This summer, staff at London’s Gatwich airport will make automotive and aviation history when they travel on driverless buses in an initial six-month trial of autonomous vehicles, a world’s first trial of this nature. The aim of the trial is to see the widespread deployment of autonomous vehicles which access the airfield, also referred to […]
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AFI KLM E&M and Vietnam Airlines have signed a long term flight hour support contract covering the GEnx engines equipping the Vietnamese flag carrier’s fleet of Boeing 787s, which will grow to 19 Aircraft by 2021. The signing ceremony was witnessed by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong and President
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Leonardo has released that two additional civil helicopters will be delivered to Chilean private operators by early 2019, adding to a fleet of more than 20 aircraft currently in service. The deliveries will mark the entry of the new AW109 Trekker light twin, in a utility configuration, into the Chilean market in 1Q2019 as well
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Boeing, through its subsidiary Jeppesen, has introduced a new mobile version of its Jeppesen Distribution Manager (JDM) flight data update technology and announced a new strategic alliance with Bad Elf, a leading provider of aviation hardware and software solutions. Together, Jeppesen and Bad Elf have now established a wireless data transfer system for aircraft owners
Willis Lease Finance Corporation has reported 50.4% growth in annual pre-tax income to US$36.0m, from US$23.9m in 2016, and recorded total revenues of US$274.8m. The Company’s 2017 pretax results were driven by solid revenue growth in the core leasing business and a significant increase in spare parts and equipment sales. Aggregate lease rent and maintenance
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Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI) and Boeing have signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) to develop a new joint venture (JV) aiming to localize more than 55% of the MRO services for fixed and rotary-wing military aircraft in Saudi Arabia. The agreement will also transfer technology to install weaponry on these aircraft as well as
Sabre Corporation has signed new agreements with Lanmei Airlines and JC International Airlines, two rapidly expanding carriers based in Cambodia, who will now offer their content to travel agencies across the globe. The announcement of this new partnership is timely, as data reveals that inbound tourism reached an all-time high in Cambodia last year, and
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Cargolux Airlines successfully passed its GDP Surveillance Audit, validating its GDP certification for another year and attesting that the company’s management system fulfills the requirements of the EU directive ‘Guidelines on Good Distribution Practice of Medicinal Products for Human Use’ and of WHO guidelines. Cargolux became the world’s first GDP certified airline in January 2014,
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Kazakhstan carrier SCAT Airlines has taken delivery of the first 737 MAX 8 airplane, one of six that the airline will operate as it expands its fleet and service. SCAT has long operated the fuel-efficient and reliable Boeing Next-Generation 737. With the new 737 MAX, SCAT will be able to achieve a further double-digit improvement
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The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has proposed to award new scheduled U.S. carrier flights to Havana. The awards became possible when several U.S. carriers previously awarded Havana authority chose to return their awards. American Airlines can now fly from Miami, once daily, Delta Air Lines from Miami, once daily, JetBlue Airways from Fort Lauderdale,
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