March 12, 2019

Five judicial reviews begin on plans for London Heathrow’s third runway

While U.K. transport Minister Chris Grayling has approved the latest proposals for the creation of a much-needed third runway at London’s Heathrow airport, the plans are now subject to five legal reviews which began this week, and which are likely to last for a fortnight before judges retire to consider their decision. Of principal concern […]

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Domingo Ureña Raso named Executive President of Comlux Completion

People

Comlux has appointed Domingo Ureña Raso as Executive President of Comlux Completion, its center of excellence in VIP completions and services based in Indianapolis. “After ten years, Comlux Completion is moving one step ahead, becoming the new reference in cabin completion and services for Airbus Corporate Jets, Boeing Business Jets and Bombardier Business Aircraft. With

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Icelandair Group enters into US$80 million loan agreement

Financial

Icelandair Group has entered into a US$80 million loan agreement with an Icelandic financial institution. Ten of the company’s Boeing 757 aircraft will be encumbered as a security for the repayment of the loan. The maturity date of the loan will be based on a 5-year term. The company expects that the loan amount will

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airBaltic posted revenues of €104 million for the first-quarter 2023

airBaltic orders Airbus A220 full-flight simulator

Other News

airBaltic, the Latvian airline, has ordered an Airbus A220 Level D full flight simulator from global aviation training leader CAE. The new CAE 7000XR Series simulator is scheduled for delivery by the end of 2019. The simulator will be based at the airBaltic Trainining facilities at Riga International Airport. The business plan for its purchase

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AIM Norway, Lockheed Martin to Establish F-16 Sustainment Hub in Norway

Military & Defense

AIM Norway and Lockheed Martin have signed a historic agreement to jointly establish the world’s first Lockheed Martin-licensed F-16 ‘Falcon Depot’ center for the Royal Norwegian Air Force (RNoAF) and other regional F-16 customers. The facility will be located in Kjeller, Norway, at an existing maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility used by the RNoAF.

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First A320neo for Uzbekistan Airways

Aircraft & Engines

Uzbekistan Airways, the flagship airline of Uzbekistan has taken delivery of its first A320neo. The aircraft, acquired through a leasing contract with BOC is part of an order for two aircraft, featuring a two class cabin with 12 premium and 138 economy seats. The aircraft is powered by CFM Leap 1A engines. Uzbekistan Airways became

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Air Arabia Selects Honeywell Maintenance Services

MRO & Production

Air Arabia has selected Honeywell to extend maintenance services and supply APUs for the airline’s fleet of Airbus A320ceo aircraft. The selection will see the two companies extend their decade long working relationship, and includes an agreement for Honeywell to continue to supply repair services to the airline. Alongside the APU upgrade to its A320ceo

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Don Milum Joins Universal Avionics as Regional Sales Manager for Midwestern U.S.

People

Don Milum has joined Universal Avionics as Regional Sales Manager for Midwestern U.S. In his new position, he will support UA Authorized Dealers and Integrators in North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana. Milum is based in Kansas City, Missouri U.S. and joins UA with over 20 years of

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Hawaiian selects TRAX eMobility apps

Information Technology

Hawaiian Airlines (HA) plans to deploy the full suite of eMobility solutions using a phased approach. The suite includes the LineControl, AeroDox, QuickTurn, TaskControl, EZstock, VisualCheck, CabinLog and PilotLog iOS apps easily accessible using iPads. These apps are supplemented by the web-based interactive dashboard apps used by Crew Chiefs, Controllers and others to view production

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Héroux-Devtek Reports Fiscal 2019 Third Quarter Net Income of CA$7.4 million