JetMagic (Malta AOC MT-22) have applied for an Aruba AUA-OPS 1 AOC and established a company named « JetMagic Aruba » with headquarters on the Island. Aruba’s AOC will enable Jet Magic to operate their VVIP Boeing aircraft to perform worldwide commercial air operations, having Aruba as its principle place of business. The project has been approved by the Aruba DCA, and th...
GAS German Aviation Service is now a Universal Aviation® certified ground handler. Universal Aviation is the worldwide ground support network of Universal Weather and Aviation, Inc. As a Universal Aviation Certified member, all locations in the GAS network will now officially adhere to the same ground handling safety, customer service, and regulatory compliance standards as...
Hamburg IDAIR has delivered its Inflight Entertainment and Cabin Management System on its first B787-8 Head of State aircraft, which was completed at Associated Air Center (AAC) in Dallas, TX, USA. IDAIR’s first B787-8 delivery and first project with AAC, this major milestone was achieved in smooth conditions enjoying the cooperation of many teams. IDAIR provided a bespoke, high-end IF...
EBACE returns to the Palexpo Exhibition Centre in Geneva, Switzerland, next week, providing visitors the opportunity to both network and see the latest hardware over the three-day show that opens on Tuesday. Expected on the ramp this year at the adjacent Geneva International Airport is the Pilatus PC-24, likely to be the star on its EBACE debut, the HondaJet (possibly two) and...
A contract on the construction of an aircraft carrier for the Russian Navy may be signed by late 2025, Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov said on Thursday. "I believe this will most likely take place closer to the end of 2025. We have three projects offered by the Krylov Center. They are fairly good and a decision on the aircraft carrier will be made closer to 2025," he said....
British Airways is launching the only direct flight between London and Santiago in Chile from January 3, 2017. Santiago will become the airline’s lengthiest long-haul route, taking 14 hours 40 minutes, nearly an hour more than the current longest flight of 13 hours 50 minutes service to Buenos Aires. The four-a-week flight will be served by the airline’s newest aircraft, the four-cabin...
Adria Tehnika has signed a cooperation agreement with British airline easyJet. The agreement has been concluded for two years and covers works in the passenger cabin – reconfiguration of the cabin from 180 to 186 seats, the installation of a new galley and new lavatories. The aircraft will be worked on one after another during the winter timetable in the 2016/2017 and 2017/2018 seasons. Ther...
Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company, announces plans to relocate several programs in order to optimize manufacturing capabilities across multiple Bell Helicopter facilities. Effective immediately, the Bell 505 Jet Ranger X final assembly in Lafayette, LA, will relocate to the company’s Mirabel Assembly and Delivery Center in Canada. In addition, the Lafayette facility will receive the...
French authorities have tightened security at Paris airports since last year's attacks in the city with thousands of border police officers, custom personnel, soldiers and private guards patrolling daily in the three airports serving the French capital. In addition to thousands of police, army and customs members, some 5,000 security guards working for private contractors are assigned...
You know those conversations where you do a double-take about what the other person has just said? I had that experience this week, when listening to a senior executive of a leading UK airline. It is neither fair nor relevant to say which carrier. That’s partly because the remark was little more than an aside, and partly because I suspect what he said applies equally to other airlines....
Boeing has challenged the Danish government's recommendation to buy 27 fighter jets from Lockheed Martin, questioning data used to suggest its Super Hornet fighter jet was more expensive. Boeing told a Danish parliamentary committee on Thursday that the recommendation was based on "incomplete and possibly flawed data. The Danish minority government announced last week its recommenda...
Rockwell Collins will be featuring its latest innovations for the business aircraft flight decks, cabins and flight support services at EBACE 2016, taking place May 24-26 in Geneva, Switzerland. The company is making several announcements this week and during the convention, many of which will be focused on the aftermarket. Rockwell Collins is unveiling multiple packages and incentives for oper...
