TECOM Industries released that its customer, Row 44 (Westlake Village, CA), a provider of airborne broadband connectivity, will install TECOM Industries’ KuStream 1000 antenna system on Southwest Airlines’ commercial fleet. In January 2010, Southwest Airlines announced plans to equip more than 500 aircraft with Row 44’s In-flight Broadband Connectivity System. The KuStream 1000 antenna system
Air India has teamed with Sabre Airline Solutions to achieve operational efficiencies in key airline functions in a bid to be more cost efficient. Sabre Airline Solutions will move Air India toward having a fully integrated flight control system, providing Air India with solutions from the Sabre AirVision and Sabre AirCentre suites. The Sabre Integrated
Virgin America will file an application with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) seeking authority to fly from the United States to Canada. If approved, this would become the airline’s first international destination. As set forth in the application, Virgin America, subject to receipt of all operating authority, plans to begin service as early as
Boeing prepared a new GOL Airlines 737-800 for Boeing’s first-ever application of a chrome-free primer to a single-aisle airplane bound for revenue service. As part of Boeing’s life cycle approach to reducing environmental impact, and in response to requests from the Brazilian carrier and other customers, Boeing has introduced a chrome-free primer to complement chrome-free
MTU Aero Engines officially opened its new sales office in Atlanta, Georgia. MTU’s new branch is headed by Dr. Rainer Fink and forms part of the organization of its wholly-owned affiliate MTU Aero Engines North America (AENA). The office will market the full range of maintenance services offered by the German engine manufacturer under the
EADS is to enter into a cooperation agreement with Norsk Titanium Components (NTiC) covering the development of near net shape plasma-based layer manufacturing technologies for aerospace, defence and space applications. The agreement falls within the framework of EADS
TRAX USA announced a new partnership with Gulf Air, the national airline of the Kingdom of Bahrain. The international carrier has selected TRAX Maintenance Software, to manage their MRO operations. The partnership agreement was signed 1 March 2010. Gulf Air will implement e3, the latest version of TRAX Maintenance. Comprised of over 20 modules and
A China Southern Airlines Airbus A319 has successfully completed validation flights at Lhasa Gonggar Airport, China for tailored Performance-based Navigation (PBN) procedures developed by Naverus, a part of GE Aviation. The procedures use an advanced form of PBN, called Required Navigation Performance (RNP), to provide fuel-efficient, all-weather arrival and departure paths at one of the
Ryanair announced it will open its 41st base at Malta in May 2010 with one based aircraft and 19 routes (6 of which will be new). Ryanair
Boeing has selected Atlas Air to provide key supply-chain support for the production of Boeing
