The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has granted the first certificate for a Virtual Reality (VR)-based Flight Simulation Training Device (FSTD). The device, for rotorcraft pilots, enhances safety by opening the possibility for practicing risky maneuvers in a virtual environment. This addresses a key risk area in rotorcraft operations, where statistics show that around
Lufthansa Cargo is setting an important course for the future of the airfreight center in Frankfurt. The airfreight company has signed one of the highest-volume contracts in its comprehensive infrastructure program. The detailed planning and realization of the new central high-rack storage system, the centerpiece of the Frankfurt hub, will be implemented with the German
Finnair will start accepting a COVID-19 vaccination certificate from the first vaccination dose as an alternative to a negative test result or a certificate of a previous COVID-19 infection, on Finnair flights to Finland from May 11, 2021. In line with the recommendation by the Finnish Institute of Health and Welfare, Finnair has, since late
The Government of Panama will accept the IATA Travel Pass as a digital travel credential for passengers to store their COVID-19 test result, which is a current requirement for entry into the country. Panama thus becomes the first nation in the region to accept this new IATA application. Luis Oliva, Administrator General of the Authority
VINCI Airports, the Syndicat Mixte de l’Aéroport Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne (SMACFA) and the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Region, has made sustainable biofuels available to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport users, with Michelin Air Services as its first customer. These biofuels will be provided by Air bp under a fuel contract with VINCI Airports, and are produced from used food oils. Biofuels
Boeing’s Board of Directors has extended the company’s age-65 standard retirement to age 70 for President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) David L. Calhoun. Calhoun, 64, has served as Boeing’s President and CEO since Jan. 13, 2020. While the Board’s action extends the mandatory retirement age for Calhoun to April 1, 2028, there is no
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced an agreement with Eurofins to incorporate its worldwide COVID-19 testing network into IATA Travel Pass. Eurofins is a leader in bio-analytical testing with 800 laboratories across 50 countries. As part of the partnership, Eurofins’ dedicated COVID-19 portfolio, encompassing multiple test types and hundreds of COVID-19 sampling stations
Texas-based GDC Technics (GDC), a subcontractor working on the two new Air Force One Boeing jets, is countersuing Boeing Co for a minimum of US$20 million after the American planemaker canceled GDC’s contracts. In a suit filed on April 7, Boeing claimed that GDC had failed to complete work on the interiors of the two
Bombardier and global communications company Viasat have announced regulatory approval for the installation and use of Viasat’s Ka-band in-flight connectivity (IFC) business aviation system on in-service Challenger 300 and Challenger 350 aircraft, for their fastest available download speeds in the super-midsize segment. Supplemental Type Certificates (STC) have been successfully received from the U.S. Federal Aviation
Aviator, a Nordic one-stop shop for aviation ground handling services, has announced the introduction Vestergaard electrical chassis, able to carry a number of Ground support equipment (GSE) applications, such as water and lavatory carts, increasing the base’s operational capability and reducing Aviator’s environmental footprint. Vestergaard Company’s fully electric 12-ton chassis is equipped with a 40
