5 October 2016

2018 prediction for opening of new terminal at Russia’s Gelendzhik Airport

Opened in May 2010, Gelendzhik Airport is the first new airport which has been built in Russia since the Soviet era. Currently handling 140 passengers an hour, a new 5,200 m² single-storey terminal is to be opened in 2018, a year after originally planned, which will be capable of handling up to 314 passengers per […]

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Bristow Group appoints William Collins to Senior Vice President Global Operations

Bristow Group has appointed William “Bill” Collins to senior vice president global operations, responsible for overseeing safe and reliable helicopter and airplane operations across Bristow’s business. In his new role, Collins will focus on improving operational safety, reliability and efficiency for clients, reporting directly to Bristow Group President and Chief Executive Officer Jonathan Baliff.

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Cathay Pacific Airways signs landing gear support agreements with Revima

Cathay Pacific Airways has signed long term maintenance agreements with Revima for the support of landing gears installed on the airline’s Boeing 777-300 aircraft and on Airbus A320/321 aircraft operated by its subsidiary Dragonair which will soon be rebranded as Cathay Dragon. Through these multi-year agreements, Revima will provide repair and maintenance services of landing

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LHT and WOW air sign three-year component support agreement

Lufthansa Technik AG and the Iceland-based low-cost airline WOW air have signed a comprehensive three-year component support agreement for the carrier’s new fleet of three Trent 700-powered Airbus A330 aircraft. The contract period commenced on 1 August 2016.  The Total Component Support TCS contract covers the overhaul of line replaceable units (LRU), pooling and home

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Embraer flies first Legacy 450 assembled in Melbourne

Embraer announced the first flight of its first Legacy 450 mid-light business jet assembled in Melbourne. The Legacy 450 performed as expected and all flight test procedures were successfully completed. The Legacy 450 is the third business jet model to be assembled at the Company’s recently expanded Melbourne facility, where the midsize Legacy 500 will

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Finnair and Patria to offer training program for next generation of pilots

Finnair and Patria Pilot Training have signed an agreement for the training of new commercial pilots. According to the agreement, Patria will run a MPL training program (Multi-Crew Pilot License) for Finnair together with the Finnair Flight Academy. The first training course will begin at the end of this year, Patria aims to open annually

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Airbus delivers first A320neo to Mexico’s Viva Aerobus

Low-cost carrier Viva Aerobus has taken delivery of its first A320neo, becoming the latest operator of Airbus ultra-efficient single-aisle aircraft in Latin America. Viva Aerobus became an Airbus customer in 2013 when it placed the biggest order for Airbus in Mexican history for 52 A320 Family aircraft, including 40 A320neo. Today, Viva Aerobus operates 20

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L-3 acquires Aerosim

L-3 Communications reported the acquisition of Aerosim, including Aerosim Technologies, located in Burnsville, Minnesota, and Aerosim Flight Academy, located in Sanford, Florida. The acquisition was completed on September 30, 2016 and terms were not disclosed. Following the acquisition, Aerosim will be integrated into the L-3 Commercial Training Solutions (L-3 CTS) division of the company’s Electronic

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Constant Aviation partners with Gogo Business Aviation

As Gogo Business Aviation (GOGO) continues toward its scheduled launch of its 4G service in the first half of 2017, Constant Aviation will be one of the first Gogo dealers to develop Supplemental Type Certificates (STCs) for the new system. Constant, a full-service maintenance, repair and overhaul Gogo dealer, will develop STCs for Embraer 145

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