Sberbank and Volga-Dnepr Group entered into a strategic cooperation agreement at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. The document was signed by Maxim Poletaev, First Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board of Sberbank, and Alexey Isaikin, President of Volga-Dnepr Group. According to the arrangements that were reached, Volga-Dnepr Group will consider Sberbank as a strategic partner f...
Bombardier Business Aircraft is pleased to announce its plan to establish a new, wholly owned Service Centre in the London, United Kingdom area. The Bombardier Service Centre will offer complete tip-to-tail heavy maintenance capabilities, and will complement the Bombardier Business Aircraft Service and Support Network in the United Kingdom. Located at London Biggin Hill Airport (EGKB/BQH), the...
It’s that time of year again, the annual summer holiday season has begun when all of Europe starts shutting down for business and jetting overseas. This peak in European vacation travel is in sharp contrast to other markets such as the US, where long summer holidays are not a cultural staple, and which instead typically enjoys a smaller peak in the fall. Compared to other markets the...
On behalf of the UK Civil Aviation Authority (UK CAA), CAA International (CAAi) is set to open a brand new EASA Part-66 Aircraft Maintenance Licence (AML) electronic examination centre in Istanbul, Turkey. The first exams will be delivered on Thursday 22nd September 2016 at British Side Language School, in Besiktas, Istanbul. This new exam service will give aircraft maintenance engineers in...
The Milan and Cologne offices of Air Partner, the global aviation services group, recently joined forces to support the Giro d’Italia, Italy’s most prestigious bike race. The event, which is celebrating its 99th edition this year, is organised by RCS Sport and by the prominent Italian sports newspaper “Gazzetta dello Sport”, which is owned by RCS MediaGroup. It is the seco...
Latvian airline airBaltic is the first operator of Bombardier CS300 aircraft. Multiple teams and professionals at airBaltic are currently undergoing specialised training to prepare for the CS300’s entry into service. This is a 100% new aircraft in the way that you fly it, maintain it and enjoy it as a passenger, and airBaltic team members have shared their views of the new aircraft in...
Australia has expressed interest in automatic refuelling and datalink relay technology Airbus Defence & Space is developing for the A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport. The RAAF operates five MRTTs as the KC-30A (with two more on order) and is watching closely the development of the automatic refuelling technology in particular, Airbus DS head of engineering Miguel Angel Mo...
Bombardier Commercial Aircraft announced today that a customer, who has requested to remain unidentified at this time, has signed a firm purchase agreement for 10 CRJ900 aircraft. Based on the list price of the CRJ900 aircraft, the firm agreement is valued at approximately $472 million US. “The modern and fuel efficient CRJ900 aircraft continues to maintain its solid footing and set in...
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines introduced its unique orange-coloured Boeing 777-300. The well-known KLM Blue is being combined with orange highlights. The transition between the two colours features aspects of the Dutch flag. The combination emphasises KLM’s Dutch roots and pride in the national colour of the Netherlands. The introduction of the special aircraft was partly prompted by a social...
On the occasion of the Air Cargo China 2016 event in Shanghai last week, Cargolux launched an extension to its product portfolio with two new additions, CV Select and CV Select+. These two features act as an additional layer in combination with any of the eight existing products and are implemented immediately. They can be added to a product through the product speed feature while booking. T...
Each company leader of course is different, as a personality. We had the opportunity to discuss his way into aviation business with the Founder of Emperor Aviation, Irakli Litanishvili. Q. Irakli! How did you come into business aviation in particular? I. To answer your question shortest way possible – I’m in aviation by occasion. To tell you how it happened, I need to...
Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd’s (ST Engineering) aerospace arm Singapore Technologies Aerospace Ltd (ST Aerospace) today announced that its subsidiary Elbe Flugzeugwerke GmbH (EFW) will be setting up a new subsidiary in Kodersdorf, Germany, with a planned equity of €5.5m (approximately S$8.5m). The new company will be responsible for the production of lightweight components,...
