Boeing and Embraer opened a joint sustainable aviation biofuel research center in a collaborative effort to further establish the aviation biofuel industry in Brazil. At the Boeing-Embraer Joint Research Center in the São José dos Campos Technology Park, the companies will coordinate and co-fund research with Brazilian universities and other institutions. The research will focus
Gogo (GOGO), a leading global aero communications service provider, has received regulatory approval from the FCC to operate its next generation in-flight connectivity technology – 2Ku. The FCC approval clears a major hurdle in the path to launching the new service. The approval is a blanket approval from the FCC for Gogo to operate its
JSC Aeroflot and JSC Sukhoi Civil Aircraft (SCA) have signed an agreement for an additional 20 of the latest Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft. Aeroflot will receive the additional SSJ-100s in full specification, able to accommodate 87 passengers in a spacious dual-class configuration (12 seats in business and 75 in economy) and with a flight range
Spanish carrier Air Europa has selected Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines and TotalCare long term service support, worth US$1.1bn, for 14 new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft. Air Europa already has eight Trent 1000-powered 787-8s on order that will enter service in 2016. Juan Jose Hidalgo, President of Globalia, the parent company of Air Europa, said: “We
Unique Airmotive Services (UAS) has brought on line a new digital state-of-the-art test cell capable of testing the Honeywell APU series GTCP331-200. We will also be expanding our capabilities to also include the piece parts and accessories, including Fuel Controls, Combustors, Atomizers, etc. These additional capabilities will allow UAS to serve our already growing list
FL Technics, a global provider of tailor-made aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul services, announced the start of a new cooperation with Aeroflot – the flag carrier of the Russian Federation. Under the cooperation the company will act as the carrier’s approved supplier of various spare parts in both scheduled and AOG situations. Having passed Aeroflot’s
Precision Aircraft Solutions has begun conversion of the first B757-200PCF aircraft for Asia Pacific Airlines. Said President of Asia Pacific Airlines Mike Quinn: “Asia Pacific had very specific needs for our operating area. We not only had to have Pratt & Whitney engines and Boeing APB winglets installed, but we also had to have an
As soon as it was discovered there were discrepancies over the rights for Indonesia AirAsia to fly between Surabaya and Singapore, it comes as no surprise that many Asian airlines are having their permits to fly routes heavily scrutinized. At the time, Indonesia AirAsia had permits to fly the route in question on four days
Boeing and GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes announced an agreement to implement the Boeing Fuel Dashboard solution across GOL’s Next-Generation 737 fleet on January 14th, at the MRO Latin America conference. The Boeing analytics software solution will provide GOL operations teams with greater visibility on current fuel-use trends across the fleet and insights into opportunities for
AIR FRANCE KLM and GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes signed an exclusive, long-term strategic partnership agreement to strengthen the commercial cooperation between the two groups. The agreement also covered the development of cooperation between the two groups in the field of MRO. Under the terms of the partnership, the first non-exclusive MRO agreement was signed in
