AerData, a Boeing Company, has announced the relocation of their Schiphol office to a newly refurbished, purpose built office space in Hoogoorddreef, Amsterdam Zuidoost, from 3rd July. The new office is 16 KM away from the current location and unites AerData with their parent company, Boeing, who are already established in the Amerika Building. The
Boeing has launched its third major business unit on July 1, when Boeing Global Services began operating alongside Commercial Airplanes and Defense, Space & Security. This new dedicated services business focuses on the needs of government, space and commercial customers worldwide. Boeing Chairman, President and CEO Dennis Muilenburg announced the formation of Global Services in
Airways New Zealand will continue to deliver air traffic control services to Niue, Samoa, the Cook Islands, and the Kingdom of Tonga after the contract was re-signed in Christchurch on June 29, Transport Minister Simon Bridges says. “The Pacific Upper Airspace agreement we have with these four countries is a significant part of Airways New
Inbound international flights are to undergo increased security based on new plans announced by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), including enhanced screening of personal electronic devices (PADs) through more-thorough passenger checking. The new regulations will be applicable to all commercial flights into the U.S., which involves approximately 325,000 passengers travelling daily on 180
American Airlines has announced from its headquarters in Fort Worth, Texas that it is entering into a joint venture with Analogic Corporation to expand the use of Computed Tomography (CT) at airports across the globe. It is anticipated that the state-of-the-art CT technology when it successfully completes the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) certification and qualification
The Indian government has announced that within the next four to five years a second international airport is to be built near the capital city, New Delhi, at an estimated cost of 200 billion rupees (US$3.10bn). To cope with the rapidly increasing volume of passenger traffic, the Noida International Airport will be built from scratch
Jeppesen, a Boeing Company, now offers operators dynamic new features and functionality within its industry-leading FliteDeck Pro electronic flight bag (EFB) solution. Available for airlines and large-scale operators, the new version of FliteDeck Pro now provides enhanced navigation and situational awareness capabilities to simplify preparation and in-flight procedures. The latest enhancements to FliteDeck Pro include
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released data which reveals that the South African air transportation sector is responsible for contributing US$12bn to the country’s GDP, while providing employment for approximately 490,000 people if tourism-related jobs are also included. The figures were revealed in a study conducted by Oxford Economics on behalf of IATA
Transport Canada, the U.S. Federal Aviation Authority, the European Aviation Safety Agency and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport of the Republic of Korea (South Korea) have qualified the world’s first C Series aircraft full-flight simulator (FFS) to Level D, the highest qualification for flight simulators. The Bombardier C Series FFS, located at the
Concept Laser (a GE Additive company) and LAUAK (a French aeronautical company) have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to launch an alliance between the two entities. Lauak will invest in Concept Laser’s additive machines to be a reference customer for Concept Laser technology and Concept Laser will work closely with Lauak to implement additive
