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Baltic Aviation Academy finished year 2010 by doubling its

Qatar Airways has launched four flights weekly between Qatar capital Doha and Hungarian capital, Budapest. Qatar Airways is also exploring the option of increasing frequency of flights and destinations, to and from the Central European aviation hub.

Atlanta-based airline Delta Airlines has sent a request for proposals to several aircraft manufacturers as it looks to purchase up to 400 narrowbody aircraft. According to the Canadian Press, Delta Airlines could order some Bombardier CSeries planes as it plans to purchase 100 to 200 narrowbody aircraft with options for 200 more. It has indicated

Lufthansa and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) have successfully conducted an operating test for the TaxiBot used with a B747-400 to demonstrate its ability to tow an airplane from gate to runway and back under typical taxiing conditions. The test was conducted at the Frankfurt International Airport. TaxiBot is a joint development by IAI’s Lahav Division

AVISA, a global aviation and airworthiness specialist, has announced a new partnership with Rusada, a leading provider of IT software solutions for the aerospace industry. The two companies will be working together to provide a bespoke consultancy and training service to clients as well as a revolutionary

FARNAIR Europe, a leading European Cargo Airline headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, has reached an agreement with Swissport to take over the latter’s cargo handling operation in Budapest, Hungary. Swissport had recently announced its withdrawal from the Hungarian market. FARNAIR will take over Swissport’s assets, warehouse lease and staff on 1st Feb 2011. The parties are

SkyVision Xtreme announced the availability of its new ADS-B traffic and weather display, with 3D traffic, subscription-free weather, and control inputs for the UAT (Universal Access Transceiver). The

Finnair and its oneworld alliance partner Australian airline Qantas start codesharing on flights between Helsinki and Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide and Sydney via Singapore and Helsinki and Sydney via Bangkok. The cooperation begins via Bangkok in February 2011 and via Singapore in May 2011, when Finnair commences its daily operations to Singapore.

Ramco Systems, the Global Aviation Maintenance & Engineering (M&E) and Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul (MRO) software provider, reported its new contract with MAS GMR Aerospace Engineering for Ramco

Under a new name, and with a newly appointed airport director at the helm, Cambridge Airport enters 2011 with an ambitious plan to create a leading aviation hub for the east of England. With significant investment already made in a stylish FBO, increased hangarage capacity and a new GPS approach to complement its ILS system,