A new chapter has been opened in the quest to make commercial air transport more environmentally and economically sustainable, with the agreement by Airbus and South Africa’s National Aerospace Centre to jointly fund research by Hydrogen South Africa (HySA) into the application of fuel cells on airliners. The initial three-year project, which will be undertaken […]
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has signed an agreement to acquire Swissport’s cargo business at Copenhagen Airport, reinforcing its position as the largest independent cargo handler in Denmark. Under the terms of the agreement, Swissport will transfer all business activities to WFS on 1st October 2014. WFS will take over Swissport’s 4,200m² cargo terminal at Copenhagen
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The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) revealed on September 1st, 2014 a new organisation which aims at preparing the Agency for the challenges of the coming years. The new organisation will enable the Agency to engage more pragmatically with the aviation industry. A strategy and safety management directorate has been created in order to strengthen
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With the signature of South African Airbus operator Global Airways, ADSoftware announced that AirPack solution is now one of the leading MRO software solutions on the African market. ADSoftware’s presence in the African aviation industry started in 2003 when the French aviation software developer and publisher was selected to provide its flagship AirPack maintenance software
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Finnair and the Norwegian crew management company OSM Aviation have signed an agreement on outsourcing of cabin services. In the first phase, OSM Aviation will provide cabin service for Finnair’s routes to Hong Kong and Singapore. The cabin crew for these routes will be recruited to OSM Aviation’s bases in Asia. The parties intend to
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Imperium announced the signing of a global distribution agreement with Barfield, a recognized worldwide market leader in ground support test equipment that will be distributing Imperium’s line of ultrasound cameras for nondestructive testing (NDT) usage. “Imperium’s NDT products make ultrasonic testing extremely simple, without sacrificing any quantitative data. Imperium’s highly innovative products and OEM approval
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Jeppesen, a part of Boeing Commercial Aviation, recently signed a new three-year service contract with Gulf Air, the Kingdom of Bahrain’s national carrier, to provide the airline with Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro electronic flight bag (EFB) services on iPad. The agreement allows Gulf Air to continue its digital transformation by eliminating paper-based flight information on the
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GuestLogix, a leading global provider of ancillary-focused merchandising, payment and business intelligence technology to airlines and the passenger travel industry, signed a 4-year renewal agreement for the continued use of the Company’s retailing technology, including platform and POS handheld device upgrades, onboard a flag carrier in Asia Pacific. The Company’s Ancillary Insights platform will also
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Odyssey Airlines, the new UK-based business-only carrier, has successfully raised its minimum target of £1m via crowd funding on the UK-based platform Crowdcube. As of Augus 28th, Odyssey’s Crowdcube investor pitch has raised £1,049,230, or 104% of its target on the site. Odyssey has already raised over £5m in seed capital, including having engaged Freedman
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Gogo, a leading global aero-communications service provider, has signed a definitive agreement with Aeromexico, Mexico’s global airline, to provide in-flight Internet and wireless in-flight entertainment service on at least 58 Embraer and Boeing 737 aircraft operated by Aeromexico. Gogo previously announced, in December 2013, that it had agreed on the principal terms and conditions with
