Heike Tamm

StandardAero cuts ribbon on new 206,000 ft ² Cincinnati component repair facility

StandardAero Component Services has cut the ribbon on a new 206,000 ft² repair facility, directly adjacent to its current 236,000 ft² component repair facility in Cincinnati, nearly doubling its capacity to accommodate rapid growth in customer demands during 2018 and beyond. The new facility has been converted into a high-tech aerospace component repair shop with

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Norwegian signs comprehensive engine services contract with LHT

The Norwegian Air Shuttle Group and Lufthansa Technik have signed a contract extending an existing Total Engine Support (TES®) contract. The agreement, signed on September at the airline’s headquarters in Oslo, covers all-inclusive services for the CFM56-7B engines powering the airline’s current fleet of 115 Boeing 737-800 aircraft. According to the contract, for the next

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Sabre expands beyond NDC program, achieves IATA Level 3 NDC certification

As Sabre Corporation leads the industry evolution toward next-generation retailing, distribution and fulfillment, the company has expanded its Beyond NDC program by entering into strategic relationships with additional airlines and agencies including United Airlines, BCD Travel, Finnair, American Express Travel & Lifestyle Services, Singapore Airlines and Corporate Travel Management. Sabre has also been designated NDC-Certified

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Jet Aviation makes new Asia-Pacific region and leadership team appointments

Jet Aviation has formed a new region for AsiaPacific (APAC) and appointed Joe Reckling SVP Regional Operations APAC, effective immediately. The company also appointed David Best, current VP Business Development, as its new SVP Strategic Global Growth (SGG), effective December 1. Best succeeds Johannes Turzer, who is retiring from this role at the end of

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First ICAO-EASA forum focuses on cheaper, safer and more sustainable aviation

At their first-ever forum, the UN International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) joined forces to bring together South East Asian aviation stakeholders to discuss the future of air transport in the South East Asian region. Travel to, from, and within South East Asia is expected to increase at an

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Qantas chooses Spatial to upgrade its Cabin Emergency Evacuation Trainers

Spatial, one of the leading provider of cabin crew training simulators, will upgrade Qantas’ narrow-body and wide-body Cabin Emergency Evacuation Trainers (CEETs). The upgrades, designed to overcome obsolescence issues, will include the installation of Spatial’s state-of-the-art PLC based operating system and paired visual technologies as well as a wireless Instructor Operator Station. Spatial Composite Solutions

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