SITAONAIR and Teledyne Controls are joining forces to deliver the aviation industry’s first-ever airline-integrated ACARS datalink terrestrial cellular service. This new partnership – announced between SITAONAIR, the airline datalink communications world-leaders, and avionics manufacturer Teledyne Controls – represents an important evolution in airline and aircraft commun...
During the 52nd Le Bourget Air Show, the French Gliding Federation (FFVV), in collaboration with EXTRA, the German aerobatics airplane manufacturer and Siemens AG, are proving that electrically powered flight has now become a true reality in general aviation. At the controls of the prototype electric aircraft EXTRA 330LE, Walter EXTRA is planning to tow an FFVV aerobatic glider piloted by Nico...
Every two years, the International Paris Air Show brings together all of the industry’s players. Keonys, a major provider of software infrastructure for aeronautical applications, is planning an exceptional welcome for its clients. KEONYS is firmly committed to France’s Industry of the Future plan and aims to support its clients as they digitize their industrial process...
During the 2017 Paris Air Show, AFI KLM E&M is presenting its Prognos product range comprising two dedicated predictive maintenance solutions, Prognos for Engine and Prognos for Aircraft. Developed as part of the Group's "MRO Lab" R&D program, the Prognos applications are based on the gathering and analysis of technical data generated by aircraft fleets to further improve...
Rolls-Royce has despatched the Trent 7000 engines that will power the first flight of the Airbus A330neo. The engines left the Rolls-Royce site at Derby, UK, and, after the nacelles are fitted and powerplant integration is completed at Safran in Toulouse, France, will be installed on the aircraft at Airbus during the Summer. The Trent 7000, the seventh member of the Trent engine and the excl...
Demonstrating the company’s unique position within the commercial, defense, and executive aircraft markets, three Embraer aircraft will have their Paris Air Show (www.paris-air-show.com) debut during the 52ème Salon International de l’Aéronautique et de l’Espace, June 19-25, at the Le Bourget Airport, in Paris, France. This is going to be Embraer’s largest...
Raisbeck Engineering is pleased to announce that it has received Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) approval for its Swept Blade Propellers for the King Air B300 series from the Administración Nacional de Aviación Civil (ANAC). “Today’s announcement completes the final STC approval for all Raisbeck Systems in Argentina for the B300 King Air model,” said Bill Lal...
ATR has created a new Leasing, Asset Management & Freighter department which has the priorities of managing sales to the leasing community and facilitating the placement of new or used ATR aircraft by lessors. It also provides a full range of asset management services, including the support for freighter conversions. Additionally, it will deliver associated services solutions to third party le...
airBaltic’s brand new CS300 aircraft will be on static display alongside a Q400 aircraft in WestJet Encore colors Bombardier Commercial Aircraft will celebrate the C Series aircraft’s exceptional first year in service by showcasing airBaltic’s brand new CS300 aircraft at the 2017 Paris International Airshow, at Le Bourget airport from June 19 to 25. In addition to the CS3...
Air Partner’s Remarketing division is seeing high levels of activity in the aircraft sales and leasing market, with some types of aircraft proving particularly popular. Tony Whitty, Head of Aircraft Remarketing & ACMI at Air Partner, comments on what he is currently seeing in the market, with further detail on specific narrow-body models below. “We regularly get asked about t...
Following hard on the heels of EBACE, the African Business Aviation Association, AfBAA, is pleased to announce that ExecuJet South Africa’s Lanseria facility will be the first venue for Africa’s new dedicated business aviation conference, exhibition and static display, AfBAC EXPO. Gavin Kiggen, Director, ExecuJet Africa and Rady Fahmy, CEO of AfBAA, signed the agreement during th...
Textron Aviation announced it has rolled out the first production unit of the Cessna Citation Longitude, the company’s latest clean-sheet design, super-midsize business jet. State-of-the-art assembly and fabrication tools and techniques bring exceptional quality and superior fit and finish to this revolutionary aircraft. “The Citation Longitude sets a new standard in the super-...
