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Pratt & Whitney closed on an agreement with Gas Turbine Efficiency to purchase the assets of the company’s aviation business, which provides patented technology for Pratt & Whitney’s EcoPower engine wash service. Pratt & Whitney had exclusive rights to use Gas Turbine Efficiency’s technology to wash aircraft engines since it launched its EcoPower engine wash […]

City of Atlanta and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport officials announced the arrival of a new all-cargo carrier. Milan, Italy-based Cargoitalia will begin scheduled service to Atlanta on February 3. The two weekly flights between Atlanta and Milan will create about 10 jobs and will have an estimated $15 million economic impact on metro Atlanta. Cargoitalia

U.S.-based Neff Capital Management, owned and managed by Brian Neff, is evaluating the start-up of a cargo company based in Finland. The new company would operate between Helsinki and international destinations. Finnair Cargo, a subsidiary to the Finnish national carrier, is potentially a minority shareholder in the new venture.

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Baltic Aviation Academy finished year 2010 by doubling its

Qatar Airways has launched four flights weekly between Qatar capital Doha and Hungarian capital, Budapest. Qatar Airways is also exploring the option of increasing frequency of flights and destinations, to and from the Central European aviation hub.

Atlanta-based airline Delta Airlines has sent a request for proposals to several aircraft manufacturers as it looks to purchase up to 400 narrowbody aircraft. According to the Canadian Press, Delta Airlines could order some Bombardier CSeries planes as it plans to purchase 100 to 200 narrowbody aircraft with options for 200 more. It has indicated

Lufthansa and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) have successfully conducted an operating test for the TaxiBot used with a B747-400 to demonstrate its ability to tow an airplane from gate to runway and back under typical taxiing conditions. The test was conducted at the Frankfurt International Airport. TaxiBot is a joint development by IAI’s Lahav Division

FARNAIR Europe, a leading European Cargo Airline headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, has reached an agreement with Swissport to take over the latter’s cargo handling operation in Budapest, Hungary. Swissport had recently announced its withdrawal from the Hungarian market. FARNAIR will take over Swissport’s assets, warehouse lease and staff on 1st Feb 2011. The parties are

AVISA, a global aviation and airworthiness specialist, has announced a new partnership with Rusada, a leading provider of IT software solutions for the aerospace industry. The two companies will be working together to provide a bespoke consultancy and training service to clients as well as a revolutionary