August 11, 2017, the Latvian airline airBaltic welcomed in Riga the seventh Bombardier CS300 out of a total order of 20 aircraft. By the end of this year, airBaltic plans to have eight CS300 aircraft. The seventh airBaltic CS300 aircraft, registered as YL-CSG arrived in Riga today at 10:46, local time. The flight time was 7 hours and 13 minutes and the aircraft covered 6 382 km non-stop distanc...
UK-based Storm Aviation, one of the leading line maintenance and technical training service providers in Europe, has announced the launch of Airbus A320neo Leap-1A differences training courses. This brand-new training will start at London airports on the 11th of September, 2017. The highly anticipated NEO Leap-1A theory and practical training is a 4-day long course to be provided at London Gatw...
CJSC Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) announces admission of documents from females for a flight attendant position. The documents will be received from 10:00 to 12:00, from August 10 to September 10, 2017. The candidates will be selected by a competition. The competition is open only to good looking girls aged 18-30, with height not less than 165 cm and not more than 180 cm. Those willing to appl...
Locatory.com, an aviation IT company primarily acting as an aircraft parts locator, has agreed to partner with Utair Aviation, one of the leading first-class Russian airlines. Recently, UTair Aviation has joined Locatory.com’s marketplace. In 2016, air carrier was named as the best regional airline in Russia, as well as the CIS at the Business Traveler Russia and CIS awards. Operating a...
Winners to Be Celebrated at Gala Event on 21 October in Barcelona, Spain My Sky, the Swiss company specialized in business aviation financial control since 2015, was named the winner of a Gold Stevie® Award in the “Startup of the Year - Business Services Industries” category and the winner of a Silver Stevie® Award in the “Tech Startup of the Year - Services”...
Europe and China compete for world's youngest fleets. Africa and North America to come in last. Who would expect that two Europeaan low-cost airlines would have some of the youngest aircraft in the world? As millions of people head to the airport to go on summer vacation, ch-aviation has crunched the numbers to find out who has the world's youngest fleet. In first place is...
Number of nationalities eligible to enter visa-free highest in region Qatar considering further enhancements to visa policy, including waiver for holders of visa/resident permit for GCC and Schengen countries, as well as UK, USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand Qatar’s Ministry of Interior (MoI), Qatar Tourism Authority (QTA) and Qatar Airways today announced that Qatar...
HNA Group announced that it has completed the previously announced acquisition of an 82.5% equity interest in Frankfurt-Hahn Airport from the state of Rhineland-Palatinate. The transaction is valued at €15.1 million. HNA Group issued the following statement regarding the closing of the transaction: “We are pleased to complete the acquisition of Frankfurt-Hahn Airport, which we bel...
Rockwell Collins will showcase business aviation solutions for the Latin American market, including flight deck, connectivity, cabin and service solutions at the 15th Annual Latin American Business Aviation Conference & Expo, from Aug. 15-17. “This year we are showcasing even more of our business portfolio at LABACE to meet the needs of our customers in the region,” s...
After ten years of cooperation, ATR, the world’s leading turboprop manufacturer, and the Irish regional airline Stobart Air announce the extension of their Global Maintenance Agreement (GMA). This new six-year contract covers the repair, overhaul and pooling services of Line Replaceable Units, along with Propellers’ availability and maintenance. The entire ATR fleet of Stobar...
Piaggio Aerospace, a leading Italian aircraft manufacturer active in the business and defense and security sectors, announced it will participate with its Avanti EVO in the Air Charter Expo 2017 held at the London Biggin Hill Airport, on September 12, 2017. Organized by BACA (the Air Charter Association), ACE is the international exhibition dedicated to the air charter industry and addressed to gl...
Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) announced at Congresso Sindag Mercosul 2017 that it has appointed Brazil-based ABA Manutencao de Ltda. (ABA) as its first Designated Maintenance Facility (DMF) under the company's new global network expansion model. The new DMF will serve the agricultural aerial application industry in Brazil, helping to enhance availability and accessibility to a wid...
