Airbus has awarded Honeywell the contract for the powerhouse operation for the A320 Family Assembly Line Airbus is establishing in Mobile, Ala. Honeywell will be responsible for designing, building, operating and maintaining the facility that will supply all utilities to the new assembly line, including power distribution and backup generation, heating, cooling, chilled and drinking
CAE and Airbus have mutually agreed to conclude their existing “Airbus-CAE Training Services Cooperation” in favour of a new agreement to work together in a focused way in the future whilst giving more flexibility for both companies to serve their respective stakeholders directly. The Airbus-CAE Training Cooperation, established in 2002, gave Airbus operators access to
Air BP, the aviation fuel services division of BP, has signed an agreement with Grupa Lotos to form a new joint venture to manage the supply, logistics and marketing of aviation fuel in Poland. The new joint venture, Lotos – Air BP Polska, will be formed by Air BP buying 50% of Lotos Tank, the
The SEGERS GROUP has entered into an agreement to acquire PROPTECH Portsmouth Limited, a privately owned FAA and EASA certified aircraft propeller repair and overhaul MRO located in Portsmouth, England. When the acquisition process is completed, Proptech will become a wholly owned subsidiary of the Segers Group. The acquisition follows Segers Group’s strategic initiative to
Aviation training centre Baltic Aviation Academy continues its rapid expansion and enters another aviation training market by being approved by the Civil Aviation Authority of Philippines (CAAP). According to the certificate, Baltic Aviation Academy complies with the requirements of the Philippine Civil Aviation Regulations and Implementing Standards Part 3 to provide the following type rating
Stansted-based charter specialist, Titan Airways, has been selected as the preferred provider by Royal Mail to continue to operate its night mail service until 2017, subject to final contracts. Titan will operate three aircraft on behalf of Royal Mail from its Stansted base from January 2014 until January 2017. The new deal will be supported
Thomas Cook has recently selected Thales to provide a set of avionics solutions including Flight Management System, Surveillance products and the new On-Board Airport Navigation System (OANS) on their new Airbus A320 and A321. Under the terms of this agreement, Thomas Cook will be among the first airlines in the world to equip their Single
Philippine Airlines (PAL) have selected an extensive range of Thales Avionics equipment for their 44 A321s and 20 A330s. The package includes the TopFlight FMS (Flight Management System) for which a new software version is being supplied for PAL’s new aircraft. Release 1A, certified on the Airbus A320 and A330 Family, provides new capabilities such
On June 24th, WestJet launched WestJet Encore, Canada’s newest regional airline, with service to Fort St. John, Nanaimo, Vancouver, and Victoria, British Columbia and Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. WestJet Encore features a new fleet of Bombardier Q400 NextGen aircraft. “Our inaugural flights across western Canada today represent the future of enhanced connectivity for Canadians,” said Ferio Pugliese,
Avtrade announced the opening of its new office in Moscow with an experienced sales team dedicated to customers in the region. Originally based at the UK Headquarters, the team has several years’ sales and customer support experience. Native to the region or with many years experience working in Russia and CIS, the team can communicate
