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Thomas Global Systems and Hawker Pacific announce new partnership agreement

Thomas Global Systems, a leader in the design, production and support of avionic display systems technology, has signed a partnership agreement with Hawker Pacific for distribution of Thomas Global’s pioneering plug-and-play LCD cockpit displays in the Asia Pacific region. The agreement, signed at Singapore Airshow 2016, will grant Hawker Pacific rights for the distribution of […]

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BAA Training extends VIP Cabin Crew training possibilities

BAA Training, EASA standard aviation training center, has recently added a new training course to its VIP Cabin Crew training services list. Henceforth the Conversion training course for business aviation personnel is available at the company. This training course is orientated to business aviation companies and is aimed to train all business aviation personnel, including

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Moscow’s Domodedovo Airport owner Dmitry Kamenshchik detained

As a result of the Investigative Committee’s findings into the fatal suicide bombing in 2011 at Moscow’s Domodedovo airport, the principal registered owner, Dmitry Kamenshchik has been detained by law enforcement officers and faces being charged with operating premises with inappropriate security measures. Domodedovo airport witnessed a terrorist attack on Jan. 24, 2011, where 37

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West Star Aviation receives STC for upgrade to Honeywell CAS-100B TCAS II with 7.1 software

West Star Aviation has received Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for the upgrade of the Honeywell CAS-81A/TPA-81A or the CAS-100A/TPA-100A with 7.0 software to the CAS-100B/TPA-100B with 7.1 software. This Approved Model List (AML) STC is applicable to various Hawker, Citation, Challenger, Falcon, and Gulfstream aircraft models. TCAS II 7.1 software improvements include the level off

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Amendment to Japan – USA Open Skies Agreement allows daytime trans-Pacific flights to Haneda

Not since 1978 have there been daytime flights between Japan and the USA. However, as a result of in-depth talks between the Japanese and US governments it has been announced from Tokyo that daytime flights from Haneda, the closest airport to Tokyo, will commence by fall this year. Currently, U.S. airlines have four slot pairs

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USMC contract for 32 Universal Avionics displays on KC-130T fleet

The United States Marine Corps (USMC) Reserve has selected Universal Avionics MFD-640 Multi-Function Display for their fleet of KC-130T aircraft. The contract for 32 displays was awarded to Aero Dynamix by the Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland. Aero Dynamix will modify the displays for Night Vision Imaging System (NVIS) compatibility and deliver to

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Vietjet and Airbus to establish A320 Flight & Maintenance Training Services in Ho Chi Minh City

Airbus has signed an agreement to provide flight and maintenance training services to Vietjet in Ho Chi Minh City. With this agreement, Vietjet‘s flight training centre will host an Airbus A320 Full-Flight Simulator (FFS) to conduct flight crew training for its A320 family fleet. In addition, the agreement provides Maintenance training services via the Airbus

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Pratt & Whitney applies ‘Big Data’ to predict engine maintenance frequency and planning

Pratt & Whitney has developed a new modeling and predictive tool to enhance its maintenance service offerings and increase customer value. Expanding its data analytics capabilities, Pratt & Whitney’s Big Data project leverages its deep engine design understanding with broad operational, maintenance and environmental data, such as flight length and the environment in which the

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5th Singapore Airshow begins after EU-ASEAN open skies discussions

At a time when low oil prices and uncertainty surrounding the Chinese economy are likely to heavily and negatively influence the potential major aircraft orders, the 5th biennial Singapore Airshow, which this year runs from the 16th – 21st of February, got off to a promising start with regard to the EU – ASEAN (Association

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