Heike Tamm

Airbus extends Technology Research with Chinese partners

Airbus Beijing Engineering Centre (ABEC), a joint venture between Airbus and China Aviation Industry Corporation (AVIC), opened a new lab on nanocomposite materials jointly with National Centre for Nanoscience and Technology of China. On the same day, the two parties signed a cooperation agreement on engineering polymer nanocomposites for aeronautic applications. Both sides agree to

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Materials Laboratory of Liebherr-Aerospace Toulouse SAS accredited by NADCAP

Liebherr-Aerospace Toulouse SAS, center of excellence for aerospace air management systems within the Liebherr Group, has obtained accreditation from NADCAP (National Aerospace and Defense Contractors Accreditation Program) for its Materials Testing Laboratory. This accreditation follows an audit conducted in early March 2018 by the Performance Review Institute (PRI), which focused on both the overall quality

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Comair renews partnership with Sabre to fuel growth

South African airline operator Comair has renewed its agreement with Sabre Corporation for the global travel technology leader’s passenger reservations system, commercial systems and operations systems to help further enhance customer experience, boost revenues and improve efficiency. One of Africa’s most successful airline operators, Comair has relied upon Sabre’s technology platform for its core reservations

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Judgment of the European Court of Justice: Booked airline must pay compensation in the event of a delay or cancelation

In the event of delay of more than three hours or cancelation of a flight, the airline that offered the flight must pay compensation to passengers – even if the aircraft and crew have been chartered. This was decided by the European Court of Justice (ECJ). Travelers who are delayed for over three hours will

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Embraer and Sahara Africa Aviation sign multi-year Pool Program Agreement

Sahara Africa Aviation, Africa’s leading provider of end to end aviation services, has signed a multi-year Pool Program Agreement with Embraer for spare parts and support, covering more than 500 components for their two recently acquired Embraer ERJ 145 jets. Based in Nelspruit at Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport in South Africa, Sahara also has the

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