BGS, an international provider of ground handling and aircraft fuelling services, has announced its expansion to Riga International (IATA: RIX), the largest airport in the Baltic States. Since establishing its presence in the main aviation hub in Latvia, BGS has already provided fuelling support to its first customer in Riga – Bulgarian BH Air. As
In a move aimed at increasing working capital and to aid the purchase of additional aircraft, BOC Aviation, the aircraft leasing arm of the Bank of China, is to sell off up to 40% of the firm through a listing of new and old shares on the main board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
Bestfly, the Angola-based aviation services company has been selected by Chevron, through its subsidiary, Cabinda Gulf Oil Company (CABGOC), to provide all ground handling and flight support services to its entire aviation related operations in Angola. The contract, which commenced in September, covers the complete Chevron fleet of four Bombardier Dash-8 Q400 aircraft, and 10
After the postponement from June this year, Mitsubishi Aircraft has confirmed the time for the new maiden flight as between October 26th and 30th, the exact date being released one day in advance of the actual flight. A subsidiary of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Mitsubishi Aircraft have designed the Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) with between 70
Air Atlanta Aviaservices, a provider of component maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services, utilized Quantum Control MRO and Logistics software to help grow its operations. Located near Gatwick Airport in Crawley, UK, Air Atlanta Aviaservices has expanded its user base from 20 to 38, and added a second database for its parts sales facility in
Troubles at Air France came to a head last week when scuffles broke out at a management meeting intended to discuss the raft of expected redundancies subsequent to the failure of the recent rounds of talks between the airline and unions. As part of Perform 2020 the airline has set itself the target of reducing
TRIGO Group has been awarded a contract by Airbus, and will provide comprehensive inspection of aircraft cabin elements for the Pan-European aircraft manufacturer for the upcoming years. Due to the continuous technical and commercial improvement of air transport, as well as the liberalization of the aviation sector, key players of aeronautics need to adapt themselves
AerData, provider of lease management, records management and engine fleet planning software, released that ACS Aero Management (Subsidiary of Aero Capital Solutions), has chosen AerData’s Corporate Management System (CMS) software to support technical records management and technical audit and inspection data management. AerData CMS is an industry-leading platform that supports all business processes in aircraft
Gogo, a leading provider of in-flight connectivity and entertainment solutions to the global aero market, announced a new 4G connectivity solution for the business aviation market. Available at the beginning of 2017, Gogo Biz 4G represents a significant increase in capability when compared to existing solutions. Created specifically for the business aviation market, Gogo Biz
The Dutch Safety Board (DSB) has released its long-awaited report on the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in the Ukraine which killed all 298 passengers and crew on board. While there are no surprises in the findings with regard to the conclusion the plane was brought down after being hit by a surface-to-air missile,
