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Clearing the air on Pratt and Whitney PurePower Geared Turbofan performance

Hearing too much noise? Let’s clear the air. The Pratt & Whitney PW1100G-JM engine is fully certified and meets performance and contract specifications, delivering 16% better fuel efficiency, 50% reduction in overall emissions, and 75% reduction in noise footprint while yielding a better than 99% reliability rate. The Pratt & Whitney PW1100G-JM engine has been delivered to three airlines, inclu...

IBM Signs US$300 Million Services Agreement with Emirates Airline

IBM  announced that it has signed a ten-year technology services agreement with Emirates Airline worth approximately US$300 million. IBM will provide IT Infrastructure delivered as a service, allowing the airline to improve efficiency on its passenger support systems and functions. The agreement provides fully managed services for the IBM mainframe and storage that...

Jet Aviation Singapore receives DGCA approval to certify aircraft registered in India

Jet Aviation Singapore has received a repair station certificate from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), the governing civil aviation regulatory body in India, permitting the company to service and certify aircraft registered in India. This approval adds to the company’s DGCA approvals already in place in Dubai, Geneva and Basel. The civil aviation authority (DGCA) in...

Satcom Direct enhances SD GeoServices with addition of premium Route Alerts technology

SD Route Alerts is a premium enhancement to SD GeoServices. Powered by FlightDeck Freedom®, the technology provides pilots advanced warning so they can avoid turbulence, icing, thunderstorms, and other hazardous weather events using datalink messages and email alerts. Near real-time monitoring of the flight path and automated updates on conditions allow the crew to stay on top of changing haza...

Air Charter Service: Euro 2016 charter fever nears take off

With Euro 2016 fast approaching, leading aircraft charter provider, Air Charter Service, prepares for an extremely busy period and the fruition of months of work, having already booked more than 20 aircraft to fly to the championships.

 The company has been busy with enquiries since the end of last year and started booking aircraft straight after the group draw in Paris on 12th December, as AC...

Vector Aerospace's UK division gains EASA Design Organisational Approval

Vector Aerospace a global independent provider of aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services, is delighted to announce that the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has granted Design Organisation Approval (DOA) to its UK division, Vector Aerospace International Ltd. The addition of this DOA, number EASA.21J.516, represents a significant addition to Vector Aerospace’s comm...

Aviation Mart pioneers new era of e-commerce for aircraft parts industry

Aviation Mart is committed to accelerating the pace of innovation within the aviation sector and pioneering accessible e-commerce for the trading of aircraft spare parts.  Its objective is to make the sales of parts easier and faster, anytime and anywhere. Thanks to mobile technology, it has created an inclusive form of e-commerce that enables aviation businesses of all sizes to connect and p...

Jet Aviation Basel renders ACJ350 cabin interior for Airbus to display at EBACE

Jet Aviation Basel was recently appointed by Airbus Corporate Jets to design and render a VIP cabin interior for an Airbus ACJ350, the new generation composite aircraft by Airbus, that visited Geneva during EBACE 2016. Airbus brought to Geneva during EBACE 2016 a flight-test A350 to show selected visitors, and presented a gallery of cabin interior Centers inside the aircraft. Jet A...

Babcock takes delivery of two new S-92 helicopters

Babcock Mission Critical Services Offshore has taken delivery of two brand new Sikorsky S-92 helicopters with a little help from one of the largest aircraft in the world. The S-92s made the journey from the U.S. manufacturers’ Philadelphia plant to Glasgow Prestwick Airport, United Kingdom, inside a massive Antonov An-124 Ruslan transport aircraft.  The size of the Antonov means...

CAE announces ab-initio pilot training and resourcing agreements with commercial airlines

Building on the demand of commercial airlines for more professional pilots, CAE today announces new and extended cadet training agreements. IndiGo: India’s largest and fastest growing low-fare airline has signed a new ab-initio pilot training contract with CAE for the creation of over 200 additional professional pilots through 2018. As part of the airline’s train...

Tigerair Australia celebrates 20 millionth passenger

Tigerair Australia is celebrating carrying its 20 millionth passenger since the now Virgin Australia-owned low-cost carrier began flying in 2007. Passenger Sarah Del Medicio from Adelaide was presented with a $2,000 voucher for travel on the Tigerair network as the milestone passenger, when she flew aboard flight TT449 from Melbourne to Adelaide on Monday morning. To celebrate the milestone,...

Air Canada passengers re-screened on Toronto tarmac after security lapse in Paris

All passengers on an Air Canada flight from Paris to Toronto were forced to be rescreened on the tarmac after arriving in Canada last Friday after more than a dozen flyers did not receive proper security screening in France before getting on board. The airline said crew aboard Air Canada Flight 881 on June 3 learned mid-flight that 17 of its passengers did not go through the required...

What is turbulence and is it becoming more common?

Most airline passengers have experienced turbulence during a flight at one time or another and, and while it is certainly disconcerting, it’s not quite as dangerous as it seems. First, let’s look at what is actually taking place. A plane flies due to lift, for the most part. That lift is caused by the air around it. Typically, the airflow around a plane is smooth. But every...

After Airbus, Iran edges toward historic Boeing deal

Iranair is discussing a historic aircraft purchase with Boeing, potentially matching an order for over 100 jets from Airbus, but obstacles to both deals need to be resolved so that last year's accord to lift sanctions can be honored, its chairman said. The Iranian flag carrier is also talking to Boeing about providing support for its aging fleet following the deal between Tehran and six maj...

Comlux sells an Airbus ACJ319 to the Government of Slovakia with a turnkey package

Comlux the Aviation Group is pleased to announce that its aircraft sales & acquisition division, Comlux Transactions, has contracted with the Government of Slovakia for the sale of a pre-owned Airbus ACJ319 including a total support package, aircraft maintenance, cabin upgrade, installation of security systems onboard and entry into service support. After Jordan, Kazakhstan and Malaysia, th...

FlightSafety International to Offer Satcom Direct’s AeroIT Certification Training

In an expansion of their existing partnership, FlightSafety International now will offer Satcom Direct’s AeroIT certification preparation course. AeroIT is the world’s first information technology certification for aviation and equips aircraft technicians, maintenance, IT personnel and crew with vital knowledge of today’s sophisticated airborne communications systems. “I...

TrueNorth announces hybrid cloud solution

TrueNorth Avionics has introduced connected.aero, its airborne connectivity service. The service was announced at the Global Connected Aircraft Summit, and is aviation’s first hybrid cloud solution.   Connected.aero is designed to amplify bandwidth and enhance inflight connectivity. “Inflight connectivity performance has improved over the last 10 years, but the pas...

Cabot Aviation remarkets Boeing 787-8 that is ready for VVIP conversion

Cabot Aviation, a division of Air Partner plc and a leading aircraft remarketing agent, has expanded its marketing efforts for a Boeing 787-8 it has been appointed to re-market. This follows the successful display of another B787-8 in VVIP configuration at EBACE last week. This aircraft generated considerable interest at the event, and as a result there are currently a number of leads being act...

Safran selected as engine supplier for South Korean LCH and LAH helicopters

Korean Aerospace Industries (KAI) has selected Safran Helicopter Engines as engine supplier for its Light Civil Helicopter (LCH). It will be powered with the existing Arriel 2C2 engine. On the Light Armed Helicopter (LAH), Safran has been selected by the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA), KAI and Hanwha Techwin. The LAH will feature a new engine designated Arriel 2L2. Safran Hel...

Sukhoi Superjet becomes official aircraft of Russian Olympic Team

The Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) and Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company (SCAC) have signed a partnership agreement. SCAC has received the status of an official supplier of the Russian Olympic Committee and the Russian Olympic Team. This partnership will enable SCAC to support the Olympic Movement and implement innovative joint projects. The partnership agreement was signed by Alexander Zhukov, Pr...

Firt of 8 AERMACCHI M-346 aircraft for the Polish Air Force unveiled by Polish Deputy Defence Minister Bartosz Kownacki

The roll-out ceremony for the first of eight Polish Air Force M-346 aircraft took place today at Leonardo-Finmeccanica’s facility in Venegono-Superiore (near Varese). The event was attended by the Polish Deputy Defense Minister, Bartosz Kownacki, the State Under Secretary to the Ministry of Defence, Gioacchino Alfano, and by the Managing Director of Leonardo-Finmeccanica Aircraft, Filippo Ba...