British Airways has completed the latest phase of a multi-million pound redevelopment of its Heathrow engineering base as it prepares for the arrival of its new fleet of Airbus A380 super jumbos. A 24 tonne roof “eyebrow” has been lifted into place in one of the aircraft hangers as builders raised the height of the entrance
Sikorsky Aircraft says it will lay off 3% of its workforce because of the weak economy and anticipated cuts in the Defense Department budget. Sikorsky, a subsidiary of United Technologies, announced already in September that it intends to trim its worldwide workforce of 18,000 by about 540 jobs to remain competitive.
CAE, InterGlobe Enterprises, and Airbus held a ground breaking ceremony for a new pilot and maintenance technician training centre in Delhi, India’s National Capital Region. The CAE-Interglobe joint venture is expected to start offering pilot and maintenance training solutions in 2013 and will eventually be able to train up to 5,000 pilots and technicians annually
Astraeus Airlines based in Crawley, Sussex, announced it had ceased operations. Chief Executive Hugh Parry said that lower than expected business during the summer and bad luck with a number of technical issues contributed to the company’s decline. The board has made an application to the High Court for the appointment of administrators.
As a step in further streamlining the Volvo Group towards heavy commercial vehicles, AB Volvo has initiated a process aimed at divesting Volvo Aero. “One of the prerequisites for a transaction being implemented is that a divestment could enable Volvo Aero to enter into a structure that would enhance the company’s opportunities for further development
The new Full Flight Simulator (FFS) of the Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft is ready to start training for Russian pilots. The FFS, produced by French manufacturer Thales, is a highly technologically synthetic training device replicating the SSJ100 cockpit. It has been put in place in Zhukovsky, Moscow Region, by the Training Center managed by SuperJet
US Airways added SkyWest Airlines to the airline’s portfolio of partners operating as US Airways Express. Beginning Dec. 16, SkyWest Airlines will begin operation of six daily Express flights from US Airways’ hub in Phoenix. By spring 2012, SkyWest Airlines will operate approximately 49 flights to 19 destinations for US Airways Express. SkyWest will serve US
New Breed Logistics, headquartered in High Point, North Carolina, have been selected by Boeing to provide logistics and supply chain management of commercial aircraft fasteners in support of the Boeing Aggregated Standards Network (BASN) program. The program includes planning, ordering, storage, and distribution of fasteners for up to 300 Boeing suppliers and 20 Boeing fastener manufacturers. Services New Breed
In a move designed to position the Company’s financial services capabilities in one of the world’s most dynamic investment communities, A J Walter Aviation has chosen Hong Kong for the location of AJW Capital Partners Ltd – its funding arm for the aviation sector. AJW Capital will complement the Company’s established presence in Singapore which
Air Botswana, the national carrier of Botswana has signed with ADSoftware to implement AirPack Fleet Management System and Logistics Solutions comprising Airtime (Fleet management- CAMO), AirStock (Inventory control – Logistic), AirDoc (Documentation management), AirUser (Security management) and Airstat (Reliability and statistic reports). Air Botswana operates and maintains a modern fleet of three ATR42-500 and two
