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Lufthansa Cargo opens station at Paderborn-Lippstadt Airport

Lufthansa Cargo is due to open a new station at Paderborn-Lippstadt Airport on 15 June. The logistics subsidiary of Lufthansa is working closely with the airport. In the initial stage, consignments in the standard freight, express freight and hazardous materials categories will be professionally handled, safely sealed and transported in regularly scheduled trucks under an […]

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BAA Training accepted supplier for Vietnam Airlines

The global aviation training provider BAA Training has received an official Supplier Acceptance Certificate from Vietnam Airlines. The certificate empowers BAA Training to operate as an Accepted Flight Training Organization by providing airplane training for Private Pilot License, Instrument Rating, Commercial Pilot License, and Airlines Transport Pilot License courses. This Supplier Acceptance Certificate will provide

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Chinese company to buy Frankfurt-Hahn Airport, Germany

It has been announced by local government officials in Germany that the finance ministry in Mainz, the capital of the Rhineland-Palatinate region, is to sell its 82.5% stake in the loss-making regional Frankfurt Hahn Airport to China’s Shanghai Yiqian Trading Company for a figure reported to be in the low two-digit millions of euros. The

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Titan Airways enhances the mood with STG Aerospace’s LED cabin lighting upgrade

STG Aerospace, a leading aircraft cabin lighting OEM reported that British charter carrier Titan Airways is the latest airline to install STG’s liTeMood retrofit LED mood lighting system on its Boeing 757 aircraft.  With the first retrofitted aircraft installed during a cabin re-configuration earlier this week and already in commercial service, its sister aircraft will

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Market ‘speaks’ as Embraer ends jet production in China

At the Beijing General Aviation Show last year Embraer’s China chief, Guan Dongyuan, was asked whether the company would stop assembling jets in China. His response was that Embraer wanted to “let the market to make [sic] the decision.” With the announcement on Wednesday this week that Embraer is to cease assembly of its sole

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Underwater signal confirmed as coming from EgyptAir flight MS804 ‘black box’

A signal detected by the French search vessel La Place has been confirmed by Remy Jouty, Director of BEA, France’s air accident investigation agency, as coming from one of the flight data recorders onboard EgyptAir flight MS804. The Airbus A320 crashed into the Mediterranean Sea on May 19, with 66 passengers and crew on board,

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NAYAK Aircraft Service introduces inflight internet connectivity on NetJets Embraer Phenom 300 signature series fleet

NAYAK Aircraft Service successfully planned and conducted the implementation of satellite based inflight internet connectivity in conjunction with a powerful all in one Wi-Fi-based inflight entertainment system on the Embraer Phenom 300 aircraft type. A Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for the necessary installation of a satellite connection antenna on the upper fuselage of the aircraft

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LATAM becomes latest casualty in Venezuelan exodus

In August last year the two South-American carriers, LAN and TAM merged to become South America’s largest carrier covering over 135 destinations in 23 countries for passengers, and a cargo business offering freight services to more than 144 destinations in 26 countries. The airline owns a fleet of approximately 312 aircraft and has roughly 53,000

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ASA Academy – the new training organisation for aviation ground service providers

During their board meeting in Toronto (Canada) on May 15th, 2016 the board of the Airport Services Association (asa) agreed to set up a joint venture company known as ASA Services with the Swiss company 2assistU.  ASA Services Ltd will be based in Brugg / Zurich (Switzerland) and will offer management training globally for ground

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