L-3 Aviation Products and Thomas Global Systems announced at NBAA that they have signed an alliance agreement to cooperate in the development of certain CRT-to-LCD display upgrade products that eliminate CRT-related maintenance costs, downtime and obsolescence issues, while providing a cost-effective growth path for cockpit upgrades. “L-3 is delighted to be working with Thomas Global,
Those responsible for instigating laws in the European Union (EU) are demanding new measures in order to protect and enhance the position of the EU transportation economy. As a consequence the European Parliament, which is based in Brussels, has just passed a resolution by 428-149 votes which wants to see all airlines playing on a
Boeing delivered two 747-8 Freighters to AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC), part of Volga-Dnepr Group, and one of the leading international scheduled air cargo carriers. The airplanes are the first to be delivered as part of a memorandum of understanding, signed between Boeing and Volga-Dnepr Group at the Paris Air Show in June 2015. The deal calls
Flexjet has exercised options for 20 additional Challenger 350 business jets from Bombardier Aerospace, bringing to 40 the number of firm orders Flexjet has placed for the midsized aircraft. Flexjet began taking deliveries of the specially outfitted Flexjet LXi version of the Challenger 350 in January 2015, part of an order placed with Bombardier in
On October 28, 2015, the Fraunhofer Institutes for Production Technology IPT and Laser Technology ILT, and RWTH Aachen University’s Laboratory for Machine Tools and Production Engineering (WZL) and Chair for Laser Technology (LLT) launched the International Center for Turbomachinery Manufacturing (ICTM) in Aachen together with 19 renowned industrial partners. The center’s activities will focus on
INAIRVATION has selected three partners to install its pre-engineered integrated cabin retrofit solutions on Bombardier Global Express/5000/6000 aircraft. Flying Colours Corp., Lufthansa Bombardier Aviation Services (LBAS), and RUAG Aviation will offer the interior packages to the worldwide market. INAIRVATION GmbH – a joint venture between Lufthansa Technik and F/LIST – was created to design, develop,
Confirmation has now been made by the Russian authorities that the Metrojet A321 jet which was downed over the Sinai Peninsula on October 31st with the loss of all 224 passengers and crew on board did so as the result of a bomb. In a meeting at the Kremlin on the evening of Novenber 16th
Jet Aviation Basel has signed an agreement to perform the first installation of a Ka-Band satellite communications system (SCS) on a Boeing B747-400 aircraft. The company will install Honeywell’s JetWave fuselage-mounted antenna (MCS-8200) to support the Ka-Band satellite communications (Satcom) system. Ka-Band connectivity enables one of the highest data transfer speeds available in the industry
PPG Industries’ aerospace transparencies group has received Parts Manufacturer Approval for its new-design glass-faced acrylic windshields for Hawker 800 series business jets, including the Hawker 750, 800, 800XP, 800 (U-125A), 850XP, 900XP and 1000 aircraft. According to Mark Hood, PPG Aerospace global director for general aviation transparencies, the glass-faced acrylic windshields offer superior scratch, abrasion
easyJet has signed a firm order for a further 36 A320 Family aircraft taking its cumulative order for the type to 451. The agreement for six A320ceo and 30 A320neo makes easyJet one of the world’s biggest airline customers for the A320ceo Family with 321 ordered and also for the A320neo with 130 on order.
