ExecuJet, part of the Luxaviation Group, is celebrating becoming the provider of major maintenance on Honeywell TFE731 engines in the EMEAI region (encompassing Europe, the Middle East, Africa and India), after ExecuJet’s Johannesburg facility was awarded the rights by Honeywell International on 26 June 2018. ExecuJet’s MRO facility in Johannesburg is based at Lanseria Interna...
Colombian airline EasyFly and market-leading turboprop manufacturer ATR signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the purchase of five ATR -600 series aircraft, of which three are ATR 72-600s and two are ATR 42-600s. EasyFly became an ATR operator in 2014 when it began the progressive replacement of its fleet of Jetstream 41s. The new ATR 72-600s will mainly serve growing point-to-point operations...
Almost 3 million passengers were travelling through Lithuanian Airports in the first half of this year. It's 15% more than last year at the same time. The rates of flights and carried cargo grew rapidly, and it`s expected that country`s airports will be able to report about new records at the end of the year. According to Executive director of Lithuanian Airports Laura Joffe, the total numb...
The best-selling jetliner is considered for a wide range of ISR and transport operations Having made its mark in the commercial airline sector, the A320neo is now being considered by Airbus for new applications: as a highly-capable and cost-effective platform for ISR (intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance) duties and as a military transport. The variant – designated A320M3A &nd...
Qatar Airways will initiate the process of formalizing the acquisition of a 25% stake in Moscow’s Vnukovo Airport once it wraps up due diligence, Chief Executive Officer of the airline Akbar Al Baker told reporters on Tuesday. The memorandum of understanding for the acquisition of the stake is set to be signed after due diligence is completed, the top manager said. "No, we haven&rsqu...
Textron Aviation Inc. announced it will unveil its new full-scale Cessna Denali mockup at EAA AirVenture 2018 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin July 23-29 at Wittman Regional Airport. The mockup features a complete cockpit with functioning avionics, fully updated interior and the McCauley 105-inch diameter composite, five-blade, constant speed propeller. “We have made great strid...
Multi-billion dollar orders booked for aerospace services and products Jointly presented strategic partnership with Embraer Announced collaboration with AI company SparkCognition Launched future travel and transport organization Boeing NeXt Unveiled the 2018 Commercial Market Outlook for air travel, cargo, services Increased STEM investment in Europe Boeing strengthened its...
The Rolls-Royce Trent 7000, which powers Airbus’s latest aircraft, the A330neo, has today received its ‘ticket to fly’ from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), with the first production engines also delivered to the Airbus facility in Toulouse, France. The Trent 7000 is the fourth Rolls-Royce engine to receive formal certification in just 12 months, following in the fo...
Private jet division to receive 25 additional new aircraft by 2022 to accommodate increasing passenger demand Qatar Executive to open new dedicated offices in Shanghai and Moscow by the end of this year Qatar Executive, the private jet charter division of Qatar Airways Group, proudly unveiled its brand-new executive jet, the Gulfstream G500, on the opening day of Farnboroug...
As Airbus wraps up the business activity at this week’s Farnborough Airshow, the event’s spotlight now turns to a key element of the company’s success: its employees, and the diversity they bring to the workplace. Diversity is a core component of the Airbus identity: more than 130 nationalities are represented and over 20 languages spoken within its operations. In ramping up p...
On 20 July 2018, the second MC-21-300 test aircraft, participating in the flight test program, flew from Irkutsk to the airfield “Ramenskoye” of Flight Research Institute n.a. M.M. Gromov (Zhukovsky, Moscow Region). The flight lasted 6 hours. The plane was piloted by the crew of: the commander, 1st class test pilot Vasily Sevastyanov; the co-pilot, 1st class test p...
First DA-40/DA-42 sales contract in China confirmed at Farnborough Airshow Euramec, the European flight simulation manufacturer, unveiled the world’s first flight simulation combi solution of a Diamond DA-40 and DA-42 series at the Farnborough International Airshow here. The unique DA-40/DA-42 solution now offers flight training schools a 2-for-1 package that underlines the mission of...
