Airlines & Routes

Etihad Airways and Alitalia to strengthen connections between UAE and Italy with major codeshare expansion

Etihad Airways and Alitalia will offer enhanced connections between Abu Dhabi and three of Italy’s biggest cities next year, with combined double-daily flights to Milan and Rome, and a new daily service to Venice. The two airlines signed a major codeshare expansion, which subject to government approval, will result in Etihad Airways placing its ‘EY’ […]

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Barfield invents line testing with ordinary tablet

AFI KLM E&M’s American subsidiary has developed an innovative and affordable software application. Released in May 2014, Barfield’s new technology transforms any Android tablet into a wireless remote control for the DPS1000 – the Ground Support Test Equipment (GSTE) used for testing aircraft Pitot-Static/Air Data systems. Where in the past line testing often required two

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A win-win situation lies on the horizon for Airbus and Dassault Aviation

Clearly Airbus listens to its advisers. Last year Activist hedge fund TCI described the Airbus stake in Dassault “a poor use of capital” and suggested Airbus should sell it. Soon afterwards Airbus set about creating a strategy where they could relinquish a percentage of their holdings in the company in as profitable manner as possible.

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Is Etihad fed up with playing ‘little brother’ to Emirates and Qatar Airways?

With 2013 seeing a massive jump of 48%in the profits of Etihad Airways, it would seem that they are hungry for success. In addition to investing heavily in acquiring a 49% stake in Alitalia forUS$2.35bn this year to gain a foothold in key European markets, Etihad has invested over US$1bn on 7 other carriers dotted

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Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group Canada provides further support to Royal Canadian Air Force

Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group Canada has been subcontracted by Cascade Aerospace in relation to the Royal Canadian Air Force’s (RCAF’s) CC130 Avionics Optimised Weapons System Management (AVS OWSM) program. The AVS OWSM program is one of three contracts planned by Canada’s Department of National Defence (DND) to support the RCAF’s CC130 Hercules legacy transport

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Swiss International Air Lines orders up to 25 A320neo

Lufthansa Group’s supervisory board has announced that SWISS, a member-airline of the Group, will expand its A320 fleet with a firm order for 15 A320neo aircraft, plus an additional ten of the type to be confirmed at a later stage. The fuel-efficient NEO-fleet will gradually renew and replace SWISS’ existing fleet of A320 Family aircraft.

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