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 United Continental Holdings received Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approval for a single operating certificate, marking another significant achievement in the integration of United Airlines and Continental Airlines. This regulatory milestone, while significant from an operational policies and procedures perspective, does not change how customers interact with the airline. The two carriers went through a rigorous

Inmarsat a leading provider of global mobile satellite communications services,  announced the selection of Gogo as its partner to bring Inmarsat’s Global Xpress satellite service to the commercial airline market.  Gogo will be a service provider, distributing Global Xpress service to the global commercial aviation market. Inmarsat has also selected Gogo’s business aviation subsidiary, Aircell, as

Starting from the first of December Baltic Ground Services will provide one of the largest Russian carriers, Transaero, with passenger and aircraft handling services, ticketing and fuelling services in the International Vilnius Airport. According to the newly signed agreement Baltic Ground Services will serve the company’s Boeing 737-500 aircraft which is operated on the route

Atlas Composites, based in Ilkeston, is one of only four composite engineering firms in the UK to achieve the AS9100 Rev C recognition standard for the aerospace, space and defence sectors, and is aiming to strengthen its position in the sectors further having recently become a new customer of Yorkshire Bank. The firm, which was

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.

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