Victoria Police of Australia orders three AW139 helicopters

Leonardo has reported the choice for three AW139 intermediate twin engine helicopters as part of Victoria Police Air Wing’s fleet modernization effort, to provide enhanced airborne capabilities. The helicopters will be supplied by StarFlight Victoria to carry out a range of law enforcement, patrol and surveillance, and maritime search and rescue missions from the Essendon […]

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GKN Aerospace obtains EASA STCs for ADS-B Out modification for Boeing 747 and 757

MRO & Production

EASA has issued Supplemental Type Certificates (STC) to GKN Fokker Services for ADS-B Out modification for the Boeing 747-400 and 757-200 and 757-300 aircraft, including freighter versions. Each STC can be used to install all compliant transponder types in combination with every compliant GPS source offering, a unique and valuable solution to operators with mixed

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Air Vanuatu signs firm order for four A220s

Aircraft & Engines

Air Vanuatu, the national flag carrier of the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu, has signed a firm order with Airbus for four A220s (two A220-100s and two A220-300s). Air Vanuatu’s first ever order with Airbus makes it the launch customer of the A220 in the Pacific region. Based at Bauerfield International Airport in the capital

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ATSG Elects Rob Coretz to Board of Directors

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Air Transport Services Group has elected Robert K. Coretz to its Board of Directors on February 20, 2019. Coretz is a principal and founder of 10 Tanker Air Carrier, which engineers and modifies DC-10 aircraft for aerial firefighting and suppression purposes. Coretz is also the former board chairman of Omni Air International, a U.S. based

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ST Engineering Receives Authorisation from CAAS to Test Fly its UAS Solution DroNet Beyond Visual Line of Sight

Other News

ST Engineering made further strides in developing advanced Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) solutions for applications in an urban environment when its Aerospace sector became the first in Singapore to receive authorisation from the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) to conduct Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) trials over the Lower Seletar reservoir. The BVLOS

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Comtrade Group Launches Standalone Travel and Mobility Division ‘Voyego’

Other News

Comtrade Group, a software engineering services and solutions provider, has launched a dedicated travel and mobility division called ‘Voyego.’ The standalone entity, headquartered in Dublin and Berlin, has evolved from the company’s existing mobility and travel department, which has enjoyed 40% revenue growth over the last 12 months through partnerships with industry leaders including Ryanair,

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Germania subsidiary Germania Flug now 100% Swiss owned

Airlines & Routes

Germania Flug, the Zurich, Switzerland-based subsidiary of the now defunct Germania airline, is now fully operational under all-Swiss ownership. While details of the transaction are yet to be disclosed, principally because the carrier’s operational aspects have yet to be fully resolved. Various procedures are currently in progress and services which until now have been provided

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Aviation Capital Group Arranges Financing of One B747-8F Aircraft for AirBridgeCargo

Financial

Aircraft operating lessor Aviation Capital Group, has structured, arranged, and provided a guarantee of a loan by MUFG Bank (MUFG) to finance a portion of the purchase price of one Boeing 747-8F aircraft delivered to AirBridgeCargo (ABC) Airlines. The ABC financing utilized ACG’s Aircraft Financing Solutions (AFS) program. The AFS program complements ACG’s operating lease

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Bruno Vazzoler Appointed EVP, Avionics Division of Safran Electronics & Defense

People

Effective February 1st, 2019, Bruno Vazzoler is appointed as Executive Vice President, Avionics Division and member of the Executive Committee of Safran Electronics & Defense Bruno Vazzoler started his career within the Thales Group where he was, in particular, Director of the « Ground Surveillance Radars » business line, Director of the Cockpit activities at

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Rolls-Royce Engineers Successfully Test Key Component of UltraFan Engine Design

Aircraft & Engines, Top Stories

Engineers at Rolls-Royce in Derby, UK, have successfully tested a key component of the UltraFan engine design. UltraFan will redefine the world of jet engines, delivering significant weight, noise and fuel burn reductions, and will be 25% more efficient than a first-generation Trent engine. For the first time, all composite elements of the Advanced Low

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