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AgustaWestland signs new training services contracts to support the Family

AgustaWestland signed two training services contracts to support its Family of new generation helicopters. Bel Air of Denmark has signed a five years training contract featuring a comprehensive package of services including simulator training for the AW139 intermediate and the AW189 super medium twin engine helicopters. Lufttransport AS of Norway has signed a three year […]

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Liebherr Aerospace Brasil receives NBR ISO 14001:2004 certification

Liebherr Aerospace Brasil’s environmental system for the manufacturing, non-destructive testing, surface treatment and assemblies of aircraft components has been certified according to NBR ISO 14001:2004 by TÜV NORD BTRÜV. At the beginning of October, the certification organization carried out all necessary audits at the facility of Liebherr Aerospace Brasil, regarding the compliance of the company’s

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PPG Aerospace expands sealants capabilities at ASC in Germany

PPG Industries has expanded the ability for its Central Europe application support center in Hamburg, Germany, to package aerospace sealants for customers in Central and Eastern Europe by adding equipment to provide premixed and frozen sealant, SEMKIT(R) packages as well as Customized Sealant Solutions products such as PRC(R) seal caps and PRC SEMFOAM(TM) sealant. According

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American Airlines Cargo, US Airways Cargo officially combine under single air waybill

American Airlines (AAL) and US Airways have reached a significant milestone in their merger as the Cargo divisions combine under a single air waybill. The new entity brings in more than $800m each year and moves more than one billion pounds of freight and mail annually. The Cargo teams have successfully combined 154 facilities and

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Gogo Business Aviation introduces Moving Map Capabilities for Gogo Vision

Gogo Business Aviation, a leading provider of in-flight connectivity and entertainment solutions to the business aviation market, has added moving map capabilities to Gogo Vision, the company’s on-demand in-flight entertainment (IFE) and information service. Moving map capabilities have been seamlessly integrated into the Gogo Vision in-flight experience. The first service of its kind in business

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Virgin Australia buys full control of ailing Tiger Australia Airways

How times can change in just over 14 months. In June 2013 Virgin Australia paid the substantial sum of AUD$35m for a 60% equity stake in Tiger Australia Airways, then wholly owned by Tiger Airways Singapore, a 40% of which was then owned by Singapore Airlines. Move forward to today and the remaining 40% of

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AHS Aviation Handling Services GmbH selects Rockwell Collins’ ARINC AviNet Enterprise Hub messaging service

AHS Aviation Handling Services GmbH has selected the Rockwell Collins’ ARINC AviNet Enterprise Hub (eHub) as its cloud-based messaging service. AHS Aviation Handling Services GmbH, one of Germany’s leading agents, provides a full range of airline passenger handling and operations services for over 130 airlines in Germany. The company is using ARINC AviNet eHub as

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Pratt & Whitney announces ground breaking of customer training center at Hyderabad

Pratt & Whitney announced the ground breaking of its customer training center in Hyderabad. The training facility, housed in United Technologies Corporation India Private Limited (“UTC India”), is expected to be operational by mid-2015. It will train aircraft engineers and technicians of Pratt & Whitney’s customers on current and new engine models. This Pratt &

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Asiana offers $55m and joins a growing list of airlines settling air cargo antitrust litigation

Whether it is the settlement figures or the number of airlines apparently involved in this price-fixing scandal, both figures are shocking in their size. To summarize; between January 1st 2000 and September 11th 2006, it is alleged that Asiana, along with over two dozen other airlines, conspired to fix air freight charges. In 2006, 90

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Air France and representative pilot unions reach draft agreement concerning development of Transavia France

Air France and the representative pilot unions have reached a draft agreement concerning the development of Transavia France. The development of Transavia France beyond 14 Boeing 737 will be assured as from summer 2015 in order to accelerate the Group’s development on the rapidly-expanding leisure market. Pilots flying for Transavia France will be employed under

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