Online retail giant Amazon has announced plans to build an air cargo hub at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Airport in Hebron, U.S. The move is intended to support its growing fleet of aircraft and should create in excess of 2,000 jobs. It is anticipated the costs will be in the region of US$1.5 billion. Having agreed to
SAS has decided to establish a new AOC in Ireland with operational bases in London and Spain. The aim is for the new operations to be up and running from winter 2017/2018, providing a smaller number of departures as a complement to SAS’s existing production. “In line with SAS’s strategy of focusing on those customers
Aviation IT company Locatory.com has deployed a new integration for its marketplace solution with Pentagon 2000SQ. The partnership is in its third year and integrates the most important Locatory.com marketplace solutions with the Pentagon 2000SQ system. This integration brings tangible benefits for all Pentagon and Locatory.com users. Companies in the aviation industry have an opportunity
At a press conference in Dubai on February 1, James Hogan, Etihad Aviation Group President and Chief Executive Officer, and Carsten Spohr, Lufthansa Group Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, announced plans aimed at broadening the commercial partnership between the two airline giants. A US$100 million global catering contract has been agreed and a Memorandum of
An ATR 72-600 of the Swedish carrier BRA (former Braathens Regional) took off from Stockholm-Bromma February 1. to Umeå, fueled at 45% with fossil-free used cooking oil, marking the first biofuel-powered flight of an ATR aircraft. BRA provides an essential air service to link their main hub of Stockholm-Bromma to twelve Swedish regions. The ATRs
Since February 1., AJW Group has expanded its regional presence in the CIS and Eastern Europe with the opening of a new office in Moscow. AJW Russia will extend and service the company’s long-established relationship with customers throughout the region through increased local support and expertise. With a focus on providing world class parts and
With a US$1.9bn airport infrastructure project, new local partnerships, expanding routes and the implementation of a strategic alliance, Delta Air Lines (DAL) is kicking off its biggest year yet in L.A. In 2016, Delta, Los Angeles World Airports and the City of Los Angeles announced a US$1.9bn effort – one of Los Angeles’ largest investments
Foreign investment in Iran is likely to have been weakened in light of President Trumps decision to ban the issuing of visas for nationals of seven mainly Muslim countries which may also slow down the implementation of existing plane deals agreed with both Boeing and Airbus, and Iran. Airbus’ problems exists because of the volume
Lufthansa Technik has equipped a fourth VIP aircraft with the fastest available internet connection. In addition to two Boeing 737-VIP and an Airbus A340-VIP, the owner of an A330-VIP is now one of the first private customers to be able to use the new Ka-band broadband internet solution. The experts in the VIP & Special
To enhance its service in Line Maintenance, SR Technics has optimized its operational office by moving to a mobile environment. Following extensive testing in order to determine which systems and devices provided the best operational data access, SR Technics’ Line Maintenance engineers and technicians are now equipped with mobile tablets which gives them the ability
