Plans are on schedule for the opening of what will ultimately become the world’s largest airport, in Istanbul, Turkey. Though located 22 miles from the city center, the location will be well served with a rail, metro and bus links. Currently, Istanbul Ataturk Airport, the hub for Turkish Airlines, is limited in passenger capacity owing […]
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Airbus Training Center (ATC) in Miami has installed its first A350 XWB full-flight simulator. The A350 XWB simulator has received Level-D qualification from both the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). There are four levels of full-flight simulator, Levels -A to -D. ‘Level-D’ is the highest standard which facilitates ‘zero-flight-time’
United Continental Holdings reported additional changes to its Board and a settlement agreement with Altimeter Capital Management, LP and PAR Capital Management, under which two of their designees, Edward L. Shapiro, Managing Partner and portfolio manager at PAR, and Barney Harford, former Chief Executive Officer of Orbitz Worldwide, will immediately join the Board. United will
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Jeppesen, a part of Boeing Commercial Aviation Services, has teamed with audio expert Bose Corporation to provide automatic audio warnings as part of its flight information solution for private pilots flying under visual flight rules – Mobile FliteDeck VFR. Audio warning functionality continues Jeppesen’s platform of data-driven, or real-time, presentation of flight information for pilots.
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Honda Aircraft Company delivered the first HondaJet into Europe. The announcement was made during a ceremonial delivery at AERO 2016, which is taking place in Friedrichshafen, Germany from April 20-23. The first HondaJet to enter service in Europe will be operated by Rheinland Air Service, the exclusive HondaJet dealer for Central Europe. The HondaJet is
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In the first half of its 2015/2016 fiscal year, Zodiac Aerospace generated revenue of €2,489.1m, up 7.1% in reported data, down 1.7% in organic terms. Changes in consolidation had a positive impact of 0.2 percentage points on first-half growth, while foreign exchange contributed a positive 8.6 points. Current Operating Income before IFRS 3 was €80,4m,
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The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) has appointed CAA International (CAAi), the advisory arm of the UK Civil Aviation Authority (UK CAA), to help strengthen CAAT’s aviation safety oversight and compliance with the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO). The CAAi project will involve a team of around ten experts from the UK CAA to
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Austrian Airlines has signed a 15-year exclusive agreement with Lufthansa Technik AERO Alzey (LTAA) for the provision of engine MRO services of the carriers current and future fleet of CF34-10E powered E195 aircraft. “Based on the excellent performance and support on earlier CF34 models and having finally reached an ambitious and faithful agreement we have
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AerFin (UK) continues its acquisition programme with the purchase of one Boeing 737-700 aircraft, MSN 30136. Bob James, CEO, AerFin commented: “There are a number of exit strategies including disassembly for spares due to sustained demand for CFM56-7B and B737 NG airframe material from the growing AerFin customer base”. IBA acted as redelivery manager and
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China Eastern and GE Aviation signed an agreement extension on industrial internet cooperation for the airline’s fleet of about 270 aircraft including mainly the A320, A330 and Boeing 737 and 777. In this agreement, GE and China Eastern are enabling the improvement of China Eastern’s operational efficiency and fuel savings by analyzing the airline’s fleet
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