Airbus Corporate Jets (ACJ) and Sabena technics are to co-operate in proposing self-protection systems (SPSs) for Airbus corporate jets. Each SPS will combine an existing, state-of-the-art, directional infra-red countermeasure (DIRCM) system with installation on an Airbus corporate jet. SPSs will initially be offered for the ACJ320 Family. An SPS offers protection against missiles fired from
Aery Aviation is scheduled to complete major upgrades to a fleet of Boeing 777-200ER aircraft for the installation of FANS1/A and ADS-B Out for each of the aircraft. The multiple B-777 avionics fleet modifications including FANS 1/A and ADS-B Out are expected to begin during Q4 2019 and finish up in Q1 of 2020, with
AJW Group, the independent specialist in the global management of aircraft spares, has strengthened its long-term partnership with Tigerair in Australia with an extension to its Power-by-the-Hour (PBH) contract. AJW Group has been providing an integrated component pooling, repair and logistics support programme to Tigerair since 2014. During this time, it has delivered improved operational
Václav Havel Airport Prague will introduce its winter flight schedule as of Sunday October 27, 2019. It will provide direct flights from 121 destinations in 46 countries, to six more destinations than over the same period last year. New destinations that have been added this winter include Lviv, Kharkiv, Chisinau, Florence, Beirut, Nur-Sultan and Keflavik.
Delta TechOps andAustria’s largest carrier, Austrian Airlines, have signed an engine maintenance agreement at the MRO Europe conference in London. The exclusive agreement covers PW4060 engine maintenance for up to six years supporting the airline’s Boeing 767 fleet. As the maintenance division of Delta Air Lines, Delta TechOps has numerous years of experience both operating
Joramco, the Amman-based MRO and the engineering arm of Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE), has signed a new base maintenance agreement with MNG Airlines, a Turkish cargo airline headquartered in Istanbul, to perform three C checks on two A300 and one A330 aircraft of the carrier’s fleet. These checks are planned to commence between December 2019
Alcoa has reported a net loss of US$221 million for the third-quarter of 2019, compared with a net loss of US$402 million in the second quarter of 2019. The results include US$139 million of special items, including US$134 million in charges associated with the divestiture of the Avilés and La Coruña facilities in Spain, and
Spatial, a provider of cabin crew training simulators, is to manufacture a Water Evacuation Trainer for Singapore Airlines. With a B787 fuselage, the trainer will provide Singapore Airlines’ cabin crew with the highest possible training standards in all Safety and Emergency Procedures (SEPs). Training will include door operation, cabin communications and aircraft systems familiarization, secure
Ryanair will launch its first ever flights from Armenia, the 40th country in the Ryanair network, with two new routes from Yerevan to Milan Bergamo and Rome Ciampino starting in January 2020, and two new routes from Yerevan to Berlin Schönefeld and Gyumri to Memmingen starting in Summer 2020. Ryanair’s 2020 schedule will deliver 130,000
VAS Aero Service and Czech Airlines Technics (CSAT), a provider of aircraft repair and maintenance services, have signed a long-term component repair services agreement. CSAT serves a range of aviation customers from its state-of-the-art MRO facilities at Václav Havel Airport Prague in the Czech Republic. The company supports key airlines customers with maintenance and repair
