BAE Systems Regional Aircraft is working towards the possible launch of a passenger-to- freighter conversion program for the Avro RJ jetliner, and is seeking customer feedback to help assess market potential. Building on the experience gained and in-service success of the BAE 146QT (Quiet Trader) freighter of which around 30 aircraft were produced, the business has spent the past...
Alexander Mikheev stated that the Holding continues to be among the top players on the worldwide helicopter market. Currently, Russian Helicopters boasts a firm order portfolio of over 500 units. The company says that it will seek to strengthen its global positions via light and off-shore helicopters. According to Alexander Mikheev, the Holding’s CEO, notwithstanding the sanc...
Lufthansa Technik has selected INAIRVATION, its Joint Venture with F/LIST, to coordinate production and sales of its “chair” aircraft seat. This approach combines the outstanding core competencies of the two shareholders, having both the capabilities and the capacity to provide high-end customized products. The modular VIP product family “ch...
Since last March, Belgium and India are no longer connected. Brussels Airlines is to change this as from March 2017, with 5 direct flights to Mumbai’s modern airport Chhatrapati Shivaji. Situated on the West Coast, Mumbai is the state capital of Maharashtra and, with its 20 million inhabitants, is ranked in the top 10 of the world’s largest megacities. The city, that bore the name Bomb...
MY JET, a dynamic Swiss-headquartered company evolving in the sectors of business aviation and financial management, was named the winner of a Bronze Stevie® Award in the “Startup of the Year – Business Services Industries” category in The 13th Annual International Business Awards today. The International Business Awards are the world’s premier business awards progra...
Jet Aviation has recently received approval from the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) authorizing its Maintenance, Refurbishment and Overhaul (MRO) facility in Basel to support Falcon 900 series aircraft registered in the Philippines. The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) recently authorized Jet Aviation’s maintenance facility in Basel, an Authorized Service C...
Leonardo-Finmeccanica announced today that the first flying AW609 prototype has arrived in Philadelphia following a recent resumption of flight testing. Departing from Arlington, Texas, the aircraft’s flight plan included an overnight stop in Huntsville, Ala, before arriving in Philadelphia on Wednesday, August 10. With industrialization underway, Leonard...
A new study commissioned by the Canadian Business Aviation Association reports that ongoing business aviation operations (including FBOs) and manufacturing in Canada generate $10.7 billion and 43,200 jobs annually to the country’s economy. Furthermore, business aviation operations and manufacturing in Canada also contribute approximately $315 million each year in tax revenues...
Bomb alerts have been reported on two passenger jets due to arrive at Brussels airport The alerts were reportedly radioed in from the aircraft to air traffic controld. The threats came from messages on Twitter, according to Belgian newspaper HLN. Both plane have now landed safely. The planes were both run by the Scandivian airline, SAS, one came from Oslo in Norway and the ot...
The Russian Helicopters Holding will open a center for repair of Mi-8/17 helicopters in Azerbaijan and the corresponding agreement is expected to be signed at the ADEX 2016 exhibition in late September, TASS reported citing deputy director general of the holding for after-sales service, Igor Chechikov. He added that negotiations are currently underway regarding the form of cooperation. &ldqu...
The crash of FlyDubai Boeing 737 in Russia's Rostov-on-Don could occur after the commander of the aircraft deliberately sent the airplane into the ground, PravdaRu reported. "During the preliminary investigation it was found that the commander of the Boeing 737-800, presumably giving account for his actions and adequately assessing both the situation and the posit...
Shareholders filed a class action lawsuit against Brazil’s Embraer SA in New York, alleging the world third-largest commercial plane maker inflated its share price over a four-year period, it said in a securities filing on Wednesday. The shareholder securities fraud lawsuit was filed on Monday night in the US District Court in Manhattan against Embraer, its former chief executive Frederic...
