In January this year, Texas-based Ocean Infinity began a new search for Malaysia Airlines’ missing flight MH370 a year after the original search had been called off. Ocean Infinity had been working on a ‘no cure no deal’ basis and had originally intended to perform the search for 90 days, ending in April. However, they
New Zealand’s major air traffic controller, Airways, has delivered its first report on the state of the drone industry in New Zealand. The results are based on information obtained from 1460 drone pilots, which included 500 drone service providers. Based on the whole of the country, the report has provided an in-depth view of drone
An extensive international partnership agreement between Prague Airport and Incheon International Airport Corporation (IIAC), the operator of Incheon International Airport located close to Seoul, South Korea, was signed at Václav Havel Airport Prague on Tuesday, May 22, 2018. The new Memorandum of Understanding follows the original agreement signed in 2013, specifying particular areas in which
Cobalt Air, Cyprus’ expanding airline, has enhanced its onboard experience for all its passengers with the introduction of in-flight entertainment (IFE) across its Airbus A319 and A320 fleet via portable wireless IFE platform, Bluebox Wow. Cabin crew training was completed last week in readiness for the system to go live this week, across Cobalt’s route
Airbus has confirmed that it has taken appropriate measures to comply with the World Trade Organization (WTO) ruling on subsidies for its A350 and A380 aircraft.The ruling by the WTO has cleared the way for the U.S. to impose sanctions at the end of what has been a dispute which has lasted 14 years. It
With fuel coming second only to wages as an airline’s greatest outgoing, a period of critical planning awaits them with rising prices coinciding with the traditionally busy summer season. In 2018 alone jet fuel prices have risen 15 percent, while over the last twelve months they have risen by approximately 60 percent. With schedules and
Air BP, the international aviation fuel products and services supplier has collaborated with Vivo Energy to grow its network in Africa adding six new locations: Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU), Abidjan-Felix-Houphouet-Boigny International Airport (ABJ), Nelson Mandela International (RAI), Sal International Airport (SID), Agadir – Al Massira Airport (AGA) and Marrakesh – Menera Airport (RAK).
Torsten Tamm, Managing Director, AviTrader CS GmbH explains the business model for the company’s new service in surplus inventory remarketing and parts auctioning. (interview AviTrader MRO magazine May 2018) AviTrader MRO: You recently founded AviTrader CS in Munich, Germany together with your business partners. Are you moving the Vancouver, Canada based AviTrader publication business to
AHS BERLIN Aviation Handling Services GmbH and AeroGround Berlin GmbH, two ground handling companies, have agreed on a long-term strategic cooperation at Berlin Airports in an attempt to create synergies and to strengthen their market position. Among independent providers of passenger handling and operations services, AHS leads the market in Germany, operating at Berlin’s Tegel
A Cubana de Aviación (Cubana) Boeing 737 carrying 104 passengers and six crew crashed shortly after take-off from Havana’s Jose Martí airport, Cuba, on Friday. 107 passengers and crew were killed, while three female passengers who survived the crash, but who were critically injured, were taken to Galixto Garcia Hospital in Havana. The plane was
