Swoop Aero and Skyports extend partnership to take drone deliveries to new heights

After the resounding success in contributing to the U.K.’s National Health Service (NHS) COVID-19 response, Australian drone logistics company Swoop Aero and U.K. advanced air mobility (AAM) company Skyports are extending their partnership to deploy drone delivery networks across the Americas and Europe. The collaboration will combine Skyports’ expertise in drone delivery operations with Swoop […]

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Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to accept IATA travel pass

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The General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has accepted IATA’s Travel Pass to confirm pre-departure COVID-19 test results for departing and arriving passengers starting September 30, 2021. Eventually, this acceptance will be expanded to vaccine certification. Travelers to/from the KSA will have the choice of using either the

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Direct Maintenance to provide line maintenance services for China Southern Airlines in Africa

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Direct Maintenance, a certified line maintenance service provider, part of Magnetic MRO, has announced the recent expansion of their partnership agreement with China Southern Airlines, one of Asia’s leading airlines and taking over full technical handling of the operator’s fleet line maintenance services in Nairobi, Kenya. “This is the first time a Chinese aircraft has

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Dr. William Willms becomes Chief Financial Officer of Lufthansa Technik

People

The Supervisory Board of Lufthansa Technik has appointed Dr. William Willms as a member of the Executive Board with effect from September 1 for three years. Dr. Willms will take over the finance department. He thus completes the Lufthansa Technik Executive Board, which already includes the CEO Dr. Johannes Bussmann and Soeren Stark as COO

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Panasonic Avionics upgrades in-flight mobile connectivity with GigSky partnership

Information Technology

Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Panasonic Avionics) is enhancing its in-flight mobile connectivity offering through a strategic partnership with GigSky, a global mobility provider based in Silicon Valley, California. The partnership between Panasonic Avionics, its subsidiary AeroMobile and GigSky enables any eSIM-equipped mobile phone user to enjoy their in-flight mobile connectivity service—regardless of network operator—on selected airlines

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IAI issues consolidated financial statements for the first half and second quarter of 2021

Financial

Israel Aerospace Industries’ (IAI) sales in H1 2021 grew to approx. US$2,164 million compared with approx. US$2,078 million in the first half of 2020, an increase of 4.1%. The growth is primarily due to the increased sales in the Systems Missiles & Space Group, partly offset by reduced sales in the Aviation Group. The Military

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UAV sales and support agreement signed between Barfield and DIODON

Aircraft & Engines, Top Stories

Barfield, the Americas subsidiary of Air France Industries KLM Engineering and Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M) has signed a partnership agreement with unmanned aerial systems (UAS) manufacturer and French start-up DIODON Drone Technology (DIODON). The agreement is for AFI KLM E&M to sell and support DIODAN’s UAS systems, which are renowned for their robustness, water-proofness, and

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Emirates and Airlink expand partnership

Airlines & Routes

Emirates and Airlink have announced the expansion of their existing partnership into a unilateral codeshare agreement, giving travellers to and from South Africa convenient access to more than 40 domestic and regional destinations across 12 African countries. The extended codeshare provides connectivity to Emirates customers not offered by any other carrier in Africa, and augments

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flyadeal signs long-term Flight Hour Services agreement with Airbus to support A320 fleet

MRO & Production

flyadeal, the low-cost Jeddah-based airline owned by Saudi Arabian Airlines, has signed a long-term Flight Hour Services (FHS) agreement with Airbus to support its A320 fleet. The agreement includes the 1,000th aircraft supported by Airbus Flight Hour Services. The carrier will benefit from integrated material services including spare pool access, on-site stock at the main

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Qantas Group to require employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19

Airlines & Routes

The Qantas Group will require all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as part of the national carrier’s commitment to safety. Frontline employees – including cabin crew, pilots, and airport workers – will need to be fully vaccinated by November 15, 2021, and the remainder of employees by March 31, 2022. There will be

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