ExxonMobil has announced that Kalitta Air will now use Mobil Jet™ Oil II and Mobil™ HyJet™ IV-Aplus across its entire fleet. Kalitta Air, which currently uses Mobil Jet Oil II as well as Mobilgrease™ 33 and Mobilgrease™ 28 in its Boeing 777 freighter fleet, will commit to using Mobil Jet Oil II in its Boeing
Rex, Australia’s independent regional and domestic airline, has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Delta Air Lines, confirming the parties’ intention to enter into a ‘definitive commercial agreement’. The final agreement will see Rex and Delta providing reciprocal interline ticketing and baggage services to each other commencing during the third quarter of 2022. “This
IBA, the aviation industry consultant, has outlined the continued buoyancy of the freighter aircraft marketplace, even as the recovery from the pandemic gathers pace. The Boeing 737-800 freighter fleet has almost doubled in size to 113 from 59 a year ago, demonstrating its sustained appeal as an aircraft of optimal size and value for conversion.
In conjunction with Earth Day, StandardAero has announced that the company is setting a global goal to reduce its overall carbon footprint by net 45% by the year 2030 and to achieve a net-zero carbon footprint by 2050. The new goals were launched to enhance the success of StandardAero’s GreenERmro initiative, a multi-year programme to
Bombardier will begin a new era in Wichita, U.S. Bombardier’s footprint in Wichita includes an expanding service centre that supports Bombardier’s entire family of Learjet, Challenger and Global business jets. The site also continues to operate one of the leading flight test centres that performs testing and certification of aircraft upgrades on all new Bombardier
This April, a new aircraft management and charter operator/broker has launched operations in Vienna, Austria. SKYSIDE is open for business offering aircraft management, charter options, CAMO services and aircraft delivery as part of an integrated asset management strategy. Thorsten Kinzl, Manager of Skyside said: “We decided for Vienna as the place of business for our
Following the ruling of a U.S. district court judge on Monday, April 18, the Biden administration announced that the Transportation Security Administration will no longer enforce the federal mandate requiring masks in all U.S. airports and on board aircraft. Effective immediately, masks are optional for all airport employees, crew members and customers inside U.S. airports
90 pilots of Indian low-cost carrier SpiceJet will have to undergo retraining before they are able to continue flying the Boeing 737 MAX jet. The pilots have been barred from flying by the Indian Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) after faults were discovered with the flight simulator’s flight controls at Boeing’s training facility, which
VINCI Airports is delivering a new phase of modernisation works at Belgrade Airport, that aim to increase the airport’s efficiency and environmental performance, in accordance with its commitment towards its grantor, the Serbian public authorities. The airport’s new pier (Pier C) is now open for service. With a surface area of 13,600 m², it provides
Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Panasonic Avionics) has been selected by Finnair to upgrade the in-flight entertainment (IFE) systems across the airline’s wide-body long-haul fleet. The IFE upgrade is an integral part of the Nordic cabin enhancements being introduced by Finnair across its long-haul fleet, including the introduction of a brand new Premium Economy cabin. Panasonic Avionics
