At the Beijing General Aviation Show last year Embraer’s China chief, Guan Dongyuan, was asked whether the company would stop assembling jets in China. His response was that Embraer wanted to “let the market to make [sic] the decision.” With the announcement on Wednesday this week that Embraer is to cease assembly of its sole
A signal detected by the French search vessel La Place has been confirmed by Remy Jouty, Director of BEA, France’s air accident investigation agency, as coming from one of the flight data recorders onboard EgyptAir flight MS804. The Airbus A320 crashed into the Mediterranean Sea on May 19, with 66 passengers and crew on board,
Air BP, the international aviation fuel products and services supplier, has today announced the signing of a 50/50 aviation fuel joint venture in Peru with PBF, the Peruvian energy company. The agreement was signed by David Windle, Chief Operating Officer, Air BP, and Alberto Pinto Rocha, Chief Executive Officer, PBF, in the Peruvian capital Lima.
NAYAK Aircraft Service successfully planned and conducted the implementation of satellite based inflight internet connectivity in conjunction with a powerful all in one Wi-Fi-based inflight entertainment system on the Embraer Phenom 300 aircraft type. A Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for the necessary installation of a satellite connection antenna on the upper fuselage of the aircraft
In August last year the two South-American carriers, LAN and TAM merged to become South America’s largest carrier covering over 135 destinations in 23 countries for passengers, and a cargo business offering freight services to more than 144 destinations in 26 countries. The airline owns a fleet of approximately 312 aircraft and has roughly 53,000
During their board meeting in Toronto (Canada) on May 15th, 2016 the board of the Airport Services Association (asa) agreed to set up a joint venture company known as ASA Services with the Swiss company 2assistU. ASA Services Ltd will be based in Brugg / Zurich (Switzerland) and will offer management training globally for ground
In a bid to strengthen its position in the Chinese airline industry, HNA Group intends to make an investment of AU$159 million (US$114 million) in the acquisition of a 13% stake in Virgin Australia. Currently HNA Group’s airline, Hainan Airlines, has no scheduled flights to Australia, unlike state-backed China Southern and China Eastern. According to
Satcom Direct was the first business aviation distribution partner to prove its services and transmit data over Inmarsat’s new Ka-band Global Xpress network via the Inmarsat-5 F-1, F-2 and F-3 satellites. Now, it is the first to activate Jet ConneX service for business aviation customers. Jet ConneX is the high-speed broadband service for business aviation
The flight schools of the Lufthansa Group in Germany, Switzerland, and the United States are combining their activities under the European Flight Academy (EFA) umbrella. This was decided by the Group Executive Board in its meeting on May 24, 2016. EFA will offer the airlines of the Lufthansa Group (LHG), as well as in the
The International Air Transport Association has released passenger traffic data for the month of April which shows demand in passenger kilometers (RPKs) rose by 4.6%, one of the lowest rises since January last year. While the load factor decreased by 0.3% to 79.1%, available seat kilometers (ASKs) rose by 4.9%. IATA has taken into account
