GA Telesis Engine Services OY (GATES), the engine heavy maintenanceunit of global aviation integrator GA Telesis, has announced a significant capital expenditure to upgrade its test cell operation to the highest standards and technology available. The new upgrade will provide thecompany with one of the most robust and modern test cells in mainland Europe and
Embraer has delivered a total of 17 jets in the second quarter of 2020, of which four were commercial aircraft and 13 were executive jets (nine light and four large). As of June 30, the firm order backlog totaled US$ 15.4 billion. In the second quarter of 2020, Embraer delivered fewer commercial and executive jets
American Airlines is taking more action in advancing its technology capabilities to ease the customer experience and focus on the well-being and safety of customers and team members. American has created a new, touchless check-in experience for customers, allowing them to proceed to the gate without touching the kiosk screen, even if they are checking
Honeywell has secured approval from the U.S. Army through a product verification audit and opened a state-of-the-art T55 Repair and Overhaul Center of Excellence facility near its Honeywell Aerospace headquarters in Phoenix. Honeywell’s new Center of Excellence for T55 helicopter engine maintenance optimizes operations and enhances support for the U.S. Army and international customers. By
PASSUR® Aerospace, an industry leader in predictive analytics and collaboration, and Aireon, leader in global space-based automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B), have announced an agreement that will integrate Aireon’s global, gate-to-gate ADS-B dataset, into PASSUR’s AR\VA platform. This integration will be the first to feature Aireon’s air traffic service (ATS) surveillance-quality data feed including high-fidelity, low
Effective immediately, U.S. airline United Airlines (United) is resuming its flight connection from Munich to Washington. A Boeing 787-9 aircraft will take off for the American capital on every Friday, Sunday and Monday. Additional flights with United from Munich to Newark are to be added in August. For airport CEO Jost Lammers, the resumption of
At the Lufthansa Cargo Center (LCC) in Frankfurt, Fiege Air Cargo Logistics (FACL) will take over the operative handling and co-ordination of inbound and outbound standard shipments in several phases until mid 2021. The physical cargo handling processes in the LCC had already been largely outsourced to various external service providers for many years. In
Sault College and WinAir have partnered together to fully implemented WinAir Version 7 – the latest and fully web-based release of WinAir’s aviation management software – for the College’s School of Aviation. The software provides an aviation maintenance solution for supporting the daily operations at the College’s flight school. This decision to collaborate with WinAir
The Supervisory Board of MTU Aero Engines has extended the contract for Chief Program Officer Michael Schreyögg for a further five years until the end of June 2026. The decision was made unanimously by way of written circular resolution. Schreyögg has been a member of the MTU Executive Board since July 2013 and joined the
After years of continuous traffic growth, the global spread of COVID-19 has caused passenger numbers at Munich Airport to drop substantially: passenger volume fell by around 15 million to just under 7.8 million in the first half of 2020 – a reduction of two thirds compared to the previous year’s level. The number of aircraft movements dropped
