Lufthansa Technik AG is investing considerably into research and innovation as part of an ongoing investment program. To further enhance its future development activities, it recently opened a completely new chemistry lab, which has been integrated with the existing metallurgy lab in a new building at the Lufthansa Technik home base in Hamburg. With these
Avolon, the international aircraft leasing company, issues an update for the first quarter of 2015 (‘Q1’). Avolon agreed sale and leaseback transactions for 19 new aircraft in the first quarter, adding a further US$841m of commitments to Avolon’s pipeline. At the end of the first quarter, Avolon had a delivered (owned and managed) fleet of
The proven GuideU floor path marking system from Lufthansa Technik is now available for the successful Embraer 170 and Embraer 190 regional jets. The required STC (Supplemental Type Certificate) is issued in time for the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg. Now, thanks to a refinement of the existing system, the elegant, sweeping curves required for
It was on the 31st January 2014 that the FAA downgraded India’s aviation safety rating to Category 2 after it had been having concerns since 2009. Back then, the FAA, who were concerned by what it felt was gross under-staffing, especially in the Directorate of Airworthiness, warned of their intention to downgrade India to Category
AeroVision International (Muskegon, Michigan) reported the acquisition of an additional 6 ERJ-145 / 50-seat aircraft. The aircraft will be added to the existing 36 ERJ-145 LR aircraft AeroVision has previously acquired and will be either returned to service via outright sale / lease or “reduced to spares” as part of AeroVision’s ongoing support of the
Cascade Aerospace, an Operating Unit of IMP Aerospace & Defence, celebrated the 100th delivery of a CC-130 Hercules aircraft from its base in Abbotsford, British Columbia to the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) following scheduled maintenance. The aircraft will be returned to service to continue its role as one of Canada’s premier long range Fixed
On April 8th, American Airlines received a single operating certificate from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for American and US Airways, marking a major milestone in the integration of the two airlines. The FAA’s approval for American and US Airways to operate under one certificate is the culmination of more than 18 months of work
Gogo, a leading provider of in-flight connectivity and entertainment solutions to the global aero market, announced the ATG 1000 – a new connectivity system particularly well-suited for light jets, turboprops and owner-flown aircraft. Via the Gogo Biz network service, the ATG 1000 enables high-performance e-mail with attachments and calling and texting with passengers’ own smartphones
Comlux America, the Completion and Services center of the Comlux Group based in Indianapolis IN, is officially breaking ground on the expansion of the current VIP completion hangar to have the capability to house both narrow body and wide body aircraft simultaneously. This is in direct correlation to the announcement at MEBA of the signing
SmartSky Networks, a next-generation aviation communications provider bringing SmartSky 4G, the first airborne 4G LTE-based wireless network to the aviation market, announced Kontron as a technology connectivity partner at the Aircraft Electronics Association (AEA) 2015 convention in Dallas, Texas. SmartSky 4G will provide more than 10 times the typical speed and capacity by accessing 60
