Global solutions provider, UAS International Trip Support, has launched the Handler and Fuel Supplier of the Year Awards to celebrate its top-performing industry partners in every area it serves. With a portfolio of international clients that include heads of state, VVIPs, Fortune 500 companies and business jet operators, UAS considers these awards as an important method of honoring their outstand...
Brussels airport said it will partially reopen for passenger flights on Friday evening, following the March 22 bomb attacks. Casting doubt on those plans however, airport police warned of a planned strike on Sunday in protest over what they said were lax security measures planned by authorities. "The measures proposed by the authorities are insufficient," Belgian broadcaster RTBF c...
The Royal Australian Navy is looking to acquire an interim vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) unmanned aircraft system (UAS). A request for tender (RFT) for the Navy Minor Project (NMP) 1942, released on the AusTender website on February 26 (with a closing date of April 11), seeks to procure a “proven” VTOL ‘Maritime Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System &nd...
Daher announced record annual revenues yesterday, largely due to the growth last year of its aerospace business, which includes the TBM 900 turboprop single. Revenues last year surpassed €1 billion for the first time, at €1.17 billion. It delivered 55 TBM 900s in 2015, up from 51 in 2014. In new programs, Daher manufactures the tail section of the Airbus Helic...
Composites material supplier Hexcel is looking for ways to overcome what it sees as a production-capacity challenge from around 2025 if the trend toward more composite materials in airframes continues on its current pace. Should next-generation narrowbodies consist of more than 50 percent carbon-fiber reinforced and other plastics, as in the most recent widebodies from Boeing and Airbus, the indus...
New lighting plans on airlines are helping passengers adjust to new schedules. But how close are we to eliminating jet lag altogether? When flight attendants start wheeling out dinner service on certain Singapore Airlines flights headed east, the cabin lighting dims to mimic candlelight. During dessert—though it's still light outside—the cabin lights up to look like sunset. By t...
Bombardier Commercial Aircraft announced that it has extended its Authorized Service Facility (ASF) agreement with Adria Tehnika of Ljubljana, Slovenia, for an additional five-year term. Under the agreement, Adria Tehnika is designated as an authorized service provider for base and other maintenance on all Bombardier CRJ Series aircraft, including aircraft modifications and upgr...
Azul Brazilian Airlines has selected a host of Rockwell Collins avionics, including its MultiScan ThreatTrackTM weather radar and GLU-925 Multi-Mode Receiver (MMR), for 58 Airbus A320neo aircraft. Deliveries will begin in September. The announcement was made at FIDAE 2016 Chile, the International Fair of Air and Space Exhibition. “These advanced avionics will enable Azul ai...
AAR announces its Airlift division has commenced operations for Search and Rescue (SAR) and Support Helicopter (SH) services for the UK Ministry of Defence in the Falkland Islands. AAR Airlift Group, together with British International Helicopters (BIH) and Air Rescue Systems (ARS), is delivering turnkey SAR and Support Helicopter services to the British Forces South Atlantic Islands (BFSAI) op...
Morocco is seeking to attract more visitors from Russia, China and West Africa, as instability in nearby countries deters tourists from traditional European markets. Plans to open new air routes are in motion, Minister of Tourism Lahcen Haddad said in an interview in Rabat following a visit by King Mohammed VI to Russia. “Russia offers us a big opportunity,” he said. “We wa...
Boeing announced Wednesday plans to cut about 4,000 jobs by mid-year, and another 550 jobs in lab testing unit. Boeing Co plans to cut up to 8,000 jobs this year at its commercial airplane division, according to two people familiar with the matter, a move that could slash $1 billion in costs and help it battle for sales against European rival Airbus. Boeing on Wednesday acknowledged plans to...
Since 27 and 28 March 2016, Air France customers have been able to enjoy the comfort of the new long-haul travel cabins to Houston and Luanda from Paris-Charles de Gaulle. The progressive installation of the cabins on the Boeing 777 enables Air France to offer a daily flight to Houston (Texas, USA) and up to two weekly flights to Luanda (Angola). On board the aircraft equipped with the lates...
Business aviation in the UK faces two significant issues: dispelling the image of business aviation as a luxury for the rich and privileged rather than a business tool, and addressing such challenges as access to airports and taxation. That was the message from the annual conference of the British Business and General Aviation Association (BBGA), held recently in London. “P...
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines on Thursday launched a series of some 80 biofuel flights from Oslo to Amsterdam with an Embraer 190. It plans to operate the remaining flights over the next five or six weeks, while Embraer conducts measurements to gauge the efficiency of biofuel compared with kerosene. The flights will depart from Oslo Airport, the first airport to supply biofuel directly from its hy...
Engineers at Lufthansa Technik have now refined their emergency floor path marking system to be only visible when actually needed. “GuideU CustomFit” can be fully integrated in any carpet and flooring design. It will be introduced to the business community for the first time at the Aircraft Interiors Expo from April 5 – 7 in Hamburg. Torben Biehl, Head of product developme...
Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company, announced two Bell 505 letter of intent (LOI) signings in Chile to two corporate customers. Both aircraft will be outfitted for corporate and VIP transport for flights throughout the region. These signings are a testament to the growing demand of this aircraft and brings the current LOI count to more than 350 worldwide and more than 75 throughout...
The 36-hour walkout by air traffic controllers comes as protesters return to streets in anger over government labour reforms. Strikes by French air traffic controllers are expected to cause travel chaos for thousands of passengers on Thursday. Aviation authorities told airlines to cancel 20% of their flights from Paris Orly airport and a third of flights from Marseille as air traffic control...
Aircraft-interiors supplier B/E Aerospace has consolidated three business units in a new, expanded facility in Everett and is ready to grow as Boeing production ramps up. Although a cost-cutting drive at aircraft-interiors supplier B/E Aerospace has shrunk its presence at some locations in the U.S. and overseas, it’s doubling down in Washington state to support Boeing’s planned prod...
Public transport and airlines are expecting moderate disruptions today as French unions called for a strike and students prepared to demonstrated against proposals by President Francois Hollande’s government to revise the labor code - a law that has already been watered down after a previous round of protest. The strike began Wednesday at 7 p.m. Paris time and is set to run through Thursd...
Finmeccanica has been awarded a contract, valued at over 100 million euros, to supply the Philippine Navy with two AgustaWestland AW159 helicopters. The aircraft will be built and delivered from the Finmeccanica Helicopter Division’s Yeovil plant, in the United Kingdom, in 2018. The order includes training and multi-year support and adds to those by the United Kingdom and the Republic of Kor...
Turkish Cargo has served as a ‘Super Hero’ for the first time transporting the Batmobile around the globe as part of the Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice movie. The carrier added Metropolis and Gotham City to its flight line, moving the Batmobile from the US to London on an intercontinental cargo flight. Turkish Cargo became the official air transport carrie...
