Carpatair announced its newest wet lease project under an arrangement with Fly Be Group. One Fokker100 belonging to Carpatair, an IOSA registered airline since 2005, started operations as of 1st of April 2014 for Europe’s independent regional airline, Flybe. The aircraft is based at Birmingham Airport, UK and will operate Flybe scheduled flights throughout UK,
The HelioJet LED lighting system has been certified for aviation. Teaming up with SCHOTT AG, Lufthansa Technik AG has designed and developed a new LED lighting system for aircraft cabins which has the advantages of LED technology yet without the color changes that normally afflict ageing LEDs. The system has been flying since 2013 and
FLYplug, a new label-based format for aerospace RFID parts identification, has been launched by MAINtag in partnership with Zebra Technologies. FLYplug is easy to use, cost-efficient and practical for aircraft (A/C) manufacturers, original equipment manufacturers (OEM) and MRO sectors that want to upgrade from older barcode identification labels or name plates to a state-of-the-art, data-robust
Inmarsat, a provider of global mobile satellite communications services and Rockwell Collins have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to make Rockwell Collins a Value Added Reseller (VAR) of GX Aviation Ka-broadband service. Under the terms of the agreement, Rockwell Collins, through its recent acquisition of ARINC, will bring the newest generation of Ka-band service to
Panasonic Avionics Corporation, a leader in in-flight entertainment and communications (IFEC) systems, will deliver its industry-leading eX3 in-flight entertainment and communications solution to Air Canada for 37 wide body aircraft. Under terms of the agreement, Panasonic will linefit install eX3 on Air Canada’s 37 Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft. Deliveries commence with the airline’s first 787
SDV Singapore and C.J. Patel reached an agreement to form a new joint-venture company in order to strengthen their global logistics business. This joint-venture is derived from consolidating synergies in the supply-chain that will enhance both organizations ability to deliver world-class products throughout Fiji and around the South Pacific area. The new company operates under
AerSale released that the Governor of New Mexico, Susana Martinez, visited AerSale’s facility on March 3rd to announce the passage of New Mexico’s House Bill 24, which will exempt sales tax on transport category aircraft services and products within the state. This exemption, which also covers sales of whole aircraft, engines and component parts, will
Republic Airways Holdings reported that members of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) Local 357 failed to ratify a proposed four-year pilot labor agreement. IBT Local 357 represents more than 2,200 pilots for Republic’s sister companies Chautauqua Airlines, Republic Airlines and Shuttle America. The proposed contract included increases in pay that would have placed Republic
Volartec, one of the fastest growing IT companies in the aviation industry, welcomed VECA Airlines as the first operator based in El Salvador. Several months ago during the startup process VECA Airlines selected Alkym as the system to manage all of their technical operations. VECA Airlines has now completed the implementation Alkym Management and Control
An A380 line-fitted with broadband in-flight connectivity service from Panasonic Avionics Corporation has been delivered to Lufthansa. The A380, was fitted at Airbus with Panasonic’s Global Communications Services. Over the next twelve months, Panasonic will equip an additional 11 linefit A380s with its global connectivity service.
