Thales, a leader in In-flight entertainment and connectivity (IFEC) systems and Gogo, a leading provider of in-flight connectivity, announced a new partnership. The relationship will enable airlines to select a highly integrated, powerful IFEC product that combines Gogo’s connectivity solutions with the Thales TopConnect cabin system. Thales and Gogo first partnered to deliver an IFEC
Royal Jordanian and Jordan Airmotive Limited Company (JALCo) sealed an agreement for the repair and overhaul works on the CF6-80C2 engines installed on RJ’s Airbus 310s, effective April 10, 2013. RJ president/CEO Amer Hadidi and JALCo Chairman Hatim Bashir signed the three-year contract at RJ’s headquarters.
Turkish Airlines has committed to order 40 737 MAX 8s, 10 737 MAX 9s and 20 Next-Generation 737-800 airplanes, valued at $6.9bn at list prices. The agreement also includes options for an additional 25 737 MAX 8s.
The groundbreaking ceremony for the new A320 Family final assembly line at Mobile, Alabama underscored how this new facility will further enhance Airbus’ presence within the key U.S. airline marketplace, while also broadening the company’s global footprint and providing additional flexibility to its worldwide industrial network. Mobile will join the three existing Airbus final assembly
Embraer has signed a contract for the sale of two EMBRAER 190 jets to Austral Lineas Aereas, a company belonging to the Aerolineas Argentina Group. The Argentine airline currently operates 20 airplanes of this model. Like the aircraft that are already in operation, Austral’s new E190s are the Advanced Range (AR) model, which allows the
At the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg, Lufthansa Technik AG and SCHOTT AG are presenting a completely new development in cabin lighting systems for aircraft. For the first time, aircraft owners can take advantage of LED technology while avoiding the color changes that occur when LEDs age. The new system “nicemood”, which has already been
Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Panasonic), a leader in in-flight entertainment and communications (IFEC), has expanded its product and service offering and its global communication network with the addition of AirDat’s real-time weather data and superior forecasting technology. Since 2003, AirDat’s advanced technology has changed the way commercial airlines, governments, energy providers, and commodity investors use weather
Etihad Airways, the Abu Dhabi-based airline posted Q1 2013 passenger revenues of US$900m (2012: US$758m), an increase of 19%; and cargo revenues of US$193m (2012: US$165m), an increase of 17%. Passenger numbers in Q1 2013 grew by 18%, rising from 2.3m to a record 2.8m. The average seat factor was 80.5%, four percentage points higher
Airborne Maintenance and Engineering Services (AMES), has entered into a heavy maintenance agreement with North American Airlines for light and heavy maintenance services. AMES completed the first in a series of planned A checks on NAA’s Boeing 767-300ER passenger jets in January and has recently completed the first C check for NAA as well. A
Aeronautical Engineers (AEI), has been selected by Sideral Air Cargo of Brasil to provide one B737-400SF 11 Pallet Configuration Freighter Conversion. The freighter was flown back to Brasil on Tuesday March 26, 2013 and is now the only 737-400SF operating in Brasil. The aircraft, an ex AirOne high gross weight B737-400, (MSN 24906) was built
