Plans put forward for a new four-runway airport at Lebak, in Banten Province, which is near Jakarta, have been rejected by the Indonesian Ministry of Transport (MOT) after a year-long consultation. The plans had been submitted by the Lion Group and property developer PT Maja Raya Semestra (MRIS) for the development of a 4,000 hectare
CTT SYSTEMS, a market leader of aircraft humidity control systems, announces Cair System VIP humidification order for one Boeing BBJ 787 aircraft to be installed with an undisclosed customer during autumn 2016. With this order, CTT celebrates its 81th Cair VIP order in total for the Airbus ACJ/Boeing Business Jet VIP Programs.
Commsoft has launched a new corporate identity designed to emphasise its flagship OASES (Open Aviation Strategic Engineering System) product. Created by, and for, engineers, OASES is one of the most successful aviation engineering and maintenance systems in the world combining ease of use with highly sophisticated functionality. As part of a strategy to ensure a
Only two days after two bomb threats were responsible for the diversion of two Air France planes bound for France from the US, a plane belonging to Polish airline LOT was forced to divert and land at Burgas Airport in Bulgaria while en route to Hurghada in Egypt from Warsaw in Poland. “The plane landed
L-3 Aviation Products and Thomas Global Systems announced at NBAA that they have signed an alliance agreement to cooperate in the development of certain CRT-to-LCD display upgrade products that eliminate CRT-related maintenance costs, downtime and obsolescence issues, while providing a cost-effective growth path for cockpit upgrades. “L-3 is delighted to be working with Thomas Global,
Those responsible for instigating laws in the European Union (EU) are demanding new measures in order to protect and enhance the position of the EU transportation economy. As a consequence the European Parliament, which is based in Brussels, has just passed a resolution by 428-149 votes which wants to see all airlines playing on a
The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) representing approximately 6,500 flight attendants at Air Canada and 700 at Air Canada rouge, confirmed that its members have ratified an agreement on collective agreement terms for ten years. The agreement is subject to certain openers over the ten year period and has been approved by the Air
On October 28, 2015, the Fraunhofer Institutes for Production Technology IPT and Laser Technology ILT, and RWTH Aachen University’s Laboratory for Machine Tools and Production Engineering (WZL) and Chair for Laser Technology (LLT) launched the International Center for Turbomachinery Manufacturing (ICTM) in Aachen together with 19 renowned industrial partners. The center’s activities will focus on
Confirmation has now been made by the Russian authorities that the Metrojet A321 jet which was downed over the Sinai Peninsula on October 31st with the loss of all 224 passengers and crew on board did so as the result of a bomb. In a meeting at the Kremlin on the evening of Novenber 16th
To better represent its expanded offerings beyond satellite communications solutions, Satcom Direct has changed its brand identity to SD. The move stems from the company’s ongoing technology advancements and strategic partnerships, which have broadened its capabilities as a global connectivity provider. In addition to SATCOM, SD offers secured network capabilities, air-to-ground solutions, and value-added services
