Boeing released, that Southwest Airlines has selected Boeing Airplane Health Management (AHM) to enhance operational efficiency in its maintenance and engineering operations. Southwest Airlines will use Airplane Health Management to collect and evaluate airplane operations data while the airplane is in flight. This real-time data is used to signal ground operations crews of any potential
The Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner has been certified by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for commercial service. Boeing is now in the final stages of preparing for the first 787-9 delivery to launch customer Air New Zealand. To earn certification for the 787-9, Boeing undertook a comprehensive test
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. announced, it has turned on electrical power for the first time to the S-97 RAIDER prototype helicopter, signaling successful installation of the avionics system and a major step toward completing the assembly of the new, light tactical rotorcraft featuring X2 Technology. Sikorsky is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. The key milestone
Boeing and Turkish Airlines finalized an order for 15 additional 737 MAX 8s, valued at $1.6bn at list prices. The order follows the announcement in May 2013 when the Turkish flag carrier placed the largest Boeing order in the airline’s history for 50 737 MAXs and 20 Next-Generation 737s. With this announcement, Turkish Airlines has
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HEICO Corporation reported that Seal Dynamics, a subsidiary of its Flight Support Group, completed the acquisition of certain assets and liabilities of Quest Aviation Supply of Chatsworth, California. Financial terms were not disclosed, but HEICO stated that it expects the acquisition to be accretive to its earnings within the first year after the closing. Quest
Ethiopian Airlines has become the largest African carrier by revenue and profit according to the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) latest airline ranking – published in the 58th edition of World Air Transport Statistics (WATS). With revenue topping $2.3bn in 2013, this is the first time Ethiopian Airlines has achieved such a ranking in its
Volaris, the low-cost airline serving Mexico and the US, has chosen “Training By Airbus” to provide A320 Family flight simulator training and courses in Miami and Mexico as part of an agreement which includes more than 25,000 flight training hours for 500 pilots. Volaris, an all-Airbus operator, has ordered a total of 74 aircraft to
Gogo, a leading communications service provider to the global aviation industry, has received an STC from the FAA and certification from the Japanese Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB) – the aviation authority in Japan – to install Gogo’s Ku-satellite based connectivity service on Japan Airlines’ 737-800 aircraft. This is the fourth certification Gogo has received specific
TIMCO Aviation Services began interiors modification work on the first CRJ200 aircraft in a fleet operated by a leading North American airline. TIMCO will retrofit more than three dozen of the same aircraft type, with all work being performed at the company’s Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky International Airport aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul facility. The comprehensive programme
