Airbus has launched a new VIP cabin concept, initially for the A330-200, offering a faster and more affordable way to the greater capacity, capability and comfort of a widebody for both private and government customers. Called Summit, the concept features a VIP section at the front of the cabin, and airline-style seating at the rear.
AgustaWestland signed two training services contracts to support its Family of new generation helicopters. Bel Air of Denmark has signed a five years training contract featuring a comprehensive package of services including simulator training for the AW139 intermediate and the AW189 super medium twin engine helicopters. Lufttransport AS of Norway has signed a three year
Embraer performed the first metal cut of the E-jets E2, second generation of the E-Jets family of commercial jets on October 17th, at its Évora plant in Portugal. The part is the wing stub forward pressure bulkhead of the first prototype of the E190-E2 jet, whose first flight is scheduled for 2016. The pressure bulkhead
Saint-Gobain Aerospace has been approved by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) for the test, inspection and repair of radomes and fuselage components for civil aircraft. Radomes are radar transparent structures that house the critical weather radar system for aircraft. The repair of radomes requires specialized repair processes to assure that the radome will
American Airlines (AAL) and US Airways have reached a significant milestone in their merger as the Cargo divisions combine under a single air waybill. The new entity brings in more than $800m each year and moves more than one billion pounds of freight and mail annually. The Cargo teams have successfully combined 154 facilities and
GE Aviation is supplying the data concentration and network, the advanced power management system and the advanced health management system to Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation for the G500/G600 business jet aircraft. The power management system for the G500/G600 will build on the G650 secondary power system including GE’s modular power tile technology, while adding primary power
How times can change in just over 14 months. In June 2013 Virgin Australia paid the substantial sum of AUD$35m for a 60% equity stake in Tiger Australia Airways, then wholly owned by Tiger Airways Singapore, a 40% of which was then owned by Singapore Airlines. Move forward to today and the remaining 40% of
AHS Aviation Handling Services GmbH has selected the Rockwell Collins’ ARINC AviNet Enterprise Hub (eHub) as its cloud-based messaging service. AHS Aviation Handling Services GmbH, one of Germany’s leading agents, provides a full range of airline passenger handling and operations services for over 130 airlines in Germany. The company is using ARINC AviNet eHub as
Heathrow Airport Holdings Limited has agreed to sell its 100% interest in Aberdeen International Airport Limited, Glasgow Airport Limited and Southampton International Airport Limited to a consortium formed by Ferrovial and Macquarie for £1,048m in cash and assumed debt, payable in full at closing. At closing, the sale consideration will be increased to compensate Heathrow
Virgin Australia reported an underlying loss before tax of $45.0m for the first quarter of the 2015 financial year, representing an 18.3% improvement over the prior corresponding period. The first quarter is traditionally a seasonally weaker period for Virgin Australia. Revenue increased 1.3% on the prior corresponding period. Notwithstanding the growth in high yielding passengers,
