DUBLIN AIRPORT HAS become the first airport in the world to be on Google’s Street View. The Google street view car captured thousands of images of the airport to offer a 360 degree street level virtual tour of its runway system and airfield areas. The car had to be escorted by Dublin Airport personnel at all times for airfield safety requirements. Dublin Airport Managing Direct...
Russian Helicopters, part of State Corporation Rostec, has signed memorandums of understanding with the Committee for Emergency Situations of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and with other government structures of the Republic of Kazakhstan during KADEX-2016 defense expo. According to the documents, Kazakhstan' authorities are interested in Russian-made helicopters while Russian Helicopter...
Boeing and Sikorsky and have laid out their pitches for an expected German procurement of heavy-lift helicopters. Both the Boeing CH-47F Chinook and Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion are the prime candidates for the much-anticipated €3 billion ($3.35 billion) German Heavy Transport Helicopter Program (STH). The new aircraft will replace Germany’s aging fleet of license-built CH...
You don’t need a comprehensive understanding of aviation mechanics to know that wind and airplanes aren’t always best friends. “High winds” are one of the most frequently cited reasons for flight delays and cancellations, and headwinds in particular can cause major headaches when it comes time to landing an aircraft. But thanks to a new technology, that problem ma...
Air France stewards plan to go on strike from July 27 to Aug. 2, unions said on Friday, citing dissatisfaction with negotiations on a new work and compensation deal that is due to take effect in November. "The notice is sufficiently long to allow the management to engage in responsible talks," the unions said. Separately, pilot unions had on Tuesday called on members to...
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has sacked the flight safety chief of Air Pegasus from his post and suspended five pilots after a safety audit of the Bangalore-based regional carrier revealed serious safety violations. The airline has been warned of strict action in case of any future violations, the regulator said. The DGCA safety audit, first reported by HT on May 13, thre...
The German Defence Ministry decided on Friday to ground the three Airbus Cougar AS532 helicopters used to transport Chancellor Angela Merkel, after a Europe-wide grounding of the civilian version of the aircraft, a ministry spokesman said. An Airbus H225 Super Puma helicopter ferrying passengers from a Norwegian oil platform operated by Statoil crashed on April 29, killing all 13 people on boar...
On 2 June, Lithuania's Parliament, the Seimas, approved the draft Law on Concession of the three airports managed by the State Enterprise Lithuanian Airports. The draft law entrusting the management of the air gateways to an operator with a great deal of international experience was submitted by the Ministry of Transport and Communications. According to the Minister of Transport and Commun...
After two years of research and development, MY JET – a new Swiss-headquartered industry player that specializes in business aviation financial planning, accounting, control and analysis – is now entering the European & CIS market. MY JET promises to revolutionize the private jet ownership through technology and expertise. We have tried to find out what kind of technology stands be...
TAG Aviation and TAG Global Training (TGT) are proud to be both sponsoring and participating at this year’s third Global Family Office Community Conference (GFOC) which will take place at the Dorchester Hotel in London on Thursday 9th June. The GFOC Conference annually brings together relevant industry business experts and members from the global community of family offices to provide a...
The Latvian airline airBaltic for the second month in a row became No. 1 airline in Estonia. In May, 2016 airBaltic has achieved +32% growth, compared to the same period last year, and served 32 307 passengers travelling to and from Estonia. As previously reported, in April 2016 for the first time in history, airBaltic stood as No. 1 airline in Estonia by achieving +64% growth and serving 28&nb...
Global aviation giant Boeing says Iran’s airlines could purchase its passenger jets in euros rather than in dollar if the United States’ financial system does not open up to Iran. The announcement was made by Marty Bentrott, Boeing’s vice-president for Middle East sales, on the sidelines of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) annual meeting in Dublin....
Enstrom Helicopter resumed flight testing of its new TH180 last Thursday, a two-seat model aimed at the training market. A second flight-test vehicle joined the program to restart testing, the company told AIN yesterday. On its first flight, test pilot William Taylor performed hover, forward flight and rigging checks on the new helicopter. The flight-test program h...
Embraer Executive Jets began the production of its Legacy 450 and Legacy 500 in Melbourne, Florida, holding a ribbon-cutting ceremony, today, at its recently expanded facility, where the Phenom 100 and Phenom 300 are already in production. At the ceremony, which included Florida Governor Rick Scott, U.S. Senator Bill Nelson, U.S. Congressman Bill Posey, Florida, Brevard County and Melbou...
Air France’s pilot unions have called on members to strike during the first week of the Euro 2016 soccer championship in a protest over pay. The unions said in a joint statement they planned to strike from June 11 until June 14 and might schedule further strikes a few days later if necessary. The soccer tournament begins in Paris on June 10 and will run until July 10. The strike c...
It’s easy to find many reasons not to build a supersonic airplane. They’re loud — the sonic booms generated by the famed, Mach 2-capable Concorde were notorious, and limited its ability to fly over land. They’re thirsty, too, requiring ridiculous amounts of fuel for even the most modest trips. They require ultra-long runways to generate enough lift for takeoff, and they&rsq...
Norway's Civil Aviation Authority has extended its ban on the use of Airbus H225 Super Puma Helicopters in Norway to include search and rescue missions, the agency said in a statement on Thursday. The ban, which also includes an older version of the aircraft, follows the discovery of metal fatigue in the gear box of a Super Puma helicopter that crashed in Norway on April 29, killing all 13...
The 211 involuntary layoffs are in addition to another 8,000 jobs the company is slashing by year end. Boeing plans to lay off 211 employees in Washington state on July 22, a state agency said, referring to a group that likely includes information technology workers that Boeing is letting go in a cost-cutting drive. The Chicago-based aerospace and defense company said last week it would elim...
On May 26, Ameco Beijing started maintenance on China’s first Boeing 787-9 aircraft from Air China. Ameco has CAAC’s approval on Boeing 787-9’s line maintenance, scheduled check, modification, engine change and auxiliary power unit change, as well as EASA and FAA’s approval on Boeing 787’s line maintenance service. As a strong MRO arm of Air Chi...
Air BP, the international aviation fuel products and services supplier, has today announced the signing of a 50/50 aviation fuel joint venture in Peru with PBF, the Peruvian energy company. The agreement was signed by David Windle, Chief Operating Officer, Air BP, and Alberto Pinto Rocha, Chief Executive Officer, PBF, in the Peruvian capital Lima. Operating under the name of Air BP PBF, the j...
HNZ Group Inc., an international provider of helicopter transportation and related support services, announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary, HNZ New Zealand Limited, has entered into an offshore oil and gas helicopter support contract with a consortium of customers which includes Shell Todd Oil Services Limited, AWE Taranaki Limited, OMV New Zealand Limited and Origin Energy Resources (K...
