Mercury Air Group, a worldwide aviation services company specializing in jet fuel, air cargo and U.S. government contracting, has purchased 50% of the stock of Hong Kong-based Trans Asia Charters (TAC), which specializes in medium and long term wet leases for cargo aircraft and long term dry leases for passenger aircraft. TAC also operate ad hoc
Low cost airline Wizz Air released that it would launch four new routes and increase frequencies on several existing services by adding a second Airbus A320 aircraft to its Vilnius base as of May 2012. On top of the 8 current destinations, Wizz Air introduces four new routes to Liverpool (UK), Paris Beauvais (France), Oslo Sandefjord
ATR, the European manufacturer of turboprop aircraft, announced the opening of a new pilot training center in Paris. The new center, based near Charles de Gaulle airport in Roissy, is equipped with a brand new Full Flight Simulator (FFS). This simulator, developed and manufactured by Thales, will allow crew members to be trained on the
Porter Airlines has opened a crew base for pilots and flight attendants in Halifax, doubling its employees in the city to 80 by creating 40 local jobs. The new crew base, located at Halifax Stanfield International Airport, is the first to be added outside of Porter’s Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport headquarters. A result of
CAMO AIR SUPPORT has selected ADSOFTWARE’s aviation dedicated software AIRPACK to handle their airworthiness management services. This contract is the second one signed by a subsidiary of Jet Service Group with ADSOFTWARE. CAMO AIR SUPPORT is one of the first organisations excluding air transporters, to obtain EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency) part MG-1 certification in
IFE Services has been selected by bmi, British Midland International, to meet all of the airline’s in-flight entertainment (IFE) requirements. From September this year, IFE Services will provide the British based airline with the latest release Hollywood movies, Classic and Arabic movies as well as a broad range of comedy, sports, family, drama and children’s TV
Nordic Aviation Capital has joined the Regional Airlines Association of Australia (RAAA). Its decision coincides with a continued surge of interest in new and pre-owned turboprop aircraft in Australia, needed to operate a growing number of flights within the regional and charter sectors. Nordic Aviation Capital currently offers a fleet of 160 aircraft to 30 customer
Embraer and GE held a series of test flights this week, with an EMBRAER 170 jet flying from the Company’s Gavião Peixoto facilities. The purpose of the tests was to benchmark the operational characteristics of the airplane and its GE CF34-8E engines when powered by HEFA (Hydro-processed Esters and Fatty Acids) fuel under a broad
CAMO AIR SUPPORT has selected ADSOFTWARE’s aviation dedicated software AIRPACK to handle their airworthiness management services. This contract is the second one signed by a subsidiary of Jet Service Group with ADSOFTWARE. CAMO AIR SUPPORT is one of the first organisations excluding air transporters, to obtain EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency) part MG-1 certification in
World Airways, a subsidiary of Global Aviation Holdings, has reached an agreement with Asiana Airlines to operate one Boeing 747-400 freighter on a full-time basis beginning in September 2011. World will provide capacity for Asiana’s cargo network, connecting its hub at Incheon, South Korea, with West Coast markets in the United States. Asiana Airlines is
