Delta Air Lines, along with city, state and federal officials, broke ground on a $160m renovation and expansion of its facilities at New York LaGuardia Airport, on April 11th. The project, which includes a 630-foot connector bridge linking Terminals C and D, a new Delta Sky Club in Terminal C and expanded security lanes in
Lufthansa Technik is opening a new sales office in the Turkish metropolis Istanbul – a step that acknowledges the growing importance of the Turkish market. Turkey is one of the ten most strongly growing countries around the world and leads growth in Europe. Aviation in particular is steadily gaining importance.
In line with its on-going inflight product improvements, Emirates announced the launch of a new, enhanced, Graphical User Interface (GUI) developed by Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Panasonic). This new GUI will make accessing Emirates’ award-winning inflight entertainment system, ice Digital Widescreen, simpler to use – information, communication and entertainment – all at the passenger’s fingertips. The
Gulf Coast Avionics and Pacific Coast Avionics have added the Flight Companion from Matchbox to their product offerings. The FC-1 Flight Companion is a new lightweight multi-functional electronics instrument that provides a variety of alerts to assist pilots with their cockpit management functions. Flight Companion capabilities include an altitude alert system that alarms with change
Embraer S.A. and Boeing announced a cooperation agreement to work together to benefit their customers, their companies and the global aviation industry. The agreement establishes an important relationship between two of the world’s largest aerospace companies to cooperate in ways that enhance operational efficiency, safety and productivity, improve customer satisfaction and create value for both
Boeing will establish Boeing Research & Technology-Brazil, a research and technology center in Sao Paulo, that will work with the country’s leading researchers and scientists to develop aerospace technologies. Boeing Research & Technology-Brazil, which will open later this year will serve as a hub for collaboration between Boeing and Brazilian R&D organizations, including government agencies,
Monarch Aircraft Engineering Technical Training Academy (MAETTA) is to commence Boeing 787 training this year; investing $2.5m on state-of-the-art desk top training equipment. Based at London Luton Airport, the technical training academy will undergo a complete refurbishment providing several new classrooms and facilities for Composite and Fibre optic training, a technology that is now being
TUI Travel PLC announced the purchase of Boeing’s Maintenance Performance Toolbox to greatly enhance maintenance efficiency on TUI Travel’s entire Boeing fleet, including 737-800s, 737 Classics, 757-200s, 767-300ERs and 747-400s. Boeing’s Maintenance Performance Toolbox will allow TUI Travel’s airline subsidiaries – Arkefly, Corsair, Jetairfly, Thomson Airways and TUIfly Nordic in Europe and its joint venture
Aircraft Interior Specialist MacCarthy Aviation has received its third consecutive order for complete galley units from aircraft completion company AMAC Aerospace (Switzerland). The contract, with completion due in May 2012, was awarded at Aircraft Interiors Expo, Hamburg.
Nordisk Aviation Products, a subsidiary of AAR CORP., announced a new, three-year contract to supply nearly 6,000 Nordisk UltraLite AKE (LD3) and Nordisk TwinLite AKE (LD3) containers to Emirates Airlines. The agreement supports Emirates’ long-term commitment to improve fuel efficiency through lighterweight Unit Load Devices (ULDs) without comprising structural integrity. “Emirates has been committed to
