The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced that from January 29 this year, it has been monitoring the flights of all Boeing’s 737 MAX jets using data supplied by Aireon LLC, a traffic surveillance company. In November 2020, both Aireon and L3Harris Technologies announced a new partnership with the FAA which gave the FAA …
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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released that its Chief Economist, Brian Pearce, will retire from the organization in July 2021. A recruitment process has been launched to find a successor in time for a smooth transition. Pearce joined IATA in 2004. Since then he has built IATA’s evidence-based economic analysis capabilities into the …
Astro Aerospace has entered into a binding agreement to acquire Horizon Aircraft – the Canadian company which is currently developing its Cavorite X5 eVTOL. The transaction is expected to close on or before the start of Q2 2021 pending customary closing conditions. In a press release, Astro has said the acquisition ‘will only push the …
With constantly changing entry and departure testing and paperwork requirements, Air New Zealand wants to streamline the health verification process for its customers. The airline will trial the digital Travel Pass app developed by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) on its Auckland-Sydney route starting in April. Air New Zealand Chief Digital Officer Jennifer Sepull says the …
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Spatial, one of the leading manufacturers of aviation training equipment, has announced its relocation to a bigger facility in RAKEZ (Ras Al Khaimah Economic Zone), a powerhouse business and industrial hub established by the Government of Ras Al Khaimah in the United Arab Emirates. The newly acquired 12,775 m² of land is 73% larger than …
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Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) has appointed Lorenzo Stoll as the new head of its Swiss WorldCargo airfreight division. He will assume his new position, reporting to CFO Markus Binkert, on April 1. He succeeds Ashwin Bhat, who will take up new duties as Chief Commercial Officer of Lufthansa Cargo on March 1. Stoll joined …
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Stevens Aerospace and Defense Systems (Stevens) has announced that its Greenville, S.C. (GYH) location has acquired a Hass VF-2SS High-Performance Super-Speed Vertical CNC machine, giving it the capability of manufacturing parts in-house. This capability will serve all four Stevens’ locations and will decrease customer costs and down-times when immediate or the need for lower-cost parts …
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