Malaysia Airlines will become a full member of the oneworld alliance with effect from February 1, 2013, adding one of commercial aviation’s most frequent award winners to the world’s leading quality airline alliance. Malaysia Airlines will substantially expand the alliance’s network in South East Asia, where it will add 14 destinations and one country –
Aircell announced that Avjet Corporation, an international provider of aircraft charter and management solutions, has reached the mid-point in a program to equip its charter fleet with Aircell’s Gogo Biz in-flight Internet service. More than 50% of Avjet’s charter aircraft now offer the service. Gogo Biz allows passengers and flight crews to enjoy high-speed Internet
The fly-by-wire actuation system developed by Parker Aerospace, a business segment of Parker Hannifin Corporation (PH), has been certified as part of the type certificate Gulfstream received from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for its Gulfstream G650 business jet. Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation’s ultra-large-cabin, ultra-long-range G650 received FAA certification on September 7, 2012. Gulfstream and the
To address continued growth in the Auxiliary Power Unit, Landing Gear MRO and parts trading business in the Americas, the Revima Group announced today the creation of Revima Inc., a legal entity located in the U.S. Offices are being established in San Diego, California and St. Louis, Missouri with responsibilities for new business development, partnerships,
Boeing has acquired Miro Technologies, a privately held software company specializing in enterprise asset and supply chain management; maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services; and Performance-Based Logistics (PBL) management for government and commercial customers worldwide. Miro will become part of the Global Services & Support (GS&S) business within Boeing Defense, Space & Security. Miro expands
Expanding Swiss regional airline, SkyWork Airlines continues its upward trend reporting that in the first nine months of 2012 alone, it carried 158,000 passengers network-wide from its home base, the Swiss capital of Bern. SkyWork Airlines has succeeded in almost doubling the number of passengers it carried compared with the same period last year. By
Component Control released that Wipaire, a manufacturer of aircraft floats, as well as a full-service aircraft repair/modification facility, has chosen Quantum Control to manage its core manufacturing business and extensive array of aftermarket aircraft services. Wipaire is a Cessna Authorized Service Station, Viking Twin Otter and Quest service center that also provides avionics, interior, refinishing,
A newly formed technology center created by Boeing and Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China (COMAC) has announced that Hangzhou Energy Engineering & Technology (HEET) will conduct the center’s first research project. HEET, a company with experience developing alternative energy technologies, will focus on ways to convert discarded cooking oil into a component of sustainable aviation
The Government has approved a £1.4m bid for the creation of a unique aerospace ‘supplier village’ on the former Michelin site. The announcement made on 19TH October, by the Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, as part of the Government’s Regional Growth Fund, will create a logistics hub and attract manufacturing ‘supply chain’ businesses to the
Airbus Americas Chairman Allan McArtor announced an effort to forge new partnerships with Southern California manufacturers, with the goal of creating new contracts and new job opportunities for businesses in the region. The announcement was made to an audience of more than 100 local manufacturers attending an educational summit at the Los Angeles Area Chamber
