Lufthansa ground handling specialist LEOS has added the second Phoenix E all-electric aircraft tractor from German manufacturer Goldhofer to its fleet of tow tractors. The two purely battery-electric vehicles are in operation at Frankfurt Airport and can move aircraft with a take-off weight of up to 350 tonnes over short and long distances between parking
Embraer-CAE Training Services (ECTS) has deployed a new full-flight simulator (FFS) for the Phenom 300E to meet the growing demand for business jet training in the United States. The new FFS will be operated by ECTS, a joint venture between Embraer and CAE, at the new CAE Las Vegas Training Centre near Henderson International Airport.
Etihad Airways has achieved a significant milestone as the first of its cadet pilots successfully completed ‘Base Training’ on an actual Boeing 787 Dreamliner as part of its Multi-Crew Pilot License (MPL) programme. ‘Base Training’ flights are used to train cadet pilots on take-off and landings under the supervision of a qualified instructor. After this
The United States Coast Guard (USCG) has selected Honeywell’s IntuVue™ RDR-7000 weather radar system as an upgrade to existing systems on its Sikorsky MH-60 Jayhawk and Eurocopter MH-65 Dolphin multimission helicopters. The RDR-7000 upgrade builds on the strong legacy of performance and situational awareness provided by the currently installed Honeywell P701 weather radar system. The
Air France-KLM and the CMA CGM Group have launched the long-term strategic air cargo partnership they made public in May 2022. This partnership will have an initial duration of ten years and will see Air France-KLM Martinair Cargo, part of the Air France-KLM Group and CMA CGM Air Cargo, part of the CMA CGM Group,
Billionaire Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit satellite launch company has failed to secure new funding and as a consequence, approximately 85% of the workforce has been cut. This equates to roughly 675 members of staff, leaving a pared down business with around 100 remaining staff. Virgin Orbit is a California-based company and the staff cuts
Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) has released that it will be recruiting trained first officers with or without a current type rating for the next few years. Having been unable to train any new pilots during the COVID-19 pandemic, SWISS is ensuring through these actions that it will continue to maintain adequate numbers of cockpit
Gulfstream Aerospace has announced the grand opening of its all-new Beverly Hills, California, sales and design centre. The approximately 12,000 square-foot/1,115 square-metre showroom further expands Gulfstream’s customer resources in the Western United States. The Beverly Hills sales and design centre features full-scale cabin mock-ups of the Gulfstream G400, Gulfstream G700 and Gulfstream G800 living areas
Software and technology provider Sabre Corporation has announced a new agreement with automated airline disruption management solution Plan3 to enable airlines to be more proactive when disruption strikes. The new alliance will allow Plan3 to draw upon Sabre’s extensive industry reach and deep domain knowledge in airline technology to help accelerate the adoption of its service, while enabling
Hawaiian Airlines has reached an agreement with biofuel company Gevo, to purchase 50 million gallons of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) over five years. Gevo expects to supply the SAF from a facility to be constructed in the Midwestern United States and begin deliveries to Hawaiian’s gateway cities in California starting in 2029. “This offtake agreement
