328 Support Services signed a follow on five-year maintenance contract with German-based business aviation operator Private Wings GmbH (PWF). Private Wings is one of the largest Dornier 328 operators in Europe, operating a fleet of eight 328-100 turboprops and two 328 jets out of its base at the general aviation terminal of Manching Airport (near
A brand new hangar of 7500 m² will be built in the technical base of LOT Aircraft Maintenance Services, located close to Warsaw Chopin Airport. The hangar will be able to take in wide-body passenger aircraft, like Boeing B787 Dreamliner and Airbus A350s. The construction project should be completed in 2017. LOTAMS is specialized in
Rockwell Collins has been selected by Turkish Airlines to provide its EP-8100 visual system for the airline’s Boeing Next Generation 737, Airbus A320 and Airbus A330 full flight simulators. The agreement includes the option for additional visual system upgrades for legacy platforms. The EP-8100’s open, scalable architecture makes it possible to add new features and
Bombardier Business Aircraft opened its doors to media as the company showcased the first two Global 7000 flight test vehicles (FTVs) at the Company’s state-of-the-art assembly line in Toronto. Bombardier is employing the highest caliber technology throughout the entire manufacturing process for the Global 7000 and Global 8000 aircraft program. The final assembly line in
AJW Technique has been granted renewal of its DGCA Type Certificate Approval by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) Indonesia, further underpinning AJW Technique’s commitment to regional compliance and maintaining its reputation for quality. The facility holds several global approvals: ANAC (Brazil), DGCA (Indonesia) and DCA (Thailand) complement FAA (US), EASA (Europe) and TCCA
GKN Aerospace has signed a GBP multi-million, long term agreement with Kawasaki Heavy Industries to supply titanium rotating parts for the PW1100G-JM and PW1400G-JM, Geared Turbofan (GTF) engines. This contract covers the planned production period for this programme to 2028, with first deliveries targetted for the end of this year. Manufacture of these critical rotating
Aer Lingus announced a major expansion of its transatlantic route offering for 2016 with three new routes from North America to Dublin. In addition to its nine existing routes from Boston, Chicago, New York, Orlando, San Francisco, Washington D.C. and Toronto to Dublin and Boston and New York to Shannon, Aer Lingus will introduce three
Air Canada and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) have reached a new agreement, subject to ratification, on collective agreement terms for ten years for the approximately 6,500 flight attendants at Air Canada and 700 at Air Canada rouge. The agreement is subject to ratification by CUPE’s membership as well as to certain openers
Air China will start Beijing-Islamabad-Karachi service on October 26th, 2015. The service will make Air China the first Chinese domestic carrier offering an air link between Beijing and Pakistan. The demand for air travel between China and Pakistan has been growing incessantly. The introduction of the Beijing-Islamabad-Karachi service, which will become an air bridge linking
LCI, the aviation leasing arm of the Libra Group, has signed a cooperation agreement with CM International Financial Leasing (CMIFL). LCI, which has a fleet of 90 ordered and delivered AgustaWestland and Airbus helicopters, has chosen CMIFL as the partner to help it grow in the burgeoning helicopter leasing market in China. CMIFL, which launched
