Despite Sydney Airport Holdings, the 84% owner of Sydney’s Kingsford Smith Airport, walking away from the project, the Australian federal government has confirmed its intention to go ahead with the building of a new AU$5-AU$6bn Sydney airport. The location will be at Badgerys Creek in the Western Sydney district, approximately 60km from the city’s central …
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Boeing now has six aircraft in its KC-46 tanker test program, expanding its ability to complete ground and flight-test activities as it progresses toward first deliveries to the U.S. Air Force. The newest KC-46 aerial refueling aircraft, the second low-rate initial production plane, completed its first flight April 29. Its test activities will help ensure …
EDM, a leading global provider of training simulators to the civil aviation and defence sectors, has won an order to manufacture an E170 Door Trainer for S7 Airlines. The Door Trainer will be used to train the airlines’ cabin crew in the proficient use of the Embraer E170 exit door under all normal, abnormal and …
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ABX Air, has appointed Captain John Maloney as the airline’s Vice President of Flight Operations, reporting to ABX Air President David Soaper. Maloney brings over 25 years of commercial airline experience to the company. Most recently he served as President & Director of Flight Operations for Florida West International Airways. He holds an Airline Transport …
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Avolon, the international aircraft leasing company, has delivered one Airbus A321-200 aircraft to VietJet. This is the fourth Avolon aircraft on lease to VietJet.
In the first quarter 2017 (1Q17), Embraer delivered 18 commercial and 15 executive (11 light and 4 large) jets, representing a decline from the 21 commercial and 23 executive (12 light and 11 large) jet deliveries in the first quarter of 2016 (1Q16). The Company’s firm order backlog ended the quarter at US$19.2bn. Revenues in …
Pattonair, a leading global aerospace and defence supply chain provider, has been awarded a five- year extension to its contract with Rolls-Royce Control Systems (RRCS) to supply C- class parts to RRCS sites in Birmingham, UK. The contract extension grows Pattonair’s relationship with RRCS, seeing Pattonair deliver an increased portfolio of products and the highest …
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WestJet has signed a definitive purchase agreement with Boeing for up to 20 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft. This agreement includes commitments for 10 Boeing 787-9 aircraft to be delivered between the first quarter of 2019 and December 2021, with options for an additional 10 aircraft to be delivered between 2020 and 2024. The airline also …
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Ipeco, the aircraft crew and executive jet seating and galley insert specialist, has opened Ipeco Singapore, its new customer service base for South-East Asia, Australasia and the Pacific Islands. Sam King joins the new regional office as General Manager. He has worked in Singapore for several years and brings with him valuable experience of customer …
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Finnair and Finavia, together with Futurice, will test the use of face recognition technology for the check-in process of Finnair flights at Helsinki Airport. During the test period taking place between May 2 until May 23, the companies will gather information on the applicability of face recognition technology to the airport environment and the systems …
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