Silver Airways Made History with First New ATR-600 Series Flight in United States, first time ATR-600 operated by U.S. carrier and first time a U.S. independent regional flying airline has taken delivery of a new aircraft in many decades! The first ATR aircraft (N400SV, serial number 1214) was christened “Mile Marker Zero” in honor of the iconic Key West landmark in a Silver Ai...
Hartzell Propeller has added legacy four-blade structural composite propellers for Beechcraft 1900C and 1900D turboprop aircraft to the company's Top Prop lineup. Hartzell's props were offered as standard equipment on Beechcraft 1900 series aircraft. "We are now offering special pricing on these new propellers for the popular 19-passenger Beech 1900C and 1900D airliners,&...
Delivery of cargoes for holding Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix to the Heydar Aliyev International Airport in Baku started. Flights from Shanghai and Bahrain delivered racing cars and equipment needed for their maintenance and organization of the competition. Most of the cargo was delivered by Azerbaijani Silk Way West Airlines. The national air cargo carrier transports equipment...
Pacific Sky Aviation Inc. the British Columbia-based flight school, has implemented the Fox Training Management System by Britannica Knowledge Systems in the record-breaking time of three weeks. "The Pacific Sky team provided us with very positive feedback on Fox's simple self-implementation process," said Asher Dagan, VP Product & Marketing, Britannic...
Are you working in aviation industry? Maybe in an airport or for an airline? And finaly in you are responsible for Communication and Public Relations? In that case, you should read really carefully, as it is for you! Do you already have the Air Transport Crisis Communication ans Public Relations Masterclass 2019 in your agenda? We hope so! It is increasingly important that...
According to the development forecast, by 2035, China annual passenger number will reach 1.4 billion, and civil aviation itself has become a massive data carrier that brings together people, logistics, business flow, information flow and capital flow. As the industry continuing to improve the safety management and operation level of civil aviation, optimizing operation and operational efficiency,...
A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed between Emirates and SpiceJet to enter into a reciprocal codeshare agreement, which is set to open new routes and destinations for passengers travelling between India and popular destinations across Africa, America, Europe and the Middle East. Subject to necessary government approvals, the partnership will enable Emirates’ passengers...
The Rolls-Royce Tay 611-8 engine entered service back in 1987. So by now it has achieved an amazing, incredible milestone - 10 million flying hours in nearly 5 million flights! The engine powers a range of Gulfstream’s highly successful large-cabin business aircraft, such as the Gulfstream GIV, GIV-SP, G300 and G400, and has established a reputation for outstanding dependability, eff...
The APEX Passenger Choice Awards is one of the highest accolades in the industry as winners are directly voted by passengers on all aspects of the flight experience, ranging from seat comfort, cabin service, food and beverage, entertainment to Wi-Fi. So who is the winner of the ‘Best Low-Cost Carrier in Europe’? The prestigious 2019 Passenger Choice Awards™ goes to Norw...
Cirrus SF50 Vision Jet grounded by FAA. Sad news. Why? What happened? On April 18 an FAA emergency Airworthiness Directive (AD) on the Cirrus SF50 Vision Jet was issued. All Cirrus SF50 single-engine jets grounded for an immediate replacement of the aircraft’s angle of attack (AoA) vane. "This emergency AD was prompted by Cirrus reporting three incidents on C...
The first in the industry! Qatar Airways engineers will receive Virtual Reality training for Rolls-Royce Trent XWB Engine Maintenance! Qatar Airways became the global launch partner of Rolls-Royce’s new Virtual Reality training tool. Qatar Airways is the first airline to trial the ground-breaking new technology as part of its engineering training plan. The new tool i...
Another major step forward forward made to strengthen the collaboration between Leonardo and the Italian National Fire Corps - the delivery of the first two AW139 intermediate twin engine helicopters! The event, celebrated during an official ceremony held at Leonardo’s Vergiate facility in the presence of Government representatives and local authorities. The introductio...
easyJet will welcome 1.4 million passengers onto its flights over the Easter holidays (18 – 22 April) in what is set to be the busiest Easter getaway in the airline’s history. Numbers will peak on Good Friday when more than 280,000 passengers are expected to fly on 1,885 flights across the network, with customers travelling early to avoid the last minute Easter weeken...
RUAG has designed, developed and integrated a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) featuring Night Vision Imaging Systems (NVIS) for the new Airbus Helicopters, Inc. H125. RUAG realized the STC on behalf of customers Swiss Federal Office of Civil Aviation (FOCA) and Swiss Transportation Safety Investigation Board (STSB). Approved by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), the STC is spe...
Brazil’s Civil Aviation Authority (ANAC—Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil) grated Type Certificate to new Embraer Praetor 600 super-midsize business jet! So get ready - The Most Disruptive and Technologically Advanced Aircraft to Enter the Super-Midsize Category! It was announced back in October 2018 at at NBAA-BACE and now Praetor 60...
Air Mauritius has taken delivery of its first A330-900, on lease from ALC during a ceremony held in Toulouse. The national carrier of the Republic of Mauritius is the first A330neo operator based in the southern hemisphere, and the first airline in the world to operate a combination of both the A330neo and A350 XWB. Benefiting from the A330neo’s unbeatable operating economics and award-wi...
The ABACE 2019 is almost behind, so organizers are already looking back, analyzing, thinking of the future edition. They said the growing show pointed to a continual increase in speed and altitude for the event, and the broader industry in Asia. “The excitement and energy were even higher at ABACE this year than previous years,” said NBAA President and CEO Ed Bole...
Warm welcome to the latest member of the ASC network for CorporateCare® customers - Bombardier’s Tianjin Service Centre! Its is a logical expansion of Rolls-Royce services infrastructure for business aircraft. The global Authorised Service Centres network forms an essential component of Rolls-Royce’s services portfolio for business aircraft and...
New domestic carrier of the Republic of Maldives, Manta Air, has signed a Global Maintenance Agreement (GMA) with ATR. This five-year contract covers the Maldivian airline’s full fleet for the repair and overhaul of easily replaceable components (Line Replaceable Units), propeller maintenance and an on-site leased stock of spare parts. This long-term agreement also includes on-si...
The first two of four CRJ900 aircraft ordered by Uganda National Airlines Company in July 2018 is delivered. The new airline has selected Bombardier and the CRJ900 regional jets fitted with the ATMOSPHÈRE cabin for its upcoming debut, making it the first operator in Africa with this enhanced cabin experience. The CRJ900 delivery ceremony held today at Bombardier’s Mirabel, Qu&eacut...
Airbus Helicopters has expanded its industrial footprint and partnership with China with the opening of the H135 final assembly line in Qingdao. The factory is the first helicopter FAL built by a foreign manufacturer in China, as well as the first H135 FAL outside of Europe. The opening of this FAL follows a cooperation agreement signed between Airbus Helicopters and China in 2016...
