Pittsburgh International Airport is looking to the region’s vibrant tech community to help incorporate a new disinfecting strategy using ultraviolet light – on robots. This partnership with Pittsburgh-based Carnegie Robotics is the first step of an airport-wide strategy to deploy technology solutions and multi-layered cleaning processes to enhance the health and safety of the traveling […]
Avion Express has named Dainius Staniulis as the new Vice President Commercial, as of May 1, having previously served the company as a Commercial Manager. For the last two years, Staniulis was developing sales function in the company with a strong focus on strengthening clients’ portfolio and meeting customer’s needs. Having brought his expertise in
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Wayne, Pennsylvania-based Eastern Airlines has chosen Thomas Global’s TFD-7000 Series plug-and-play LCD flight deck displays for its Boeing 767 fleet. Deliveries to Eastern Airlines are underway. TFD-7000 Series displays offer a lighter, more reliable, and cost-effective replacement for legacy CRTs, with added functionality and capacity for current and emerging airspace requirements. Thomas Global’s innovative plug-and-play
SAS has signed a SEK 3.3 billion three-year revolving credit facility agreement, 90% guaranteed by the Swedish and Danish states. Since the announcements from the Scandinavian governments on credit guarantees to airlines, SAS has worked with four Nordic banks as well as respective government agencies to clarify the criteria and terms for the guarantees. The
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General Electric Co (GE) has confirmed that in 2020 it intends to reduce its aviation sector workforce by 25%, which equates to the loss of approximately 13,000 jobs. The cuts will include both voluntary and involuntary layoffs, the company citing the knock-on effects of the COVID-19 pandemic for the drastic action. With American passenger air
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Airbus and Koniku Inc. have made a significant step forward in the co-development of a solution for aircraft and airport security operations, by extending research activities to include biological hazard detection capabilities, as well as chemical and explosive threats. The disruptive biotechnology solution, which was originally focused on the contactless and automated detection, tracking and
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A Boeing-led Australian industry team has presented the first unmanned Loyal Wingman aircraft to the Royal Australian Air Force. The aircraft, which uses artificial intelligence to extend the capabilities of manned and unmanned platforms, is the first to be designed, engineered and manufactured in Australia in more than 50 years. It is Boeing’s largest investment
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The Qantas Group has secured a further AU$550 million in funding against three of its wholly-owned Boeing 787-9 aircraft. This follows the AU$1.05 billion raised in March against seven Boeing 787-9 aircraft. Net debt is now within the middle of the target range, at AU$5.8 billion. The Group has no financial covenants on any existing
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Cascadia Air, British Columbia’s newest commuter airline, has opted to forego the launch of its commercial air-taxi flights to instead provide Rapid Emergency Air Delivery (READY) services, to support smaller remote communities across BC as they slowly recover from the social and economic disruptions caused by COVID-19. With more than three decades of commercial aviation,
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Fokker Techniek, a business of GKN Aerospace, has expanded its current operations with additional aircraft parking spaces during the current challenging period. The Completion and Maintenance facility in Woensdrecht, the Netherlands, has implemented reinforced cleaning and disinfection of the infrastructure, tooling and equipment, as well as adopting appropriate social distancing measures, to ensure that employee
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