Heike Tamm

ecoDemonstrator program testing quieter, cleaner flights with Etihad

An Etihad Airways 787-10 Dreamliner decked out with special equipment that can enhance safety and reduce CO2 emissions and noise, has commenced flight testing this week for Boeing’s ecoDemonstrator program. A series of flights will gather the most detailed information to date about aircraft acoustics from some 1,200 microphones attached to the outside of the […]

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Textron Aviation delivers King Air 350ER aircraft to Victoria Police

Textron Aviation has delivered a Beechcraft King Air 350ER aircraft to Australian aviation service company Skytraders, which will operate and maintain the aircraft on behalf of Victoria Police.  The King Air 350ER will primarily support Victoria Police Air Wing (VPAW) and its team of Tactical Flight Officers, who lead airborne law enforcement, training, search and

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Qantas proposes to outsource ground handling operations at ten Australian airports

As part of its COVID recovery plan, the Qantas Group has informed its people and relevant unions of initiatives affecting its ground handling operations at airports across Australia. Qantas and Jetstar directly employ people in various ground operations roles – which includes baggage handling and aircraft cleaning – at 11 large airports around the country.

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Gulfstream’s latest service center opens at Palm Beach International Airport

Gulfstream Aerospace (Gulfstream) has announced that its new company-owned service center in Palm Beach, Florida, is now open. The center is being shared with Jet Aviation, both of whom will have their own hangars but who will share office space. “Gulfstream has had a presence in Palm Beach for almost 20 years with the capability

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American Airlines boosts clean commitment with sustained virus-killing coating

American Airlines is upgrading its clean commitment by adding the electrostatic spraying solution SurfaceWise®2 from Allied BioScience to its multitiered cleaning and safety program in the coming months. The SurfaceWise®2 solution is the first-ever long-lasting product to help fight the spread of the novel coronavirus that is approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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Finnair closes sale-and-leaseback agreement for one of its A350 aircraft

Finnair has finalized a sale and leaseback arrangement for one of its A350 aircraft with Nomura Babcock & Brown (NBB), with BBAM Aircraft Management as an arranger and lease servicer. In the arrangement, Finnair sold the Airbus A350 aircraft delivered in February 2020 to NBB and leased the aircraft back for its own operation. The

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STS Aviation Services grows team and expands Airbus tooling

Aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) provider STS Aviation Services will grow its C-check services team and expands its Airbus tooling as work ramps up inside of its base maintenance facility in Melbourne, Florida. “We are beginning to see more and more commercial aircraft come out of storage,” said Mark Smith, President of STS Aviation

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Bombardier delivers first Global 7500 equipped with dual Head-up Display

Bombardier has delivered the first Global 7500 aircraft equipped with a dual Head-Up Display (HUD). This first-in-class capability provides additional safety and redundancy to the advanced and pilot-friendly cockpit. The sophisticated HUD on the Global 7500 aircraft is equipped with Enhanced and Synthetic vision systems for optimal situational awareness. The second HUD builds on these

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GKN Fokker Services obtains CAAC supplemental type certificate for ADS-B Out on Boeing Next-Generation 737

Multiple customers of GKN Fokker Services have already ordered the Boeing Next-Generation 737 ADS-B Out modification enabling them to comply with the global ADS-B out mandates while securing early adopter advantages. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) have issued the STC for ADS-B Out modification on Boeing Next-Generation

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