Pratt & Whitney’s PurePower Geared Turbofan engine cited as an Aviation Climate Solution

Pratt & Whitney’s PurePower Geared Turbofan (GTF) engine was cited as an Aviation Climate Solution by the Air Transport Action Group (ATAG) at the Global Sustainable Aviation Summit in Geneva, Switzerland. The GTF’s engine technology reduces commercial aircraft fuel burn and carbon dioxide emissions by more than 16%, reduces regulated emissions by more than 50% […]

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Turkish Airlines selects Global Eagle Entertainment to supply fleet-wide Technical Content Services

Global Eagle Entertainment has signed an agreement with Turkish Airlines to supply Technical Content Services across its entire fleet of 250+ aircraft. Starting June 2015, GEE will provide Technical Content Services including data management, media encoding and metadata provision to support the airline’s inflight entertainment programming. Technical Content Services are a crucial service to airlines,

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FAA’s authorization extended for 6 months by Congress

With neither the House of Representatives nor the Senate introducing legislation to extend the FAA’s legislation on a long-term basis, despite many discussions over a ‘transformational’ reauthorization bill, the agency’s authority was due to expire today, 30th September. Consequently the Senate and then the House swiftly have passed legislation which will extend the current authorization

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Japan’s Ryukyu Air Commuter unveiled as launch customer for Bombardier Q400 cargo-combi variant

Bombardier Commercial Aircraft announced that Okinawa-based Ryukyu Air Commuter (RAC) is the unidentified airline that had signed a firm purchase agreement for five Q400 turboprop airliners previously announced in July 2014. RAC, which is a part of the Japan Airlines Group, is also the launch customer of the Q400 cargo-combi variant announced at the Farnborough

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Boeing receives order from India for 22 Apache and 15 Chinook Helicopters

The India Ministry of Defence has finalized its order with Boeing for production, training and support of Apache and Chinook helicopters that will greatly enhance India’s capabilities across a range of military and humanitarian missions. India will receive 22 AH-64E Apache attack helicopters and 15 CH-47F Chinook heavy-lift helicopters. Both are the newest models of

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FAA approves Pan Am International Flight to conduct ATP-CTP training on Boeing 737NG

Pan Am International Flight Academy announced has been approved by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to conduct Airline Transport Pilot Certification Training (ATP-CTP) on the B-737NG. The company was approved in early August to conduct ATP-CTP training on the Airbus 320. This additional FAA approval makes Pan Am the only aviation training organization authorized to

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Etihad Airways and Global Eagle Partner to deliver IFE content across six partner airline fleets

Global Eagle Entertainment signed a major agreement with Etihad Airways to provide inflight entertainment (IFE) content aboard six airlines of Etihad Airways Partners. Etihad Airways, one of the largest airlines in the Middle East, has spearheaded this innovative IFE initiative, the first of its type in the industry, to provide an enhanced and consistent passenger

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Astra Aviation signs ground handling agreement with National Aviation Services in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire

Astra Aviation has signed a new Ground Handling Agreement with airport services provider, National Aviation Services (NAS), at Felix Houphouet Boigny Airport, Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire. Under the terms of the agreement (NAS), part of the Agility group, will provide the physical ground handling, whilst Astra, via its local company and offices, will handle and coordinate

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GECAS signs purchase-and-leaseback transaction with Malindo Air for six new Boeing 737-800s

GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS), the commercial aircraft leasing and financing arm of GE, announced a purchase-and-leaseback transaction with Malindo Airways for six new Boeing 737-800 aircraft. Four of the aircraft have delivered to Malindo Air. The remaining two are scheduled for delivery in October. Malindo Air, headquartered in Malaysia, currently operates a fleet of

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ST Engineering’s aerospace arm acquires remaining shareholding of S-PRO

ST Aerospace Systems has acquired the remaining 50% stake in Singapore Precision Repair and Overhaul (S-PRO), from Messier-Bugatti-Dowty (Safran), for a cash consideration of US$8.15m. Following the acquisition, S-PRO will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of ST Aerospace Systems, which in turn is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Singapore Technologies Aerospace (ST Aerospace), the aerospace arm of

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