Last week UAE capital Abu Dhabi hosted traditional air show of the same name. Between us, it is difficult to attribute this show to any significant international events. The absence of any contract, two dozen planes and helicopters, much more limousines and visitors, ready to buy, all at once for exorbitant prices – these are first impressions of three days spent days in Al Bateen Executive...
"Summer of '69" may have been the best days of Bryan Adams' life, but the Canadian singer isn't too happy about the spring of 2016. His entire collection of instruments — including his prized vintage guitar — was "defaced" by customs officials at an airport in Egypt, the singer told NBC News on Friday. Adams said he was traveling through Cairo Inte...
An Easyjet flight averted possible disaster after a passenger spotted a spanner stuck on the wing of the plane just moments before take-off. According to reports the passenger - known only as Christopher - alerted the pilot who was about to departed on a flight from Geneva to Copenhagen. Luckily for all on board the flight was halted just in the nick of t...
Global aeronautical communications provider Satcom Direct Communications, Inc. (SDC), has closed its purchase of Airbus DS SatCom Government, Inc. (ASGI), expanding its market presence and offerings to the U.S. government sector. ASGI has been renamed Satcom Direct Government, Inc. and to acknowledge its heritage as part of COMSAT Mobile, will do business as “COMSAT.” The close of the...
A Boeing 787 captain’s seat came loose during a landing rollout, prompting the US Federal Aviation Administration to propose requiring operators to replace both crew seats in the cockpit. A notice of proposed rulemaking released on 7 March by the FAA would require 787 operators to replace each of the $15,141 crew seats within three years. The FAA is giving 787 operators and the manufac...
Jet Aviation has bought Avjet Corp’s aircraft management and charter services. “Avjet’s 37-years of experience in aircraft management and charter services and an impressive fleet of 45 aircraft makes it the perfect complement to Jet Aviation’s operations. This acquisition will also provide excellent benefits for Avjet’s management and charter customers by providing...
Over 230 new and repaired aircraft and 158 helicopters were delivered to the Russian Aerospace Forces last year, Russia's Deputy Defense Minister Yury Borisov told the country's Supreme Commander-in-chief, President Vladimir Putin. "In 2015 defense companies admitted and delivered new and repaired models for the Aerospace Forces: over 230 aircraft, 158 helicopters, 191 radar statio...
A patented, paper-based Airbus solution that improves the process for installing cables and wires throughout an aircraft is now going global, underscoring the company’s continuing role as an innovation leader. The idea began with Marc Bennion, a long-time Airbus employee working at the aircraft manufacturer’s Broughton, UK facility – which is responsible for assembling w...
Thai Airways International PCL , halfway through a restructuring plan, has not yet agreed with Airbus and Boeing on delivery deferrals for aircraft it no longer needs as it tries to fill seats on its existing planes, its president told Reuters on Friday. Thai Airways is one of several state-controlled companies undergoing reform since the Thai military seized power in May 2014. Late last month...
Boeing has advanced the service entry date to late 2019 for its developmental 777X widebody twin, according to two people familiar with the programme. Although it is only potentially an acceleration of a matter of months – or even days – from its previous target of 2020 for the first customer delivery, it still represents a significant schedule shift. One source, who asks not to...
Brussels Airlines continues its growth pace in 2016. The aviation summer season, which begins on March 27, starts with a new long-haul destination, eight new European routes and a frequency increase to existing destinations. Brussels Airlines significantly increases its flight offer during the summer season 2016. During a standard summer week, an average of 815 European flights and 95 internati...
SmartJet will shortly launch a dedicated solution for FBO’s and maintenance workshops. “In a world in which digital is at core of uses and business concerns, it seemed critical to offer to the business aviation market an innovative tool designed to simplify the lives of aircraft owners, operators and pilots.” said Jodouin Mitrani, CEO, SmartJet. SmartJet offers a new outloo...
When Jet Aviation first established its Asia-Pacific headquarters at Singapore Seletar Airport back in 1996, it was far from clear how market prospects would unfold. Twenty years on, Jet Aviation president Robert Smith feels the company’s far-sighted investment has been more than vindicated with plenty more growth in private and corporate aviation anticipated in this part of the world....
The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) recently applauded the signing into force of the Technical Standard Orders (TSOs) agreement between the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the European Commission (EC). The agreement reflects the recognition and appreciation of the high safety standards of both the US and the EU. “Today’s exchange of signatures [&hellip...
With women pilots and all-women flight crews making headlines at International Women’s Day events around the globe on Tuesday it was easy to forget for a moment just how imbalanced is the gender make-up of the cockpit crew at most carriers. And while social media-friendly photo ops with all-women flight crews are never a bad thing – especially for women and young girls around the world...
India’s plans to develop a home-grown regional transport aircraft (RTA) appear to have been scrapped, with state owned airframer Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) releasing a new request for information for the manufacture of a 50-80 seat dual-role regional aircraft in India. The RFI follows an announcement last year that plans to develop the RTA in partnership with the Bangalore...
Test flights of Russia’s new all-weather reconnaissance and attack helicopters Kamov Ka-52 Alligator, produced within the framework of the 2016 state defense order have started at the Progress Arsenyev Aviation Company (Progress AAC, a subsidiary of the Russian Helicopters holding). Progress AAC is based in the town of Arsenyev in the Russian Far Eastern Primorsky territory. In accordance wi...
The latest addition to the Royal Australian Air Force fleet prefers life in the slow lane. And instead of having radar-avoiding stealth qualities, this aircraft has been designed to turn heads. The RAAF on Friday unveiled a new helmet-shaped hot air balloon, complete with Air Force fighter pilot helmet, visor, oxygen mask and oxygen hose. It replaces the previous Air Force hot air...
Berlin's perennial airport headache may continue even longer. It emerged this week that the 2017 opening date for the city's new Berlin Brandenburg Airport - the fifth set since 2010 - may be in trouble. The local "Tagesspiegel" newspaper reported Thursday that the city's construction authority has demanded additional changes to an ongoing planning permit process for the s...
Oman Air is considering buying Airbus Group SE (AIR.FR) A350 long-range planes amid a turnaround effort aimed at ending years of government handouts. The airline may take around 13 A350s from 2020, Chief Executive Paul Gregorowitsch said in an interview Wednesday, with the long-range jets replacing Airbus A330 widebodies currently used by Oman Air on some long-haul routes. The deal would have a...
Finmeccanica has announced during the World ATM Congress in Madrid the award of contracts totalling around €120 million. The Finmeccanica Security and Information Systems Division will now provide Air Traffic Management/Air Traffic Control (ATM/ATC) systems for Saudi Arabia, Morocco, and Malaysia. These three customers will join the list of more than 150 countries already using Finmeccanic...
