ARINC reported that long-time customer Munich (MUC) Airport will continue to use ARINC’s CUPPS solution at MUC Terminal 2. The ARINC-Munich relationship began in 2003 and was previously extended in 2009. Under the agreement, ARINC will continue to provide and maintain its fully-customizable vMUSETM platform for Common Use Passenger Processing Systems (CUPPS). ARINC recently completed
PPG Industries’ aerospace business has qualified nine coatings systems to SAE International’s Aerospace Material Specification 3095A for airline exterior paint. According to Scott Cavin, PPG Aerospace global coatings marketing manager for airlines and aftermarket, having systems on the AMS 3095A Qualified Products Listing simplifies paint selection for airlines and third-party maintenance operators. “Coatings in a
Star Alliance is launching an enhanced Asia Airpass for travel across the Asian continent, which in addition to the 15 countries and territories already offered, now includes Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Its scope has further been extended to include all Star Alliance destinations in Japan and additional flights to India. “The new Asia
Emirates and Dubai Airports announced the successful completion of the phased launch of Concourse A – the home of the A380 and the world’s first purpose-built facility for the aircraft at Dubai International. All 20 A380 capable contact gates and Emirates luxurious First Class and Business Class lounges, which comprise 29,000 m² of the facility,
Airbus is confident that the lithium ion (Li-ion) main battery architecture it has been developing with Saft and qualifying for the A350 XWB aircraft is robust and safe. The A350 XWB flight test programme will continue as planned with the qualified Li-ion main batteries. However, to date, the root causes of the two recent industry
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Committee on Aviation Environmental Protection (CAEP) has adopted a new noise stringency level for commercial airplanes. The milestone achieved at the CAEP meeting last week lowers the current standard by seven decibels. Having now been agreed by the ICAO CAEP, the new stringent noise standard will be presented for
Honeywell’s SmartPath has been selected by Airservices Australia as the country’s first Ground-Based Augmentation System (GBAS) to improve operational efficiency and decrease air traffic noise at Sydney Airport. Designed to overcome the limitations of traditional Instrument Landing Systems (ILS), a ground-based instrument approach system that relies on radio signals and lighting, GBAS augments Global Navigation
Brazil National Civil Aviation Agency has issued to Baltic Aviation Academy (Vilnius, Lithuania) an approval certificate for Boeing B733-007 Full Flight Simulator (FFS) for Brazilian airlines’ pilot training. ‘Being approved by Brazil National Civil Aviation Agency, Baltic Aviation Academy enters Brazilian aviation industry. We strongly believe that this approval shows our training center credibility in
Finnair will install new full flat seats in most of its existing long haul aircraft beginning in January 2014. Once the installation program is completed by autumn 2014, all of Finnair’s long haul Airbus fleet will have full flat seats in Business Class, with the exception of three older aircraft. These three aircraft will be
MAINtag, a leading provider of RFID solutions for aerospace, has announced the creation of a subsidiary in the United States to serve the American aerospace industry, including aircraft manufacturers, on board parts suppliers, airlines and MRO crews. In addition, the appointment of Christophe Dissaux as Executive Vice President in charge of business development and marketing
