RUAG Business Aviation strengthens its role as a leading aftermarket service provider and modification center in Europe for Piaggo P180 Avanti aircraft. At its center in Lugano, Switzerland, the company is taking pre-orders and seeking for a launch customer for the Rockwell Collins Pro Line 21 Integrated Display System (IDS). The upgrade is expected to
AeroTurbine has opened its new sales and material distribution center in close proximity to London Heathrow Airport, UK. The primary purpose of this facility is to strategically locate rotables close to one of the world’s busiest airports for material loans and exchanges. Additionally, this facility will serve as the central office for AeroTurbine’s sales and
Pemco World Air Services reported the purchase of substantially all of the tooling, equipment, and inventory of ExelTech Canada, a North American provider of MRO services to the regional airline industry. ExelTech operated hangars in Montreal and Quebec City where it offered comprehensive repair services to operators of Embraer E-Jets and 135/145s, Bombardier CRJ, Q-series,
Continental and United announced a definitive merger agreement, creating the world’s largest airline. The all-stock merger of equals brings together two premier airlines, creating a combined company well positioned to succeed in an increasingly competitive global and domestic aviation industry. Glenn Tilton, chairman, president and chief executive officer of UAL Corp., will serve as non-executive
On May 2, the founding ceremony of Beijing Capital Airlines Co. (Capital Airlines) was held in the Imperial Ancestral Temple in Beijing. Liu Jiaxu, Board member of HNA Group and Yang Hua, Vice President of BTG signed a joint contract on increasing investment to set up Capital Airlines. Liu Xuesong, Director of CAAC North China
Apollo Jets, a leader in private luxury jet charter, announced an exclusive partnership with commercial charter company, Contour Flight. The new partnership provides clients with an even wider variety of commercial options while still providing the same standard in luxury jets for personal trips. Specializing in transporting large groups of people at a time, Contour
Inmarsat, a leading provider of global mobile satellite communications services, is introducing a new class of its SwiftBroadband service. SwiftBroadband 200 (SB200) is designed to extend the benefits of Inmarsat services to smaller aircraft and provide a more cost-effective solution for IP communications for aircraft operators. Available in the footprint of all three I-4 satellites,
Honeywell released that its Air Data Inertial Reference System (ADIRS), which provides navigational data, has become the standard inertial reference system for the Airbus A320, A330/A340 and A380 family of aircraft. The ADIRS provides critical flight control and navigation information to multiple aircraft systems by autonomously tracking aircraft motion. ADIRS’ advanced navigation accuracy is a
United Airlines completed the first flight by a U.S. commercial airline using natural gas synthetic jet fuel, demonstrating United
Iberia management and the UGT and CCOO unions signed the company’s 19th Collective Bargaining Agreement covering ground staff, that applies from January 1st, 2009 until December 31st, 2012. The new contract covers some 14,750 Iberia employees, or nearly 70% of total staff. The contract sets a payroll increase of 0.6162% for 2009, to be effected
