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Further to the framework agreement signed in March 2011, Jin Zhuanglong, Chairman, Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China  (COMAC) and Pierre Beaudoin, President and Chief Executive Officer, Bombardier, signed a definitive agreement covering program commonalities between the C919 and CSeries aircraft. More specifically, the two leading aircraft manufacturers have agreed to cooperate on four distinctive projects […]

Airbus has joined a consortium including Virgin Australia to study a new pathway to produce sustainable aviation fuels. Eucalyptus mallee trees, grown in Western Australia’s wheat belt are sustainably harvested and converted to a feedstock for refining into alternative aviation fuel via a process called Pyrolysis. Mallee is indigenous to Australia and is well adapted

airberlin became part of oneworld on March 20th, adding the second largest airline in Germany and the sixth largest in Europe to the world’s premier global airline alliance. NIKI, the Austrian member of the airberlin group, joined oneworld as an affiliate member at the same time. Both airlines are now offering oneworld’s services and benefits

THAI Airways has taken delivery of its ClearCore engine wash system, developed by GE Aviation. GE’s ClearCore system could save THAI more than $4m annually if utilized across the airline’s aircraft fleet. THAI Airways has taken many steps to reduce its impact on the environment, and GE’s ClearCore engine wash system is another way that

Commsoft’s OASES software went live on the nine widebody aircraft of Portugese ACMI operator Hi Fly. The challenging implementation covered a fleet of three basic Airbus types (A310, A330, A340), including five major sub-types (A310-300, A330-200,  A330-300, A340-300, A340-500) powered by five major engine types from four different engine manufacturers. Its difficulty was increased by

To support the growing number of ATR aircraft in Africa and to anticipate the associated development potential, ATR, the European manufacturer of turboprop aircraft, has just opened a new training center for pilots and maintenance technicians in Johannesburg, South Africa. This is the very first training center to be opened by ATR on the African

Royal Aero GmbH, one of the largest independent European based suppliers of surplus aircraft engine parts and management, has introduced a new company structure. The originally three areas of business – Royal Aero Services GmbH, RATechnical Ltd. and Royal Aero Leasing GmbH – have now been gathered under one entity, namely Royal Aero GmbH. From

GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.A., the largest low-cost airline in Latin America, has made a formal request to the Brazilian Civil Aviation Agency (Anac) to operate regular flights between Brazil, Venezuela and the United States. The decision was based on the results of internal feasibility studies and is in line with the Company’s business model,

Southwest Airlines filed an application with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) for slots that would allow Southwest to offer the first-ever nonstop service between Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) and Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. The application also includes Southwest’s proposal to provide one-stop, same-plane service between Washington National and San Diego via Austin. The

AerData, the provider of software and services for the aviation industry announced the launch of a new fleet and valuation database, AtlasData, at the forthcoming ISTAT Americas conference.  The database will incorporate BlueBook values from AVITAS, a leading aircraft valuation and consultancy firm.  Commenting on the announcement, Paul van Tol, Managing Director of AerData said: