GA Telesis, LLC (“GAT”), has entered into a definitive agreement with Mountain Capital Partners, LLC of Denver, Colorado (“MCP”), whereby, on September 1, 2011, the entire MCP team, led by Mark Fabian, will merge into the current GA Telesis aircraft and engine sales and leasing group and Mr. Fabian will take responsibility for oversight and
ViaSat has been selected by Bombardier Aerospace to provide airborne communications terminal equipment as part of a new high-speed Internet option on Global 5000 and Global 6000 aircraft. The Bombardier option combines the ViaSat VMT-1500 shipset along with the EMS Aviation CNX-200 router to provide an office-in-the-sky connection for business aviation passengers.
United Continental Holdings will invest more than a half-billion dollars in its onboard product. These product improvements include: adding flat-bed seating on 62 additional long-haul aircraft, bringing total aircraft with flat-bed seats to 185, adding Economy Plus seating and Channel 9 air traffic control audio to more than 300 aircraft, nearly doubling the overhead storage space on more than 150
Oakenhurst Aircraft Services is to promote and distribute Spokane Industries, Metal Products Division’ unique ground-support products in the UK and Europe under a newly signed agreement. The initial products covered by the deal are Spokane’s patented SealVac vacuum fuel drain bowser which greatly speeds the process of defueling aircraft prior to maintenance, and the HandiFueler
The Israel Civil Aviation Authority has issued to the Baltic Aviation Academy (Lithuania) an approval certificate to operate the type rating trainings for Boeing 737 aircraft. Aviation training centre became the first approved type rating training organization (TRTO) in the Baltic region to start trainings for Israel airlines and private pilots. The first Baltic Aviation Academy
Chromalloy, a leading independent provider of advanced repairs, services and solutions for aerospace, industrial gas turbine (IGT) and aero-derivative engines, has established a new subsidiary in Seoul, South Korea – Chromalloy Korea, Ltd. The addition of Chromalloy Korea, which will serve as a sales, marketing and customer support office, follows a two-year growth pattern in
ARINC Incorporated has been awarded the contract to provide Eurocontrol with a test system to validate the functioning of VDL Mode 2 (VDL2) avionics in a multi-frequency environment. ARINC’s validation system will be installed in a new laboratory at the Eurocontrol Experimental Centre (EEC) in Bretigny, France, the same location where ARINC installed a VDL2
FL Technics Ulyanovsk, a complex aircraft technical support and maintenance services provider, has announced a further expansion of its services’ network. On the 17th of August 2011 FL Technics Ulyanovsk was granted a residence certificate for operating within the free economic zone in Ulyanovsk, Russia. According to the newly signed contract, by 2018 the Ulyanovsk-Vostochny
AeroMechanical Services has signed a contract with a Middle Eastern Boeing 737 operator for the Automated Flight Information Reporting System (“AFIRSTM”) 220. The contract requires AMA to install the AFIRS 220 on two Boeing 737-300 aircraft serving the Middle East and North Africa. This airline’s original interest in AFIRS was for satellite voice and flight
Sigma Labs received a fourth contract from Messier-Bugatti-Dowty (MBD) to apply Sigma Labs’ In-Process Quality Assurance (IPQA) software to certain critical aspects of MBD’s landing gear manufacturing. This recent contract from MBD’s Canadian division follows three previous contracts from MBD’s UK Division to further introduce our IPQA to specifically address MBD’s next-generation manufacturing needs.
