H130 helicopters. Helicopters will be deployed by Far North Queensland tourism operator, Nautilus Aviation’s new partnership with the Quicksilver Group, based in Port Douglas.. From major tourist destinations to the busy airspace over cities, the singl...
Sustainability in aviation, a topic discussed last times realy a lot. How and what needs to be done in order to ake aviation more sustainable. Manufacturers, aviation fuel supliers, airlines, everyone is looking for the best way to work on this important issue. Let us present you latest news regarding a new joined force - KLM and TU Delft A new cooperative agreement was signed between &...
The Dubai-based carrier reaches a new milestone and celebrates carrying more than 70 million passengers since its start of operations in 2009. 10 years ago flydubai’s first flight took off from Dubai International bound for Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport, on 01 June 2009, marking the beginning of a new chapter in the history of aviation in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)....
Jet Aviation’s maintenance and refurbishment teams in Basel recently delivered three extensive refurbishments on a Boeing 747 and two Gulfstream GIVs, all of which included Ka Band installations. In addition, the company successfully implemented and delivered its first Ka Band installations on Gulfstream G550 and G650 aircraft. To maximize downtime during heavy maintenance on the wid...
Since June 1 2019 there is a new name of Airbus and Bombardier partnership, reflecting Airbus' majority stake in the A220 - Airbus Canada Limited Partnership. The partnership is adopting the Airbus logo as its single visual identity. Over the course of the coming weeks, the new name will be applied to the limited partnership's documentation, materials and branded items. T...
Congratulations Bombardier! The annual International Yacht & Aviation Awards goes to ergonomic perfection - Nuage seating collection! The International Yacht & Aviation Awards recognize innovative and inspirational aviation and yachting designs from across the globe. The innovative Nuage seating collection, found aboard the newest members of its la...
National flag carrier added Strasbourg again to its flight network that covers 124 countries of the world. Turkish Airlines, flying to more countries than any other airline in the world, has launched direct flights again to Strasbourg, starting from May 31st, 2019, as four weekly flights between Istanbul Airport and Strasbourg Entzheim Airport. Strasbourg is the seventh destination of Turkis...
Viking Air Limited has announced its plans to hold a world demonstration tour for its Guardian 400 aircraft, the special missions variant of the Viking Series 400 Twin Otter. The world tour will include detailed briefings and demonstration flights in Europe, Africa, Middle East, India, South East Asia, Oceania, and North America. For the past six months, a production Series 400 Twin Otter has b...
Are you getting ready for Paris Air Show 2019? Let us tease you will everything you an discover from Textron Aviation, as treir their plans for the Paris Air Show were just announced! The largest aerospace event in the world will be held June 17-23 at the Exhibition Center of Le Bourget. Textron will be displaying in Textron Pavilion A2. “Our exhibit demo...
Embraer and WEG, two of Brazil's largest high-tech manufactured products exporters, announced a scientific and technological cooperation agreement to jointly develop new technologies and solutions to enable electric propulsion in aircraft. The partnership, in the context of pre-competitive research and development, seeks to accelerate the knowledge of the technologies necessary to increase...
45-year relationship, it is a long term, a milestone, an inportant road made together - Collins Aerospace and Airbus. The relationship with Airbus dates back to the A300, the first Airbus aircraft. The milestones achieved are due to the strong collaboration and hard work from both companies. What is on the celebtration program: Delivery of the 1000th nacelle for A320neo...
At a ceremony held at the China National International Convention Centre, Dubai-based global developer Emaar today signed a memorandum of understanding with Beijing New Aeropolis Holdings (BNA) to jointly develop a Business and Tourism Complex, integrating retail, entertainment, office, hotel hospitality, convention, sport, art and lifestyle functions in a one-stop solution within the Aero-Ec...
