Monarch celebrated the launch to two new routes from Birmingham Airport to Lisbon and Madrid last Friday. Cabin Crew were present at check-in to greet customers with a celebratory glass of fizz and a cupcake. Monarch cabin crew were on hand to help with the celebrations with two dressed in vintage Monarch uniform, one which was worn on Monarch’s very first flight to Madrid back in 1968....
Bombardier announced that it has reached a definitive agreement for the sale of its Amphibious Aircraft program to British Columbia-based Viking Air Limited. The agreement covers the Type Certificates for all variants of the aircraft, the CL-215, the CL-215T and the Bombardier 415 aircraft as well as after-market services. The completion of this transaction is subject to the approval of a...
With just over three months remaining until Helicentre Aviation Academy’s 2016 Scholarship applications close, the company has announced that its scholarship program will run for a fifth year. Since the program started in 2012, 11 pilots have been awarded professional training scholarships totaling over £300,000 (approximately US$439,710), with two more awards due to be made towards th...
Empire Aviation Group, through its Empire Aviation San Marino branch, has added two Embraer Legacy 650 business jets as the group continues to build its global fleet. Both Legacy 650s are registered in San Marino and will be managed on behalf of owners for their own private use, as well as being offered to the global charter market. Empire Aviation Group was awarded an Air Operator Certificate (AO...
Leonardo-Finmeccanica, Russian Helicopters and Rosneft have announced the signing of an agreement for the future sale of additional twenty AgustaWestland AW189 commercial helicopters to RN-Aircraft, a subsidiary of the oil company Rosneft. The new helicopters will be used for transportation purposes. Aircraft deliveries are expected to start in 2018 with three units to be assembled in Ita...
RUAG Aviation completed a 96 month check on a Russian registered Bombardier Challenger 850 fully on schedule and to complete customer satisfaction. The customer experienced maximum transparency and RUAG Aviation’s one-stop shop expertise which were both key contributors to the overall success of the project. The MRO service provider also cites the recently achieved, unlimited approvals from...
Saudi private aviation services company, Sky Prime Aviation Services, is to deploy SITA's next-generation passenger services system (PSS) to manage its new VIP flight service being introduced to its premium passengers. Targeted at the region’s premium traveler, the success of the new service relies heavily on providing the very best customer service each step of the journey, from...
A plane was diverted to Heathrow this morning after a woman gave birth mid-flight. An emergency was declared on the Boeing 777 while it was airborne above Northern Ireland, and the pilots were instructed to turn around and head to London. Photos have emerged on social media of airline staff holding a new-born baby inside the cabin, with the woman believed to have given birth before landing....
A space launch company bankrolled by Microsoft Corp co-founder Paul Allen intends to compete with space entrepreneurs and industry stalwarts by launching satellites into orbit from the world’s biggest airplane. Stratolaunch Systems, a unit of Allen’s privately owned Vulcan Aerospace, last week gave a small group of reporters a first look at the nearly finished aircraft. With a wi...
Herman Elyanyushkin: Moscow region Government approved the project of development of the Sheremetyevo airport Moscow authorities have agreed on a development project of the Northern area of Sheremetyevo International airport, which will turn the airport into one of the most powerful passenger and cargo hubs in the world. By 2018 the site of the old airport terminal will build a modern terminal B...
Sir Philip Green is understood to have taken delivery of a new private jet, adding a £46m Gulfstream G650ER to a transport collection that includes a speedboat, a helicopter and three yachts. The billionaire businessman – who last week appeared before MPs to be questioned on his role in the demise of BHS, which has put 11,000 jobs at risk – is apparently now the owner of an up...
For those of you looking to redeem miles for a Cathay Pacific award ticket from a US gateway, the airline uses the A330, A340, or B777 for the second leg departing from Hong Kong to other cities in Asia. It’s gradually replacing the aging A330 and A340 products with the A350 plane, which features a new coach class and the same reverse herringbone business class seat, though slig...
