Heike Tamm

Ethiopian Airlines expands Boeing fleet with new and improved 737 jet

Ethiopian Airlines has taken delivery of the first of 30 737 MAX jets for Africa’s largest and fastest-growing commercial airline. Ethiopian Airlines took delivery of its first Boeing 737 MAX 8. The flag carrier of Ethiopia has long operated the efficient and reliable Boeing 737 airplane. With the MAX, Ethiopian will be able to achieve […]

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BAA Training invests over €1.2 million into Ab Initio training equipment

BAA Training, one of the biggest independent aviation training centres in Europe, is expanding its Ab Initio flight school capacity by investing over €1.2 million into new learning material and equipment. Recently, the Academy has purchased 4 new aircraft, two Cessna 172 and two Tecnam T2002, which are expected to join the fleet currently consisting

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MIAT Mongolian Airlines joins Board of Airline Representatives in Germany

The national airline of Mongolia, MIAT Mongolian Airlines, has joined the Board of Airline Representatives in Germany (BARIG). The international association advocates for the mutual interests of around 100 national and international airlines in the areas cargo, passenger and charter. MIAT Mongolian Airlines exists since 1956 and serves currently eight international destinations via its home

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Derichebourg Atis aéronautique launches collaboration with Hi-Fly Marketing

Derichebourg Atis aéronautique, a leading international services provider for the aircraft industry, has launched a collaboration with Hi-Fly Marketing, the growing South African company specialising in technical services in the African aviation industry, as its commercial representative for developing its activities through the Subsaharian African Region. Derichebourg Atis aéronautique has chosen Hi-Fly Marketing for their

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Pierre Cottenceau appointed VP Engineering at Safran Nacelles

Member of the Executive Committee and reporting directly to Safran Nacelles CEO Cédric Goubet, Pierre Cottenceau joins Safran Nacelles to take the responsibility of the Engineering division. In 2011 Pierre Cottenceau has joined Safran Aircraft Engines as chief engineer for the LEAP-1B engine. In September 2016, he was appointed head of the design office in

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ATR forecasts demand for new turboprops to exceed 3,000 over next 20 years

Plane manufacturer ATR (Aerei da Trasporto Regionale or Avions de Transport Régional), the equal-partnership joint venture between France’s Airbus and Italy’s Leonardo, based in Toulouse, France has announced its projections for the future demand of its turboprop commercial aircraft. At a value in excess of US$80 billion, the projected demand exceeds 3,000 new turboprop planes

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Bell Boeing to begin U.S. Navy CMV-22B production work under US$4 billion contract

Bell Boeing Joint Program Office, Amarillo, Texas, is awarded US$4,191,533,822 for modification P00008 to convert the previously awarded V-22 tiltrotor aircraft advance acquisition contract (N00019-17-C-0015) to a fixed-price-incentive-fee multiyear contract. This contract provides for the manufacture and delivery of 39 CMV-22B aircraft for the Navy; 14 MV-22B aircraft for the Marine Corps; one CV-22B for

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Rotable Repairs leveraging Bauer wheel equipment

Rotable Repairs, one of the UK’s leading providers of wheel and brake MRO services and UK’s first Honeywell authorized Wheel and Brake Service Center, are maximising shop throughput by utilizing Bauer wheel assembly equipment. Rotable Repairs Sales & Marketing Director, Bryan Croft says, “The A320 Main Wheel typically took 20 minutes and involved two people

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