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Embraer welcomes Brazil’s decision to challenge Canada at the World Trade Organization

 Embraer considers of strategic importance the decision by the Council of Ministers of Brazilian Foreign Trade Chamber (CAMEX) to initiate dispute settlement proceedings against Canada at the World Trade Organization (WTO). CAMEX is Brazil’s highest government institution with responsibilities over the country’s foreign trade policies. The dispute settlement proceedin...

airberlin Board appoints new CEO

airberlin has announced that Thomas Winkelmann (57) will become the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of airberlin group. Mr. Winkelmann will take over as CEO of Air Berlin PLC from 1 February, 2017, assuming full accountability for all group activities. He will succeed Stefan Pichler, who decided to leave the company after working for two years on the strategic turnaround o...

D'viation Group and Swiss Aviation Consulting announce strategic partnership to deliver total fleet technical management solutions

Dviation Group, an innovative, fast growing aviation solutions provider in the ASEAN region, and Swiss Aviation Consulting®, a well established aviation advisory group with offices in Switzerland, the UK, Malaysia, the UAE and South Africa, are pleased to announce a strategic partnership to provide Total Fleet Technical Management (FTM) solutions. The FTM solutions cover the full range of...

Gulfstream G600 takes flight ahead of schedule

Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. announced the Gulfstream G600 has completed its first flight, officially kicking off the aircraft's flight-test program. Two additional G600 test aircraft have been inducted into the flight-test center in anticipation of their flights early next year. "Launching the G600's flight-test program is a milestone for us and our customers, who have gui...

Qatar Airways Launches Non-Stop Flights To Tbilisi

Qatar Airways this weekend celebrated the launch of new direct flights from Doha to Tbilisi, increasing travel options to and from Georgia, while enhancing overall journey times. Qatar Airways now operates four direct flights to Tbilisi from Doha’s Hamad International Airport, complementing the existing seven weekly flights that operate via Baku in Azerbaijan. Operated by a Qatar Airways...

Strasbourg Summer 2017: focus on diversity

After a year 2016, more oriented towards the development of services, summer 2017 will be under the sign of the novelty and the diversification, as well in terms of destinations as level of the partners of the platform, with a strong development of Holiday and leisure destinations. Strasbourg International Airport will offer seven new destinations this summer with four new tour operators and comp...

Israel's El Al looks to new planes to reassert dominance

El Al's main advantage has long been tough security; average age of its long-haul fleet is 18 years; airline, pilots in new wage deal to end year-long dispute; new Boeing 787 aircraft slated to join fleet in 2017. Israel's national airline, El Al, is betting on a billion-dollar overhaul of its ageing fleet to claw back market share dented by relentless competition from low-cost carriers...

A Look Inside The Worlds Largest Private Jet

The Bombardier Global 7000 business jet will shortly launch the world’s largest private jet and we take a look inside. Highlights of this uber luxury jet include extra-large windows—nearly twice as big as those in other Global jets; a formal dining area that seats six; a master suite with a full-size shower; a full galley; a video theatre; and real wood parquet floors. At 60-foot th...

Iran Drops A380s in Airbus Deal

Airbus Group SE suffered a blow to its already troubled A380 program when Iran, which had previously suggested it would buy the double-decker planes, said it had dropped the model as part of a wider fleet upgrade. Iran reduced its order with Airbus to 100 planes in a contract that will no longer include A380s, Farhad Parvaresh, Iran Air’s chief executive officer, said in a press conferenc...

E-2D Advanced Hawkeye with new aerial refueling capability successfully completes first flight

Northrop Grumman has successfully completed the first flight of an E-2D Advanced Hawkeye equipped with aerial refueling (AR). Under a 2013 engineering, manufacturing, and development (EMD) contract award, Northrop Grumman designed, developed, manufactured, and tested several sub-system upgrades necessary to accommodate an aerial refueling capability. “The Northrop Grumman aerial r...

Boeing Says China Plane Orders Support 150,000 U.S. Jobs a Year

Deliveries to China by Boeing Co., the largest U.S. exporter, support approximately 150,000 American jobs every year, Vice Chairman Ray Conner said. Chinese customers are expected to take delivery of 30 percent of all its top-selling 737 models and about 25 percent all aircraft produced in Washington State and South Carolina, Conner said Thursday at a National Committee on U.S.-China Relations...

Protecting Utilities From Cyber Security Risks Introduced By Smart Meters

Information security is a growing concern for utilities in Europe, as they deal with myriad data from their smart meters, operations, customers and the power grid. Technology and data have completely transformed the power and utilities sector, allowing companies to use information to improve and expand services, and better engage with customers. Smart meters have played a key part in this growt...