Israir Airlines and WheelTug announced their execution of a Letter of Intent to enter an agreement under which Israir will deploy WheelTug Aircraft Drive Systems for its Airbus A320 fleet, subject to financial and operational feasibility checks and regulatory approvals. The deal makes Israir WheelTug’s first launch customer for A320, and reserves 10 WheelTug System
Boeing, Airbus and Embraer signed a memorandum of understanding to work together on the development of drop-in, affordable aviation biofuels. The three leading airframe manufacturers agreed to seek collaborative opportunities to speak in unity to government, biofuel producers and other key stakeholders to support, promote and accelerate the availability of sustainable new jet fuel sources.
Further to the framework agreement signed in March 2011, Jin Zhuanglong, Chairman, Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) and Pierre Beaudoin, President and Chief Executive Officer, Bombardier, signed a definitive agreement covering program commonalities between the C919 and CSeries aircraft. More specifically, the two leading aircraft manufacturers have agreed to cooperate on four distinctive projects
Airbus has joined a consortium including Virgin Australia to study a new pathway to produce sustainable aviation fuels. Eucalyptus mallee trees, grown in Western Australia’s wheat belt are sustainably harvested and converted to a feedstock for refining into alternative aviation fuel via a process called Pyrolysis. Mallee is indigenous to Australia and is well adapted
airberlin became part of oneworld on March 20th, adding the second largest airline in Germany and the sixth largest in Europe to the world’s premier global airline alliance. NIKI, the Austrian member of the airberlin group, joined oneworld as an affiliate member at the same time. Both airlines are now offering oneworld’s services and benefits
THAI Airways has taken delivery of its ClearCore engine wash system, developed by GE Aviation. GE’s ClearCore system could save THAI more than $4m annually if utilized across the airline’s aircraft fleet. THAI Airways has taken many steps to reduce its impact on the environment, and GE’s ClearCore engine wash system is another way that
Commsoft’s OASES software went live on the nine widebody aircraft of Portugese ACMI operator Hi Fly. The challenging implementation covered a fleet of three basic Airbus types (A310, A330, A340), including five major sub-types (A310-300, A330-200, A330-300, A340-300, A340-500) powered by five major engine types from four different engine manufacturers. Its difficulty was increased by
To support the growing number of ATR aircraft in Africa and to anticipate the associated development potential, ATR, the European manufacturer of turboprop aircraft, has just opened a new training center for pilots and maintenance technicians in Johannesburg, South Africa. This is the very first training center to be opened by ATR on the African
Royal Aero GmbH, one of the largest independent European based suppliers of surplus aircraft engine parts and management, has introduced a new company structure. The originally three areas of business – Royal Aero Services GmbH, RATechnical Ltd. and Royal Aero Leasing GmbH – have now been gathered under one entity, namely Royal Aero GmbH. From
GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.A., the largest low-cost airline in Latin America, has made a formal request to the Brazilian Civil Aviation Agency (Anac) to operate regular flights between Brazil, Venezuela and the United States. The decision was based on the results of internal feasibility studies and is in line with the Company’s business model,
