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Václav Havel Airport Prague will offer connections to 114 destinations

As of Sunday, 28 October 2018, the winter flight schedule becomes effective. It will provide flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to 114 destinations in 42 countries. New additions will include Belfast, Marrakesh, Amman, Sharjah, Pisa, Split and Dubrovnik. Altogether, Prague Airport will fly to ten new destinations during the winter season.  “Despite the dense network of e...

Leonardo and Kangde Investment Group of China agree guiding principles to partner on the new COMAC CR929 long range airliner

Leonardo will leverage competences and intellectual property developed in Italy while Kandge will provide the financial coverage for the programme Following the finalization of the agreement Leonardo will be able to better seize opportunities in the fast growing Chinese commercial aviation market Profumo: Leonardo’s decision to participate in the CR929 programme enables Pomigliano D&r...

Delta Air Lines takes delivery of its first Airbus A220

Becomes first airline in North America to receive A220 Airbus welcomed Delta Air Lines as the first U.S. carrier to take delivery of the Airbus A220 aircraft.  On hand for the delivery ceremony at the aircraft’s assembly line in Mirabel were members of the A220 team as well as government officials and executives from Delta, Airbus, Bombardier and Investissement Quebec.  &ldqu...

Emirates deploys its iconic A380 to St. Petersburg

The airline will temporarily operate the A380 on its Dubai - St. Petersburg route until October 28th Passengers travelling for the autumn holidays will now have the chance to experience the world’s largest commercial passenger jet Emirates, the world’s largest international airline, marked aviation history yesterday as the A380 landed in Russia’s northern capital, St. P...

Meet the Mi-38VeryVIP

Mi-38 belongs to the niche of medium helicopters according to the classification of the Russian market. Today I will tell you about our modern corporate helicopter - the Very-VIP category Mi-38. Why VVIP, and not just VIP? Because there are very few helicopters of this class in principle in the world. The exhibition RUBAE-2018 presented foreign VIP-class helicopters. And if you look at the...

SOUTH AFRICAN AVIATION PILOT TRAINING INVESTS IN ALSIM’S AL250

Alsim is pleased to announce the sale of an AL250 to Aviation Pilot Training, a flight school located in Cape Town, South Africa. The device will be delivered in the first quarter of 2019.   The AL250 contains the best, state-of-the-art technology and is EASA-FNPT II (Flight Navigation Procedures Trainer) certified. It addresses initial phase training needs (PPL, CPL, IR/ME)...

Norwegian reports a result of 1.6 bn NOK (£149 million) in the third quarter

Norwegian (NAS) reported a result (EBT) of 1.6 billion NOK (£149 million) for the third quarter 2018. The company continued to reduce its unit costs despite a capacity growth of 33 per cent. Going forward, the growth will abate, consequently further reducing unit cost. The net profit for the third quarter was 1.3 billion NOK (£121 million), an improvement of 18 per cent compared to...

Airbus to deliver Canada’s first H145 in HEMS configuration to STARS air ambulance

STARS’ initial H145s will be delivered in 2019 and will be based in Calgary, Alberta Following an extensive RFP process, Airbus’ H145 was selected as the fleet replacement aircraft for STARS air ambulance’s aging fleet, becoming the first H145s in HEMS configuration to enter Canada. The twin-engine H145 was chosen thanks to its exceptional HEMS heritage and safety record wi...

Able Aerospace expands opportunities with Nadcap Accreditations

Able Aerospace Services has expanded its ability to serve key industry segments with three new accreditations from Nadcap, the global program denoting superior competency in aerospace-specific special processes capabilities. The new Nadcap accreditations recognize Able’s non-destructive testing, chemical processing and shot peen capabilities, all part of a significant specialized ser...

IATA Forecast Predicts 8.2 billion Air Travelers in 2037

Eastward Shift in 20 year forecast Protectionism could reduce aviation’s benefits The International Air Transport Association (IATA) revealed that present trends in air transport suggest passenger numbers could double to 8.2 billion in 2037. The latest update to IATA’s 20-Year Air Passenger Forecast, shows that an increasing shift Eastwards in the center of gravity of the...

Dassault Falcon 2000LXS Joins TAG Malta’s Growing AOC

TAG Malta is pleased to announce the addition of a new Falcon 2000LXS to its growing fleet of managed aircraft, offering clients greater flexibility and cost-effective executive travel to a wide range of destinations. The luxuriously appointed, wide-body, business jet will be based between Geneva and Cairo and is fully available for charter from the end of October. “We are delighted to...

Two new H225Ms received by The Royal Thai Air Force

The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) has taken delivery of its seventh and eighth H225M (previously known as EC725) multirole utility helicopters. Since 2012, the RTAF has placed orders for a total of 12 H225Ms under its fleetmodernisation programme. Belonging to a contract signed in 2016, these new additions will join the air force’s existing fleet of six H225Ms for combat search and res...