The European Commission on June 8, delivered on its ambitious Aviation Strategy for Europe by adopting a series of measures to further support open and connected aviation markets in the European Union and beyond. The four initiatives presented on June 8, aim to safeguard competition and connectivity in aviation, facilitate investments in European airlines and
EDM, a global provider of training simulators to the civil aviation and defence sectors, has won an order from China Eastern Airlines to manufacture two B787 Door Trainers. EDM will design and manufacture both Door Trainers at its Manchester facility in the UK before shipping and installing them at the airline’s cabin crew training centre
Commsoft’s MRO IT system, OASES, has been chosen by the Lithuanian-based operator, Grand Cru Airlines. Grand Cru is EASA AOC and PART 145 certificate holder, providing dry lease and aircraft management solutions in fast-growing, emerging markets. It will be using OASES to support its two Boeing 737-300 airliners and an Airbus A320-231. The contract with
ATR has created a new Leasing, Asset Management & Freighter department which has the priorities of managing sales to the leasing community and facilitating the placement of new or used ATR aircraft by lessors. It also provides a full range of asset management services, including the support for freighter conversions. Additionally, it will deliver associated
Etihad Cargo and Royal Air Maroc Cargo have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) which will see the two airlines cooperate in a number of areas including network development, freighter deployment and increasing traffic on several trade lanes over the next nine months. The MOU was signed at Royal Air Maroc’s headquarters in Casablanca. The
On June 7, a new chapter in EU-Ukraine aviation relations has started, with the official launch of a new cooperation project between EASA and SAAU (State Aviation Administration of Ukraine) in the area of airworthiness. The three-year project, managed by EASA, is designed to support the implementation in Ukraine of EU airworthiness rules, and thus
Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates have cut ties with fellow Gulf nation, Qatar, over its apparent terrorist sympathies and support of Islamic groups, which is destabilizing the region. The four countries have made it clear they intend to cease all land, sea and air traffic to and from Qatar, while also
American Airlines will continue its investment at LAX, committing more than US$1.6bn over the next 15 years. The investment will go toward improvements of Terminals 4 and 5. American’s letter of intent sets the framework for negotiation of a new 15-year lease agreement and features airport improvement projects that would be made possible by the
OASES, Commsoft’s MRO IT system, has been chosen by SereneAir to support the airline’s three Boeing 737-800s. SereneAir becomes the first customer for Commsoft in Pakistan. Headquartered in Islamabad, it is a newly launched, privately owned airline, that began operations in January 2017 and is currently flying to five destinations across the growing aviation market
John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) Terminal 4 is planning to modernise their Security Operations Center (SOC) with Thales – a world leader in airport security, providing smart airport solutions. This three-year contract is part of an extensive security modernization project at JFK Terminal 4 to enhance the situational awareness of its security operations. Thales
