In a tone which now underlines the country’s wariness of the relationship between Boeing and the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration, Transport Canada has announced its intention to play a far greater part in the validation process of aircraft. We “have to look at the interaction that different authorities have with their manufacturers,” Nicholas Robinson, Transport …
Qantas has notified around 2000 employees that it will move to outsource ground handling operations at ten airports across Australia as it works to recover from the COVID crisis. In August, the airline announced its reasons for needing to restructure its ground handling operations, which included baggage handling and aircraft cleaning, and commenced a review …
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Pel-Air, a subsidiary of Rex, has taken delivery of the first of five Beechcraft King Air 350 aircraft for the NSW Ambulance fixed-wing patient transport service. Pel-Air was awarded this contract in February 2020. The aircraft will undergo modifications locally, to meet the very stringent requirements of NSW Ambulance. This will allow the aircraft to …
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Sabre Corporation has announced that new low-cost South Korean carrier Fly Gangwon, has selected Sabre to be its first global GDS partner to deliver flight content to hundreds of thousands of travel agents worldwide, while powering recovery, reaching new customer segments and driving higher sales. Launched in 2016 and making its inaugural flight during 2019, …
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MTU Maintenance Zhuhai, a joint venture between MTU Aero Engines and China Southern Airlines, has completed its facility expansion to increase existing capacity by 50% to 450 shop visits per year and adding 13,600 m² as well as employee sport and parking facilities. Teams will start moving into the office buildings from December and the …
Embraer has delivered the first modernized EMB 145 AEW&C (Airborne Early Warning and Control), designated E-99, to the Brazilian Air Force (FAB). Four additional E-99 aircraft will be modernized as part of the contract. The mission systems and related subsystems, including electronic warfare, command and control, electronic countermeasures, and aerial surveillance radar were updated as …
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