The SmartSky 4G network is taking off with another partner onboard. Pro Star Aviation will serve as an authorized dealer for hardware sales and installation of SmartSky’s innovative technology. Pro Star will sell and install SmartSky equipment across many business jet models using STC licenses obtained from SmartSky’s earliest distribution partners.
STG Aerospace announced that its emergency floorpath marking system, saf-Tglo, has been installed on the Orbis Flying Eye Hospital. Orbis, a non-profit organization that fights blindness around the world and based in New York, operates the Flying Eye Hospital, the world’s only mobile ophthalmic teaching hospital on board an MD-10 aircraft, taking the very latest
Seven months after Boeing announced it will reduce production of its 747-8 from 1.3 to 0.5 aircraft in September this year, Airbus has announced it will also be reducing production of the A380 from its current rate of 2.5 per month to 1.0 aircraft per month in 2018, underlining the current lack of demand in
With the FAA’s current authority due to expire on July 15, the US House has passed an extension until September 30, 2017 without any opposition. It is hoped that in the forthcoming months, areas of contention will be resolved regarding what some, including A4A (Airlines for America), see as the agency’s regulatory overreach through proposals
China Eastern Airlines has increased its commitment to Panasonic Avionics’ (Panasonic) for global broadband connectivity services to 84 total aircraft. The leading Chinese carrier, which, in partnership with China Telecom Satellite, was the first to offer broadband Wi-Fi connectivity on flights over Chinese airspace, and this agreement strengthens its long-term relationship with Panasonic. The extended
Lufthansa Technik AG has modified the first VIP aircraft, an Airbus A340, with the fastest internet connection currently available on the market, the so-called Ka-band satellite communication technology. Lufthansa Technik is the first MRO company in Europe to receive the Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) from EASA to install Ka-band antenna systems on an Airbus A340
Satair Group’s “Integrated Material Services” (IMS) has won their first A350XWB customer, Cathay Pacific Airways, and has started their new service offering for the airline’s fleet of 48 Airbus A350XWB aircraft. Working in conjunction with the recently announced long-term agreement with Airbus to provide Flight Hour Services (FHS), Satair Group will operate the IMS, which
Sabre Corporation has expanded its long-term technology agreement with LATAM Airlines Group, with the implementation of Sabre´s Flight Plan Manager and broadening the adoption of Software-as-a-Service solutions from the Sabre AirCentre operational suite. Sabre´s AirCentre Flight Plan Manager, which provides fully-automated flight planning capabilities and significant productivity savings, will help the group unify flight operations
Rolls-Royce and Mubadala Development Company, the Abu Dhabi-based investment and development organisation, have announced further details of a new Approved Maintenance Centre (AMC) in the Emirate and confirmed plans for a manufacturing facility that will produce aero engine components. Rolls-Royce is committed to developing a competitive, capable and flexible Trent Service Network to support the
Willis Lease Finance Corporation entered an agreement to use GE Aviation’s Engine Health Validator app to evaluate engine condition, reducing time and cost to transfer engine assets between lessees. The app replaces the need for performance verification test cell runs by providing an accurate prediction of engine condition for engines maintained in the OEM configuration.
