Though the ban can be lifted at any time, the Federal Aviation Association (FAA) in the US has stopped all flights from Turkish Airlines to the USA, which affects thrice daily flights from Istanbul to New York JFK, Istanbul to Los Angeles and daily flights to Atlanta, Boston, Chicago O’Hare, Houston Intercontinental, Miami, San Francisco […]
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South African Airways (SAA) and low-cost carrier Mango celebrated Africa’s first passenger flights with sustainable aviation biofuel. The SAA and Mango flights carried 300 passengers from Johannesburg to Cape Town on Boeing 737-800s using a blend of 30% aviation biofuel produced from Sunchem’s nicotine-free tobacco plant Solaris, refined by AltAir Fuels and supplied by SkyNRG.
GE Aviation’s all new GE9X engine for the Boeing 777X will feature full authority digital engine controls (FADEC) designed and produced by FADEC Alliance, a joint venture formed by FADEC International and GE. The systems — consisting of a digital computer, called an engine control unit, and its related accessories — control all aspects of
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Boeing and Microsoft have signed an agreement to build a cloud-based platform for Boeing’s portfolio of commercial aviation analytics tools. The two companies intend to work together to transition many of Boeing’s commercial aviation applications into the Microsoft Azure cloud. Boeing – and its subsidiaries AerData and Jeppesen – offer a wide portfolio of advanced
AerCap Holdings N.V. announced the delivery of a second new Airbus A350-900 to Cathay Pacific Airways, on long-term lease from AerCap’s order book with Airbus. This follows delivery of the first A350-900 aircraft to Cathay Pacific in May 2016. AerCap has one of the largest Airbus A350 XWB portfolios with a total of five owned
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AeroVision International (Muskegon, Michigan) announced the sale of a second fully refurbished ERJ-145EP aircraft to Groupe Transair, an African carrier based in Dakar, Senegal. The 50 seat aircraft refurbishment was managed to Groupe Transair’s specifications by AeroVision staff members and was painted with a newly designed livery. Both aircraft will operate on routes within Western
Caroline Cauvin joins AJW Aviation as Director of Procurement where she is responsible for the development of all purchasing activities across the business. This senior role focuses on the development and delivery of a Group-wide purchasing strategy to realise efficiency benefits and financial savings across multiple areas.
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Spectre Air Capital, has completed the purchase of Stands on Demand (SOD). SAC will continue to operate the engine stand leasing business and will launch a new platform in short order. As part of the transaction the owners of SOD will own a minority share in the new joint company. Jordan Jaffe, CEO of SAC,
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Flying Colours Corp., the North American MRO, completions, and refurbishment company has selected Rockwell Collins’ Venue cabin management and high-definition entertainment system for retrofit installation on all future CRJ ExecLiner conversions. The first installation has already taken place at the Peterborough headquarters as a Bombardier CRJ200 conversion nears completion to a VIP ExecLiner format, a
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FAA approves Garmin’s GTX 335 and 345 Mode S transponders for use in Robinson R22, R44 and R66 helicopters. The newly approved transponders meet impending ADS-B Out regulations without requiring a standalone GPS. The GTX 335 enables owners and operators to meet impending regulations with minimal expense. The GTX 345 goes a step further by
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