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EASA certifies Recaro as DOA

 In the future, Recaro Aircraft Seating will be offering its customers comprehensive service for modification and retrofit projects in the aircraft cabin as a certified Design Organization (DOA). By awarding the certificate, the EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency) is extending the rights and obligations for the handling and approval of cabin equipment projects to the German aircraft seat m...

Lufthansa Technik launches project for the digitalization of aircraft cabins

Lufthansa Technik AG’s “Cabin 4.0” project relies on the use of intelligent automation to simplify procedures in the aircraft cabin for both passengers and flight crews and to offer increased comfort. For this purpose, tasks that have been performed manually so far will be taken over by state-of-the-art sensors, thus giving flight attendants more time for...

Focusing on cabin efficiency, passenger comfort and cabin upgrades services

Airbus showcases its new cabin innovations at this years’ Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg, Germany – the world’s largest event dedicated to the aircraft interiors industry, in-flight entertainment, connectivity and passenger services. Journalists who attend the Airbus Media Briefing at our stand will be able to learn about several new A380 cabin efficiency enablers –...

European debut of M600 begins at AERO Friedrichshafen

Piper Aircraft Inc. and Piper Deutschland are collaborating to display the M600, the company's flagship product, at the upcoming AERO Friedrichshafen 2017, to be held April 5-8.  This will be the first time that an M600 has been on display at an event outside of North America. Following Aero Friedrichshafen, the M600 will embark on a three month European demo tour covering six countries.&...

Cathay Pacific Airways and Lufthansa Group agree cooperation

- Cathay Pacific Airways, Lufthansa, Swiss and Austrian Airlines, sign code-share and frequent flyer agreement  - Shared flights will mean numerous benefits for passengers  -Connecting flights via Honk Kong to Australia and New Zealand under same flight number in future Cathay Pacific Airways, the Hong Kong–based airline, and the Lufthansa Group, Europe’s leading airline...

Lufthansa Systems acquires new customer Onur Air

Lufthansa Systems announced that Istanbul-based Turkish private airline Onur Air has opted for its Lido/Flight 4D solution. This new generation of the proven flight planning solution from Lufthansa Systems offers the airline a modern graphical user interface and extensive automation functions for flight planning and control processes. The two companies recently signed a five-year contract for the...

New "SafeDrone" platform minimizes risks for pilots and drones

“SafeDrone by Lufthansa Technik” is a new initiative for minimizing uncertainties and risks in unmanned aviation. The open and completely transparent platform allows collaboration between all interested market players and provides them with direct access to recognized standards for technology, quality and security in the use of drones. A basic package is availabl...

German military to use 13 A400M aircraft after failing to find buyers

The German military plans to use 13 Airbus A400M military transport planes for its own needs after failing to find buyers for the aircraft, it told lawmakers on Friday. The move will mean extra costs in coming years. Germany initially planned to buy 60 A400M aircraft, but later lowered the number to 53. Parliament then approved a plan in 2011 under which 13 of those aircr...

Ryanair beats Berlin airport strike by flying in its own staff

Striking Berlin airport workers may cease giving notice of walkouts after Ryanair began using its own ground staff to help to maintain services from the German capital. The tactic of bringing in foreign "strikebreakers" poses a security threat because the Ryanair employees are being granted so-called air-side access without sufficient checks, the Ver.di union said on Tuesday. The l...

Vision Systems unveils second generation of electronically dimmable window and latest smart interactive window

Following the establishment of Smart Lite, a new division devoted to the design, production and commercialization of electronically dimmable solutions last September, Vision Systems is proud to disclose its latest innovations at AIX 2017: Nuance V2, the new generation of Electronically Dimmable Window (EDW), and Acti-Vision Window, the smart interactive window shortlisted at the Crystal Cabin Awar...

DC Aviation successfully completed the ADS-B Out modification for a UAE business jet

 DC Aviation successfully completed the first ADS-B Out modification for a Bombardier Global Express XRS business jet registered in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). According to the Implementing Regulation “SPI IR”, all aircraft with a maximum take-off mass in excess of 5.700 kg or a maximum cruising true air speed greater than 250 kts will have to comply with “ADS-B Out&rdqu...

Lufthansa to cancel flights to Berlin on Monday amid airport strike

Ground staff at Berlin’s two airports will start a 25-hour strike on Monday, the Verdi union said on Sunday, stepping up action in a pay dispute that has already caused the cancellation of around 1,000 flights. Workers at Berlin’s Tegel and Schoenefeld airports will walk out at 4am local time (0300 GMT) on Monday and end the action on Tuesday morning at about 5am local time (0400 GM...