Western Global Airlines (WGA), a low cost, high quality all-cargo carrier, received final FAA certification and has been issued a Part 121 Air Operator Certificate. In addition, WGA has been certified by the U.S. DOT to be fit, willing, and able to engage in interstate and foreign air transportation of property and mail. WGA plans
Aviall, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, has implemented a 10-year distribution agreement for BendixKing avionics products. It is the first product line to be launched by Aviall following its successful transition to the state-of-the-art enterprise resource planning system from SAP. BendixKing by Honeywell, based in Albuquerque, N.M., designs, builds and supports some
China Eastern Airlines and its subsidiaries Shanghai Airlines and China United Airlines are implementing Boeing Airplane Health Management (AHM) to improve maintenance and engineering operations efficiency across China Eastern’s rapidly growing fleets. Boeing and China Eastern teams have deployed the Boeing Airplane Health Management system on 157 Next-Generation 737 airplanes. The contract extends to eventually
Baltic Aviation Academy, aviation training centre, has been approved by the Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) of Malaysia. The training centre has been audited, and received approval as Approved Training Organization (ATO) to provide Boeing 737-600/900 Type Rating training and Base training. The document is issued for Baltic Aviation Academy and its Boeing 737-800 Full
A J Walter Aviation has been awarded AEO (Authorised Economic Operator) status by HMRC (Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs). This accreditation follows several months of exacting preparation, followed by a rigorous six day audit carried out by the HMRC audit team which covered every high level process within the AJW organisation. An AEO certified business
Monarch, a leading scheduled airline to leisure destinations announces the launch of MPlayer – an industry leading, personal inflight entertainment service. MPlayer allows customers to connect to the on-board wireless network via their own iOS or Android smartphone or tablet and access a wide range of free and pay-to-access in-flight entertainment content. Passengers will need
Early July marked the official launch of the European Clean Sky 2 Joint Technology Initiative. The new program is substantially broader in scope and more ambitious than Clean Sky, its predecessor. MTU Aero Engines, too, is stepping up its activities under the initiative: Germany’s leading engine manufacturer is one of the 16 lead partners from
Boeing is forecasting continued strong growth in demand for commercial aviation pilots and maintenance technicians as the global fleet expands over the next 20 years. Boeing’s 2014 Pilot and Technician Outlook, released at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, projects that between 2014 and 2033, the world’s aviation system will require 533,000 new commercial airline pilots and 584,000
Air Comm Corporation (ACC), an industry leader in the design, development, production and certification of Environmental Control, Air Management and Thermal Management Systems for fixed and rotary wing aircraft, is expanding its Quantum Control software footprint to manage manufacturing and repair service operations at the company’s Dallas location. ACC currently leverages Quantum at its facility
Universal Avionics announces Authorized Dealer, Mid-Canada Mod Center (MC2), has achieved the much anticipated, first Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA) Future Air Navigation System (FANS) certification with the UniLink UL-801 Communications Management Unit (CMU). The Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) was issued for MC2’s FANS installation on a Falcon 50EX.
