The first A380 for All Nippon Airways (ANA) took to the skies September 17, completing a maiden flight from the Final Assembly Line (FAL) in Toulouse, France to the Airbus site in Hamburg, Germany. The aircraft is now being prepared for cabin installation and painting in the airline’s special A380 livery. ANA HOLDINGS placed a
Having acquired a 20% stake in Hanover Airport in 1998 and a further 10% in 2003, Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide (Fraport AG) has signed an agreement to sell its entire 30% stake in Flughafen Hannover-Langenhagen GmbH (FHLG) to iCON Flughafen GmbH (iCON) – part of the iCON Infrastructure Group – for €109.2 million.
easyJet has taken delivery of its first A321neo aircraft, marking the milestone with a flight into Farnborough International Airshow on July 18. “This is a great day in our long relationship with easyJet,” said Gaël Méheust, president and CEO of CFM International. “In the past year, they have done a great job of integrating the
HAECO ITM, a member of the HAECO Group, has selected Ramco Systems (Ramc”) – provider of the Ramco Aviation Suite of software – to support the company’s IT operations. HAECO ITM will benefit from Ramco’s end-to-end solution by unifying various techno-commercial functions – covering Customer Contract Management, Supply Chain Management, Inventory Management, Financial Management, and
The national airline of Mongolia, MIAT Mongolian Airlines, has joined the Board of Airline Representatives in Germany (BARIG). The international association advocates for the mutual interests of around 100 national and international airlines in the areas cargo, passenger and charter. MIAT Mongolian Airlines exists since 1956 and serves currently eight international destinations via its home
Jet Airways, India’s premier international airline, has inducted its very first Boeing 737 MAX in its fleet. The 737 MAX represents Boeing’s latest upgrade to its single aisle 737, which has been the backbone of Jet Airways’ fleet ever since the airline commenced operations in 1994 with the then latest 737-300s. The new 737 MAX
MEKCO Group has entered into a strategic partnership with Donica, as their dealer and authorized repair facility for In-Flight Entertainment & Connectivity (IFEC) equipment sales & repairs. The partnership allows MEKCO to provide repair management, installations and distribution of Donica’s product line including “plug & play” products (DMR, PRAM, QACVR) which are a replacement solution
AeroMobile, a Panasonic Avionics Corporation subsidiary, and UAE telecommunications operator Etisalat have partnered to simplify and reduce the cost of mobile phone use inflight. AeroMobile’s inflight mobile phone service is now available in Etisalat’s mainstream roaming packages, allowing their subscribers to stay online, make and receive calls, listen to voicemail on AeroMobile equipped aircraft at
Rolls-Royce has joined Cathay Pacific Airways to celebrate the delivery of its first Airbus A350-1000, powered by the Trent XWB-97, the latest version of the Trent XWB, the most efficient large aero engine in service today. Greeted by aviation enthusiasts, the aircraft arrived in Hong Kong on June 20, making Cathay Pacific the first airline
Ryanair has been fined €1.85 million (US$2.19 million) by the Italian competition authority AGCM in relation to the mass cancelation of flights. AGCM confirmed that it launched the action as a consequence of “incorrect commercial practice” which resulted from the cancelation of thousands of flights owing to “organizational and management problems.” The fine is not
