After the recent terrorist attacks in Paris, France, which killed 130 people, it has now been revealed that despite early indications to the contrary, passenger traffic at the city’s two principal airports has fallen. “We are seeing an impact on traffic today, but it is too soon to say whether there is a longer-term trend,” […]
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Swedish defence and security company Saab has awarded RUAG a contract for the series production of payload mountings for the Gripen E/F fighter aircraft to Sweden and Brazil. The contract is worth more than CHF80m in total. This further strengthens the solid industrial partnership between Saab and Swiss company RUAG and secures their long-term collaboration.
Southwest Airlines reported that Tom Nealon will join Southwest Airlines in January 2016 as Executive Vice President Strategy & Innovation. Until recently, Nealon served Southwest as a member of its Board of Directors.
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With the payment of the purchase price and the transfer of 100% of its shares, the sale of Adria Airways Tehnika was successfully concluded on November 24th. The buyer of the shares is the company Linetech Holding, S.A. of Poland, one of the fastest developing MRO companies in Eastern and Central Europe. Slovenski državni holding,
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Air Partner’s Freight division has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Air Cargo Integrators of the UAE. The two companies will now work together strategically to develop both their freight charter and global air freight products. Under the terms of the deal, Air Partner Freight has appointed Air Cargo Integrators (ACI) as its official freight
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According to the Washington Post 700 close calls with drones have been reported by pilots this year, a figure which is double that of 2014, while in 2013 the reports were virtually non-existent. For some time the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has been preparing recommendations for the registration of drones or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)
Austrian Airlines has concluded an agreement with the Australian leading provider of fly-in, fly-out transportation, Alliance Aviation Services, to sell its entire fleet of Fokker aircraft. The Austrian Airlines Fokker fleet consists of 15 Fokker 100 and six Fokker 70 planes, a total of 21 aircraft. The sale of the Fokker aircraft will rejuvenate the
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Fokker Technologies, a division of GKN Aerospace, signed an agreement with Northrop Grumman Corporation for the delivery of the in-flight opening doors for the F-35 Lightning II (JSF). The contract is valued at approximately €100m. Under this agreement, Fokker will be responsible for the manufacture of the in-flight opening doors for the next batch of
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Aeromexico is the launch customer for Rockwell Collins’ ARINC MultiLink service, following the successful completion of recent trials. The service, announced earlier this year, offers a comprehensive and cost-effective global flight tracking solution. In addition to ARINC WebASD, ARINC MultiLink can be used with Rockwell Collins’ Hermes SkyView display system. For airlines using other aircraft
Boeing and Biman Bangladesh Airlines signed the airline’s first direct-purchase agreement for a Next-Generation 737-800 as part of the country’s national airline’s fleet modernization plan. As part of the first phase of its fleet modernization plan, the Dhaka-based airline currently operates a total of six Boeing 777s and two Next-Generation 737-800s. With this delivery, Biman
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