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Rockwell Collins to provide automated check-in for Falcon Aviation’s business jets and helicopters

Falcon Aviation has implemented Rockwell Collins’ ARINC LocalCheck, Local Departure Control System (L-DCS) to automate the check-in process for the company’s fleet of helicopters and corporate jets. Falcon Aviation provides a host of aviation services, including private jet and helicopter charter, aircraft management and aircraft maintenance and support, to customers throughout the Middle East from […]

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Norwegian Air International finally gets US DOT approval

Norwegian Air International (NAI), the Irish subsidiary of Norwegian Air Shuttle (NAS), has ended its three-year struggle against labor unions and competitors with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) granting the carrier permission to fly into and out of the United States, the decision effective from December 2, 2016. Heavy opposition to the granting of

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Satcom Direct named Global Xpress Value Added Reseller for Inmarsat’s Global Government business unit

Satcom Direct is now authorized by Inmarsat’s Global Government Business Unit to provision and resell Inmarsat’s Ka-band Global Xpress (GX) service to global government customers for use in military, head-of-state and other government operations. Satcom Direct (SD) has been appointed a Value Added Reseller (VAR) for Inmarsat’s GX mobile global broadband satellite network. GX delivers

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United Technicians ratify joint collective bargaining agreement

United Airlines released that the company’s technicians, represented by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT), have voted to ratify a new joint collective bargaining agreement. With this announcement, United has reached new agreements with every domestic unionized work group in 2016. The IBT agreement brings together the airline’s more than 9,000 technicians and related employees

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Colombia plane crash – leaked audio reveals LaMia jet ran out of fuel

The final minutes of the doomed flight carrying Brazil’s Chapecoense have been leaked in a recording which reveals the pilot pleaded for permission to land the plane as it had “fuel problems”, shortly before crashing into the Andes, killing 71 of the 77 passengers and crew on board. The recording includes an exchange with the

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Atlas Air to operate 747-400 Freighter for Nippon Cargo Airlines

Atlas Air has entered into an agreement to operate its first Boeing 747-400 Freighter for Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA), with an opportunity for additional aircraft in the future. The contract is initially for one aircraft to be flown in key global routes across the transpacific connecting Asia and the U.S. Service is scheduled to begin

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Transition period ends for third-country operators

From November 26, the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Third Country Operators (TCO) regulation became fully implemented. This means that only operators holding a TCO authorization from the EASA will be allowed to operate commercial flights to and from EASA member states, which includes members of the EU, Norway, Liechtenstein, Switzerland and Iceland. The 30-month

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GA Telesis launches ACCESS – Aircraft Control Exchange Support Solutions

GA Telesis, has launched ACCESS (Aircraft Control Exchange Support Solutions). ACCESS is a new ready-to-go exchange program for aircraft flight control surfaces. ACCESS connects airlines to its extensive pool of ready-to-go flight control surfaces, leveraging the world’s largest independent inventory of the GA Telesis’ Component Solutions Group (CSG) with the comprehensive repair and overhaul capabilities

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Flybe signs for Jeppesen navigation and digital optimization services

Jeppesen has signed a three-year renewal agreement with Flybe, a European regional airline, to provide digital charting and electronic flight bag (EFB) services for the carrier. Flybe also will receive Fuel Dashboard services to optimize fleet-wide fuel consumption and Electronic Flight Folder tools to enhance day-of flight EFB operations. Jeppesen had previously helped Flybe gain

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