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Rolls-Royce welcomes TAP Portugal’s selection of 14 A330neo aircraft powered by Trent 7000

Rolls-Royce welcomes the decision by TAP Portugal to select 14 Airbus A330-900neo aircraft, powered by the Trent 7000 engine. The aircraft will join TAP Portugal’s fleet as part of its fleet renewal announced by the airline’s new majority owner Atlantic Gateway. The new aircraft order replaces the previous order for 12 A350-900 aircraft. Dominic Horwood, Ro...

Pegasus’ newest destination: Makhachkala

Turkey’s leading low cost airline, Pegasus, has now added Makhachkala, the largest city in the Northern Caucasus, to its flight network. With the addition of Makhachkala, the capital of the Republic of Dagestan, a Republic of the Russian Federation, Pegasus has increased its number of destinations in Russia to five and the total number in its network to 103. Operating four times weekly sched...

Police say no 'connection to terrorism' in Boston-bound flight incident

An apparently intoxicated 32-year-old Polish woman attempted to open an exit door on a British Airways flight from London to Boston on Tuesday, prompting people on the plane to restrain her, the Massachusetts State Police said. "The investigation into this incident indicates this was a case of unruly behavior, with no known connection to terrorism at this point," state police spokesma...

AirBridgeCargo takes delivery of two Boeing 747-8 Freighters

Boeing delivered two 747-8 Freighters to AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC), part of Volga-Dnepr Group, and one of the leading international scheduled air cargo carriers. The airplanes are the first to be delivered as part a memorandum of understanding, signed between Boeing and Volga-Dnepr Group at the Paris Air Show in June 2015. The deal calls for more 747-8 Freighters to continue to help AB...

Al Bateen to expect more private jets for Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

As motor racing fans from all over the world arrive in Abu Dhabi at the end of the month, the emirate is preparing for an uptick in private jets ahead of the capital’s Formula One race. Al Bateen Executive Airport, which caters to private jets, expects a 20 per cent increase in aviation traffic compared to the same period last year, which had 200 aircraft movements. “We are very...

StandardAero signs engine MRO with Rolls-Royce

StandardAero signed an agreement with Rolls-Royce to become an authorized engine line maintenance service provider for CorporateCare® operators of the AE 3007A and BR710A2-20 turbofan engines. The new agreement expands the company’s engine service portfolio and authorizes StandardAero to provide additional services to its customers. The five-year agreement covers line service work on...

Romania to host production of new, robust, and cost-effective H215 heavy helicopter

In a ceremony held yesterday by Guillaume Faury, CEO of Airbus Helicopters, and in the presence of Alexandru Nastase, Secretary of State, Airbus Helicopters set down the foundation stone of its new Romanian factory, established to assemble the latest helicopter to join the H Family of aircraft – the H215. The H215 is an evolution of the former AS332 C1e/L1e, offering a new business and in...

CS100 completes flight testing

Bombardier Commercial Aircraft has announced that the CS100 aircraft has completed its certification flight testing. Bombardier is currently in the process of finalising the submission of Type Certificate documentation for Transport Canada Approval.   “We have already started to see increased excitement and interest in many communities as our all-new C Series aircraft - the fir...

Gulf Air goes daily to Hyderabad

Gulf Air will increase its flights between Bahrain and Hyderabad from five weekly flights to daily flights from December 2, 2015 to meet high passenger demand. Catering to over 5 million Indian nationals residing in the Arabian Gulf region, Gulf Air has provided direct air services between India and Bahrain since 1960. With one of the largest Middle East networks, Bahrain’s national carri...

First millionth passenger

Russian Red Wings  airline got first millionth passenger transported during the year. Jubilee passenger became Tuleneva Olga from Moscow became the millionth passenger, she was registered for the flight 415 IN NO Moscow-Rostov-on-Don. Route innaguration was also also held November 16, 2015. There was a special ceremony at the front desk in Moscow's Domodedovo airport to honor of the mi...

Sukhoi Superjet 100 for Interjet – Premiere in Dubai

Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company presented its aircraft with Pininfarina interiors at Dubai Airshow in the United Arab Emirates. From 8 to 12 of November, 2015 the demonstration of Sukhoi Superjet 100 took place as a part of Dubai Airshow program. Aircraft with production number 95065 displayed at the Airshow was manufactured for Interjet, a Mexican airline. Interjet now operat...

FL Technics presents asset management support during engine lease and maintenance

FL Technics, a global provider of one-stop-shop aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul services, is further expanding its portfolio of engine management solutions by launching a new asset management support during engine lease and maintenance. The new service is mainly aimed at the company’s customers in the Middle East, the CIS and Asia Pacific. In terms of its liveline...