Singapore Airlines will be the launch customer for Boeing’s new Electronic Logbook (ELB) software. The new version of ELB, developed in partnership with Ultramain Systems, Inc., enables unprecedented levels of communication between pilots, ground crews, maintenance crews and engineering. Singapore Airlines will be deploying ELB on all their Boeing 777 airplanes.
A chromate-free metal pretreatment and a chromate-free exterior decorative primer from PPG Industries’ aerospace coatings group are now standard on Boeing Next-Generation 737 production airplanes. DESOGEL EAP-9 metal pretreatment and DESOPRIME CF/CA 7502 epoxy primer by PPG Aerospace can be used with any qualified topcoats on Boeing Next-Generation 737 airplanes. Desoprime CF/CA 7502 primer is the only chromate-free
Eltel, one of the Nordic region’s leading companies within electricity, telecom and IT infrastructure, has chosen to expand its investment in the IFS Applications suite to streamline processes, modernize its technological platform, and replace a number of supplementary systems. The agreement has a value of SKr 17.5m. Finnish Eltel is a full-service provider of high-quality
Atlanta-based Precision Aviation Group (PAG), a leading provider of products and value-added services to the Worldwide Aerospace and Defense industries has completed a distribution agreement with Las Vegas, NV – based All Metal Maintenance Stands, a global leader in the development and manufacturing of safety first custom maintenance stands, maintenance support equipment and hangar equipment. With
A J Walter Aviation is one of the first companies to comply with the International Aerospace Quality Group’s (IAQG) released revision AS9120:2009 (or AS9120 Rev A) to the AS9100 standard series. When the new AS9120 standard element requirements were announced in 2010, they provided A J Walter Aviation with the ideal opportunity to further develop
Airbus has been chosen by AVEOS, a full-service maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) provider headquartered in Montreal, to implement the ‘Airbus Managed Inventory’ (AMI) service. AMI will ensure the replenishment of Airbus proprietary parts at AVEOS’ facilities, utilizing an automated inventory management system. The AMI service, which underlines Airbus’ innovative strategy in offering customised services
Hungarian airline Malev ceased flying with debts of HUF60bn ($270m) after the government withdrew financing. Malev, placed under bankruptcy protection this week, halted all flights at 6 a.m. on Febr. 3rd, in Budapest. Malev’s CEO Lorant Limburger in a statement said that the carrier’s cash-flow became “untenable” after service providers “lost faith” and the European Commission
Irish headquartered Eirtech Aviation, continues its expansion with the addition of two newly built narrow body state of the art hangars located in Ostrava, Czech Republic. Founded in 1999 Eirtech Aviation underwent an ownership change in 2009 following an MBO from Lufthansa Technik. The company primarily offers aircraft repainting, interior refurbishment, aviation graphics, engineering and technical
American Airlines outlined a business plan to transform the airline and restore it to industry leadership, profitability and growth. The plan targets an annual financial improvement of more than $3bn by 2017, including $2bn in cost savings and $1bn in revenue enhancements. The additional cash flow will enable American to renew its fleet and to
Vueling is set to capture a significant part of the domestic and European traffic affected by the demise of Spanair, which suspended flights on Saturday, January 28. As a result, Vueling’s Summer 2012 programme will offer as much as a 50% increase in capacity over 2011 from its home base in Barcelona, and a 25%
