Emirates and Etihad airlines continue to place their trust in AeroGround Flughafen München GmbH. The two Arab airlines have both extended their contracts with the subsidiary of Munich Airport, that specializes in aircraft handling, by several years. The airlines have been clients of AeroGround ever since they started operating their flight connections to Munich more
Thomas Global Systems has received Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) approval for its TFD-7000 Series plug-and-play LCD flight displays for Boeing 737/757/767 cathode ray tube (CRT)-equipped aircraft. CAAC certification is the latest in a growing number of TFD-7000 Series regulatory approvals, including from the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA), European Aviation
The first brand-new Airbus A320ceo Full Flight Simulator (FFS) starts being assembled this week, which will mark the beginning of BAA Training Spain operations. After all of the preparational works and auditing procedures are finalized, the FFS will be ready for training in March this year. The first groups of Type Rating pilot students will
Lilium, an aviation company developing an all-electric, vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) jet aircraft, and Ferrovial, a global leading infrastructure operator, have signed a framework agreement for the creation of a minimum ten-vertiport network covering locations across Florida. Vertiports provide infrastructure for landing and taking off with passengers, plus recharging as part of an alternative,
The U.K. government has taken the decision to ban travel to the U.K. from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Burundi and Rwanda to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus variant originally identified in South Africa into the U.K. From 1pm on Friday January 29, passengers who have been in, or transited through, the United
Qantas and bp have formed a strategic partnership to further advance their shared net-zero ambitions. Through the collaboration, the companies will work together on opportunities to reduce carbon emissions in the aviation sector and contribute to the development of a sustainable aviation fuel industry in Australia. The two companies have agreed to explore ways in
Airbus has been forced to quarantine 500 of its 12,000-strong workforce at its Hamburg-Finkenwerder, Germany site after 21 individuals tested positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus. As of yet it is not known if this is an outbreak of the more virulent variant that has been spreading rapidly throughout Europe from the U.K. These members of
As hereby communicated by the Board of Airline Representatives in Germany (BARIG), the association of national and international airlines in Germany, the German air traffic industry adjusts the rules regarding compulsory mask wearing. This means that as of February 1, 2021, all passengers, including children as from six years, at German airports as well as
Following the bankruptcy of its handling partner Swissport Belgium in June 2020, Brussels Airlines initiated a procedure to search for a new ground handler in its home base at Brussels Airport. As the bankruptcy vacated the second handling license at the airport, several contenders entered the Belgian market to run for a permanent license. In
Lufthansa Cargo will further develop and renew the logistics center at its home hub in Frankfurt on a modular basis. The Supervisory Board of the German airfreight company has approved respective investments in a comprehensive infrastructure program for the logistics center. The complete modernization of the Lufthansa Cargo Center has already begun in January 2021
