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China Eastern Airlines has increased its commitment to Panasonic Avionics’ (Panasonic) for global broadband connectivity services to 84 total aircraft. The leading Chinese carrier, which, in partnership with China Telecom Satellite, was the first to offer broadband Wi-Fi connectivity on flights over Chinese airspace, and this agreement strengthens its long-term relationship with Panasonic. The extended […]

Lufthansa Technik AG has modified the first VIP aircraft, an Airbus A340, with the fastest internet connection currently available on the market, the so-called Ka-band satellite communication technology. Lufthansa Technik is the first MRO company in Europe to receive the Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) from EASA to install Ka-band antenna systems on an Airbus A340

Satair Group’s “Integrated Material Services” (IMS) has won their first A350XWB customer, Cathay Pacific Airways, and has started their new service offering for the airline’s fleet of 48 Airbus A350XWB aircraft. Working in conjunction with the recently announced long-term agreement with Airbus to provide Flight Hour Services (FHS), Satair Group will operate the IMS, which

Sabre Corporation has expanded its long-term technology agreement with LATAM Airlines Group, with the implementation of Sabre´s Flight Plan Manager and broadening the adoption of Software-as-a-Service solutions from the Sabre AirCentre operational suite. Sabre´s AirCentre Flight Plan Manager, which provides fully-automated flight planning capabilities and significant productivity savings, will help the group unify flight operations

Rolls-Royce and Mubadala Development Company, the Abu Dhabi-based investment and development organisation, have announced further details of a new Approved Maintenance Centre (AMC) in the Emirate and confirmed plans for a manufacturing facility that will produce aero engine components. Rolls-Royce is committed to developing a competitive, capable and flexible Trent Service Network to support the

Aircrafters, a New Castle, Delaware based supplier of commercial aircraft wheels and brakes and Rotable Repairs, a South of England based aviation wheel and brake repair specialist agreed on an exclusive stocking agreement. The long-term and exclusive consignment agreement provides both companies with the ability to offer key benefits to their European customer base, which

GA Telesis has signed a new distribution agreement with Oshino Lamps, authorizing GA Telesis to distribute Oshino aerospace lighting products globally. “We are very pleased to become an authorized distributor for Oshino, a company that has been a world leader in lighting products for over eight decades.” said Edward Thompson, Vice President of GA Telesis’

Following the acquisition in March this year of Navtech, Airbus has launched its new integrated flight operations and air traffic management service company – NAVBLUE – to provide a complete range of digital end-to-end and integrated flight operations solutions. NAVBLUE will function as a wholly owned subsidiary of Airbus and be a key unit of

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has signed significant cyber deals, worth more than US$40m, with customers in Asia. The deals include establishing an advanced nationwide system for monitoring and analyzing of cyber events an advanced cyber protection suite for mission critical systems. Cyber security is a strategic sector and core competency for IAI. The company is