Honeywell and French aerospace leader Safran have signed a memorandum of understanding to create a joint venture company to deliver an innovative new electric green taxiing system for new and existing aircraft. Honeywell and Safran expect it to be installed on new aircraft and retrofitted on to existing planes, beginning in 2016. Taxiing burns a significant
In order to strengthen the SAS Group’s long term position in Finland and improve the profitability in Blue1, the SAS Group has decided to phase out the remaining 5 Avro RJ-85 aircraft and streamline to Boeing 717. The phase out of the Avro fleet is expected to start in August 2011 and will result in maximum
ARINC Incorporated reported that three major Chinese airlines—China Southern, Hainan Airlines, and China Eastern—have signed for the company’s AviNet Airport wide-area network service. ARINC will deploy its AviNet Airport service at 14 airports in the Asia Pacific region and worldwide to support the international operations of these airlines. Some of the locations include Haneda Airport, Incheon
Pilot Training College (PTC) has selected Cambridge Airport as the location for its new professional flight training academy, Pilot Training College (Cambridge), pending CAA approval, which is expected by Autumn this year. The new partnership enables Pilot Training College to establish a noteworthy presence in the UK in addition to its existing Training Centres in
The new Eurocopter Global Logistics facility was inaugurated on June 16th in southern France, marking a major milestone in the evolution of Eurocopter’s global integrated support network for customers and also providing improved internal logistics for the company’s production and industrial activities. Eurocopter Global Logistics is the cornerstone of Eurocopter’s worldwide logistics distribution system, which includes
Baltic Ground Services (BGS) signed an agreement with the largest Ukrainian network carrier AeroSvit. From now on BGS will provide AeroSvit with aircraft and passenger ground handling services at Warsaw International Frederic Chopin airport. AeroSvit operates flights from Warsaw to Kiev destination. As many as 9 million passengers were served in Warsaw airport in 2010. The
Qatar Airways has entered into a strategic equity and commercial partnership with Cargolux to acquire a 35% stake in one of Europe’s leading cargo airline. The agreement was signed in Luxembourg by Qatar Airways Chief Executive Officer Akbar Al Baker and Cargolux President and CEO Frank Reimen. The accord will give Qatar Airways a greater foothold in
European leisure charter carrier Small Planet Airlines further expands its activity in Italy by receiving the Air Operator Certificate (AOC) from the Italian Civil Aviation Authority (Ente Nazionale per l’Aviazione Civile). The AOC, along with the Air Operator License, will allow the carrier to operate flights from Italy to destinations outside the EU. This summer Small
Elected officials and representatives from numerous community and business groups, suppliers and subcontractors joined more than 1,000 Boeing employees at its North Charleston, S.C., facility for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the opening of the new 787 Dreamliner Final Assembly building. The new Final Assembly building features 642,720 square feet (59,711 m2) of covered space, roughly the
As a further demonstration of its commitment to enhance its service offering to business aviation clients, Cambridge Airport is seeking a branded Fixed Base Operator (FBO) to operate from its state-of-the-art facility. The tender process opened on 3 June with twelve tender letters issued, which have already generated expressions of interest from six companies. The
