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Qatar Airways commences rollout of Inmarsat’s GX Aviation inflight broadband service

Airline offering ‘super wifi’ on Boeing 777 and Airbus A350 fleet, marking an industry first for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region Inmarsat, the world’s leading provider of global mobile satellite communications, announced today that its new GX Aviation inflight broadband service is currently being rolled out on Qatar Airways’ Boeing 777 and Airbus A350 airc...

Bombardier Unveils the Nuage Seat, with First New Seat Architecture in Business Aviation in Three Decades

Debuted on the Global 7000 aircraft, the Nuage design centres upon passenger comfort and ergonomic perfection  Brings first meaningful change in operation and design of a business aircraft seat in 30 years Introduces revolutionary patented tilt link system for unprecedented comfort Features an all-new deep recline position for the ultimate in relaxation on long-haul flights...

Boeing, Uzbekistan Airways Finalize Order for 787-8 Dreamliner

Boeing and Uzbekistan Airways, the flag carrier of the Republic of Uzbekistan, announced today the finalization of an order for one 787-8 Dreamliner, valued at $239 million at current list prices.   Uzbekistan Airways currently operates two Dreamliners on international routes, including Europe, Southeast Asia, Japan and USA. With today’s order, the carrier will add five more Dre...

Air tickets for Baku-Tivat flights are available on AZAL's website

Starting today air tickets for the flights to Tivat - the popular resort of Montenegro, are available on the website of Azerbaijan’s national air carrier www.azal.az.  Direct flights operated by Azerbaijan Airlines within the charter program with Pasha Travel will be carried out from July 5 to September 15 on the summer flight schedule of the Airline. Flights will be carried...

AviaAM Leasing leases second Airbus A321 aircraft to Air Transat

AviaAM Leasing; a WSE listed global aviation holding company engaged in commercial aircraft acquisition, leasing, and sales; has announced the delivery of an Airbus A321-211 to the Canadian carrier Air Transat. The aircraft will supplement an Airbus A321 which was delivered by AviaAM Leasing earlier this month.   The Aircraft was delivered to the client at Kaunas, Lithuania on April 27,fre...

airBaltic Launches Flights from Riga to Almaty

The Latvian airline airBaltic yesterday, on April 29, launched a new route from Riga International Airport to Almaty in Kazakhstan. The new service offers convenient travel between the two cities, and beyond to destinations in the Baltics, Scandinavia, Russia, and the CIS. Wolfgang Reuss, Senior Vice President of Network Management at airBaltic:"We are delighted to...

Piper's deliveries and revenue rise in first quarter 2018

Piper Aircraft Inc. announced its aircraft sales and delivery results for the first quarter of 2018, ending March 31. The company continued to grow its new aircraft deliveries and revenue with the company’s flagship product, the turbine powered, M600 leading the company’s performance success. Additionally, Piper trainer sales growth continues to be led by the proven Archer platfor...

Norway’s Widerøe completes first revenue flight of an Embraer E190-E2

Widerøe, Scandinavia’s largest regional airline, completed the first scheduled passenger flight of an Embraer E190-E2 this morning. The aircraft, registered LN-WEA and operating as flight WF622, departed Bergen Airport at 7:56 AM and arrived at Tromsø Airport at 9:39 AM local time. The flight was sold out. Today’s flight marks the official entry into service of the fi...

Aero Mongolia Showed Interest Towards SSJ100 Purchase

SCAC and Aero Mongolia signed the Letter of Intent that determined the interest of the Mongolian airline towards adding SSJ100 to its fleet. Till the end of 2018 the companies have intentions to sign an agreement on the two SSJ100 aircraft with start of delivery in 2019. “We are ready for the negotiations with our foreign partners from Aero Mongolia and we, on our side, are ready to of...

Boeing KC-46 Tanker Program Completes FAA Certification Flight Testing

Boeing’s KC-46 tanker program has now completed all required Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) flight tests following a successful refueling/communications flight with a C-17 Globemaster III. The STC encompasses the military systems installed on the 767-2C aircraft to make it a tanker, and is one of two required FAA airworthiness certifications. Boeing will now submit the resulting...

RUAG completes C-Check on Dassault Falcon 7X three weeks ahead of schedule

RUAG Aviation fulfilled a C-Check on a Dassault Falcon 7X aircraft three weeks earlier than planned, and to full customer satisfaction. The heavy maintenance project also included additional aircraft services for optimizing the expected downtime. The timely fulfillment of the project enabled the Hong Kong-based customer to resume their aircraft’s operations in advance of expectations. T...

Boeing Delivers First 787 Dreamliner for Gulf Air

Super-efficient aircraft to help airline modernize fleet, enhance passenger experience  Boeing and Gulf Air celebrated the delivery of the first 787 Dreamliner for the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain. The airplane also debuts the carrier's new livery.  "This delivery is a historic moment for Gulf Air and Bahrain and yet another important step...