With its LCCevolution project, Lufthansa Cargo is pressing ahead with modernising the Frankfurt hub: In August of this year, construction work began on the new warehouse, including the automated transport system and the first building modules in the north of Frankfurt Airport. In addition to the new building, the existing buildings and warehouses of the […]
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Based on Thales’ Compact Autopilot System, derived from its previously certified transport category autopilot, StableLight is a robust, feature-packed autopilot in a compact, lightweight package that is perfectly suited for light rotorcraft. The system transforms the flight control experience of the helicopter with transparent stability augmentation that works precisely and without feedback to the
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Ultra-low fare carrier Frontier Airlines will re-open a pilot base serving both O’Hare and Midway International Airports in May of 2024. Frontier previously maintained a pilot base in Chicago until April of 2022. The base is expected to employ up to 110 pilots within its first year of operation. Combined with 190 existing flight attendant
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Complete Aircraft Group (CAG) has partnered with global IT services provider TEKenable, to develop a new maintenance software solution aimed at streamlining compliance and reporting processes through real-time, cloud-based data management. The system – built from the ground up in conjunction with TEKenable’s TEKaviation team – will initially support CAG’s engine borescope services. Available via
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Royal Jordanian, Jordan’s flag carrier airline, and Lufthansa Technik (LHT) have extended their partnership in the realm of base maintenance. Recently, for the first time, two Royal Jordanian Airbus A320s underwent a C-check at Lufthansa Technik Budapest. The collaboration between the carrier and LHT in total component support (TCS) has been ongoing for a decade.
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Aircraft lessor SMBC Aviation Capital has placed an additional order for 60 A320neo-family aircraft, bringing its total acquisitions of this type to nearly 340 units directly sourced from Airbus. In conjunction with SMBC’s existing commitments for the A320neo family, this fresh order secures a continuous delivery stream for the company well into the next decade.
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Pratt & Whitney Canada and Gulfstream Aerospace have reported the successful completion of the first transatlantic flight using SAF with both PW815GA engines on a Gulfstream G600 business jet. The Gulfstream G600 flew on November 19 from Savannah, Georgia to Farnborough, United Kingdom, with both engines powered by 100% hydro-processed esters and fatty acids (neat HEFA), which has at least 70% lower
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As part of its strategy to streamline flight operations by leveraging the latest technologies, Uzbekistan Airways has signed up to deploy SITA Mission Watch. The solution will drive greater agility and efficiency, including annual savings of over US$600,000 in weather-related incidence avoidance and 300 tonnes of fuel. SITA Mission Watch is a next-generation flight tracking
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Boeing continues to transition towards low rate initial production of the MH-139A Grey Wolf after completing the programme’s Research, Development, Test & Evaluation (RDT&E) phase, delivering the sixth and final test aircraft to the U.S. Air Force last month. “Delivering all of the RDT&E aircraft to the Air Force enables them to continue critical operational
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The modified glider at the centre of Airbus UpNext’s hydrogen contrail-studying experiment, Blue Condor, made its first hydrogen-powered flight over Nevada in the United States on November 8. The flight was the company’s first ever to use hydrogen as the sole fuel source and it kicked off a test campaign that will conclude in a
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