Capital Air Ambulance, the UK’s largest fixed-wing medical evacuation company, is planning to grow its share of the European market by expanding its fleet and operational bases. Exeter-headquartered Capital, which is a subsidiary of UK corporate services provider Rigby Group, took delivery in June of its first business jet. The Bombardier Learjet 45 has opened up the southern European and...
Launched in June at the Global Procurement Expo in London, Aviation Mart aims to accelerate the pace of innovation within the aviation sector and pioneer accessible e-commerce for the trading of aircraft spare parts, to make the sales of parts easier and faster. Timmermans (above) is based in Sydney, Australia, and has over 25 years’ experience within the aviation sector working with Fokk...
AMAC Aerospace is proud to announce that three new maintenance contracts have been awarded to the facility in Basel, Switzerland. In addition to that a VVIP B747-8i aircraft has been released to service after its first annual maintenance inspection at AMACAerospace in Basel. An A319 aircraft from a Middle East customer will undergo a heavy maintenance C-Check at AMACAer...
Bristol Flying Centre (BFC) FBO has reported a record number of aircraft movements and fuel uplift in June, thanks to the world famous Glastonbury festival. BFC Group, which incorporates operator Centreline Air Charter, is the only private and business aviation facility in the region. The festival and the period around the event is always one of the busiest times of the year for the Bristol...
Both parties accept recommendation of mediator Matthias Platzeck: · new system for pensions and transitional payments / agreement active until end of 2023 · 1% wage increase on 1 October 2016 and additional 2% increase effective 1 January 2018 / agreement in effect until 30 June 2019 · new qualification-based compensation structure · cost monitoring until 2023 in order...
ATR today inaugurated its new aeronautical maintenance site in the presence of local officials. ATR’s application was approved by OSAC, the French body for civil aviation safety, which awarded it with a certificate of accreditation as a maintenance organisation*. This certification gives ATR the go-ahead to conduct maintenance activities at this site. ATR decided to invest sub...
The chief of Dubai-based airline Emirates [EMIRA.UL] expressed doubts on Monday that an EU-level aviation agreement with the United Arab Emirates would improve on the existing deals the Gulf country has with most EU countries. In June European member states gave the executive European Commission a mandate to pursue air traffic agreements with the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Qatar, Turkey and co...
Cobham has signed a contract to extend its current QantasLink contract for the provision of airline services through to the end of 2026. Cobham announced today that it has been awarded a 10 year, A$ 1.2 billion contract to continue provision of airline services to QantasLink, supporting their fleet of 20 Boeing 717 aircraft to the end of 2026. The Cobham-Qantas partnership commenced in 1991...
With the help of global aviation IT provider SITA, Iraqi Airways has opened its new reservation contact center in Amman, allowing the airline to better manage its reservations across 13 countries. The center will be operated by SITA. As the airline continues to rebuild its international business, it requires reliable infrastructure that allows it to manage it reservations globally and...
Aircraft wheel and brake MRO World Aero this week celebrates processing its 16,000th component at its EASA/FAA/TCCA certified wheel and brake repair facility. World Aero carried out this work on a Messier-Bugatti-Dowty main wheel for the Boeing 787-8, for one of the world’s leading flag-carrier airlines. Phil Randell, World Aero’s Managing Director, comments: &ld...
Lufthansa is flying nonstop once again from Munich to Teheran. Starting 4th July, 2016, the connection under flight number LH 602 will begin three times a week at 22.10 pm, arriving at the Iranian capital at 5.20 am. The Airbus A330-300 offers Lufthansa passengers the latest cabin facilities including Premium Economy with 21 seats. With this new connection the Lufthansa Group is expanding its dail...
Volga-Dnepr Gulf (UAE) FZC has signed a contract with WWTAI AirOpCO 1 Bermuda LTD to provide maintenance services on the customer’s Boeing 747-400 aircraft. The scope of work to be performed in Volga-Dnepr Gulf’s Sharjah hangar will include required checks and inspections up to C-check, implementation of open airworthiness directives and complete undercarr...
GlobeAir, the Austrian based leading air taxi operator in Europe with the world´s largest fleet of Citation Mustang jets, won the prestigious Export Award 2016 presented by the Austrian Chamber of Commerce. The annual ceremony, organized by ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA, which represents the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber and the Austrian Federal Ministry of Science, Research, and Economy, was hel...
Jota Aviation announced yesterday the appointment of Kevin Callan as Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately. Kevin brings three decades of aviation experience and joins Jota’s senior management team from global business aviation company Gama Aviation Plc where he was Group Chief Commercial Officer. He was previously Board member and Chief Financial Officer of Hangar8 Plc,...
FlyAwesome Proprietary Limited Evolving from a 16 year exclusive relationship with a leading international medical assistance company, FlyAwesome has teamed with the highly experienced aeromedical team of Air Evacuation Services to launch a powerful new independent Air Ambulance service, Awesome Air Evac. With over 30,000 flight ho...
TAG Global Training (TGT) announced today that it has launched an ‘Upset Prevention and Recovery Training’ (UPRT) theory course to add to their established suite of e-Learning courses. Professional training which is dedicated to helping pilots gain the required skills to recover appropriately with any potential upset when airborne is vitally important. TGT’s brand new UPRT cours...
airBaltic has achieved its highest monthly passenger numbers and load factors in the past three years, at the same time maintaining its high standards of operational excellence. Since the beginning of this year, airBaltic has generated a double-digit growth in passenger numbers over last year, while our load factor has passed the 80% mark. This means that we fill, on average, over 80 out of 100...
Airports need a lot of space, but in the places most in need of air connections -- islands and large metropolises -- it's a commodity that's in short supply. In search of solutions, planners will sometimes turn to the sea. Huge land reclamation projects are an obvious route. That's what was done in Hong Kong and Osaka to expand airport capacity. Some visionaries have taken a r...
Many generations have gone by since the world-riveting exploits of Charles Lindbergh, since the tragic mystery of Amelia Earhart, since the still underappreciated achievement of Jerrie Mock (the self-described flying housewife from Columbus, Ohio, who in 1964 became the first woman to fly solo around the world). But attempts at record-setting aviation feats continue. The most notable of the pas...
The Accident Investigation Board of Norway (AIBN) has determined the fatal crash of Airbus Helicopters H225 (EC225LP), LN-OJF, on April 29 near Turoy, Norway, was most likely caused by a fatigue fracture in one of the eight second stage planet gears inside the twin-engine helicopter’s main gearbox (MGB). The AIBN’s most recent preliminary report which it released on June 28, its fou...
The downside of going on holiday for an extended period of time is missing those life essentials back home. That could be sleeping in the comfort of your own bed, or the love and affection of the family pet. For some, however, it is the feeling of being behind the wheel of your own car. And that is understandable when your "pet" happens to be a luxury supercar by the likes of Ferra...
