16 November 2016

Alaska Airlines completes first commercial wood biofuel flight

On November 14, Alaska Airlines Flight 4 made history when its Boeing737-800, with 163 passengers on board, flew from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C. – the first ever commercial flight to use an alternative renewable jet fuel made from forest residuals. The fuel blend was 20% sustainable aviation biofuel which …

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Safran delivers first jet engine exhaust system component for Boeing's 777X airplane

The initial jet engine exhaust system component for Boeing’s new 777X airplane has been delivered by Safran Nacelles, achieving another on-time milestone in this Safran group company’s first major role as a supplier to the U.S. aircraft manufacturer. Provided to Boeing was the exhaust system’s center body – a complex-shaped unit that contributes to the …

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CTT Systems receives Zonal Drying order for 5 Boeing 757-200s and 3 767-300s

CTT Systems AB, a leader in aircraft humidity control systems, has received a Zonal Drying order for 5 Boeing 757-200s and 3 767-300s to be retrofit installed by AZUR Aviation, with deliveries between December 2016 and August 2017. Peter Landquist, VP Sales & Marketing, CTT Systems AB, comments: ‘We are privileged to receive an order …

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Milestone Aviation Group leases Sikorsky S-92 to Omni Táxi Aéreo

Milestone Aviation Group, a GE Capital Aviation Services company and a global leader in helicopter leasing, has leased a Sikorsky S-92 to Omni Táxi Aéreo S.A., to support Petrobras’ offshore operations in Brazil. Milestone has provided the S-92 to Omni on a flexible one-year lease to support their operations. This is the 12th aircraft that …

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AFI KLM E&M to provide Air Mauritius ATR component support

AFI KLM E&M, which already supplies aircraft maintenance services for the entire Air Mauritius Airbus fleet, has signed a contract with the Mauritius carrier to organize power by the hour component support for its ATR 72-500s. The agreement covers the three aircraft already operated by Air Mauritius and may be extended if new aircraft are …

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H135 receives EASA certification for Helionix avionics suite

The light-twin helicopter H135 received the type certificate by the European Aviation Safety Agency for its new Helionix cockpit. The avionics system designed by Airbus Helicopters offers operators increased mission flexibility and safety. Helionix is a family concept with standardised features and is already available on the H175 and H145. Axel Humpert, Head of H135 …

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Rolls-Royce wins SelectCare order from Icelandair

Rolls-Royce has won an order to provide SelectCare services for RB211 engines that power 28 Icelandair aircraft. The order continues to develop the close and highly successful relationship between Icelandair and Rolls-Royce, which reaches its 60th anniversary next year. SelectCare is an innovative service, launched earlier this year, which allows customers to tailor the services …

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Teledyne Controls and GE Aviation sign agreement to enable more effective engine maintenance operation

Teledyne Controls, provider of wireless data acquisition and management technology, and GE Aviation signed a strategic Digital Alliance partnership to transform engine health monitoring by using GE’s Predix platform to apply data and analytics on continuous flight data wirelessly collected by Teledyne’s technology. Willie Cecil, director of Business Development, Wireless and Data Automation Solutions at …

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