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20 Years Anniversary of the DA40: 400th Austrian built DA40 NG delivered

There are two great reasons to celebrate together with Diamond Aircraft: first of all, the 20 years anniversary of the DA40 series and the second reason is he 400th Austrian built DA40 NG with serial number DA40.N400. The Diamond DA40 history dates back to 1999 when the DA40 prototype flew for the very first time. End of 2000 the DA40-180, powered by a Lycoming AvGas engine, received...

First broadcast relay flight successfully completed by Zeusch Aviation

First broadcast relay flight successfully completed by Zeusch Aviation! It was done working with media technology company NEP The Netherlands (NEP) to support live television coverage of this year’s Volta Limburg Classic single-day bicycle race in Limburg. The aircraft flew above the circular route as live images were captured from the ground, relayed to the base station which i...

More flights to Moscow from Abu Dhabi with Etihad Airways

Building on the success of its current daily service between the capitals of the UAE and Russia, Etihad Airways has announced a new second daily flight between Abu Dhabi and Moscow’s Domodedovo airport, which will operate seasonally between 27 October and 10 May 2020.  The additional flight, operated by an Airbus A320, will provide more convenient travel options between the two capit...

A350 XWB operators family is growing with Fiji Airways

One more airline joins A350XWB operators family! Congratulations Fiji Airways! Fiji Airways has adopted the A350 XWB as part of its expansion plans to broaden its international network. Two A350-900s will be leased from Dubai based DAE Capital, making Fiji Airways the newest operator and DAE Capital the latest customer. With its common type rating with the A330 Family, the A350 XWB was the n...

MedAir Latest Medical and Travel Security Risk Ratings Revealed

Volatility in the world demands vigilance and awareness to rapidly evolving circumstances. The 2019 Travel Risk Map provides a comprehensive overview of risks by destination and helps organisations and their flight departments in mitigating travel risks. The Travel Risk Map is produced annually by MedAire’s parent company, International SOS, and Control Risks. “The Travel Risk Ma...

SafeDrone: Comprehensive contracts with drone manufacturers

SafeDrone by Lufthansa Technik has signed comprehensive contracts with drone manufacturers Matternet and SwissDrones. Both companies will use SafeDrone Health to improve the efficiency of their maintenance programs. SafeDrone Health helps to reduce maintenance efforts SafeDrone Health is a holistic and manufacturer-independent diagnostic solution especially for flight-critical components of...

First of 25 New Embraer E175 Aircraft delivered to ExpressJet Airlines

Congratulations ExpressJet Airlines! This week its first of 25 new Embraer E175 aircraft was delivered in a handover ceremony at the Embraer factory and delivery center in São José dos Campos, Brazil. "The delivery of our first E175 represents a significant milestone in ExpressJet's growth as an exclusive United Express carrier," said Chairman and CEO ...

AFI KLM E&M to provide maintenance solutions for Air Tahiti Nui 787 fleet support

Extending a long-standing relationship, two contracts, organizing component and engine support for the French carrier's fleet of four Boeing 787-9s were signed between AFI KLM E&M and Air Tahiti Nui .The solutions delivered by the MRO group include repairs and pool access for the Component Support aspect, shop visits, engineering and logistics support for the nine GEnx-1B po...

Takeoff Ready industry collaboration ment to increase charter booking conversions

Being an aviation technology leader means you have to be in constant research of improvements, of new offers to put on the market,  of breakthrough to significantly change everyday operations. This is what Avinode is constanly doing. In order to significantly increase the conversion rate from charter enquiry to confirmed booking please welcome - Takeoff Ready! Takeoff Ready, a new fast lan...

Valcora steps in Johannesburg, new office is opened

Today is a special one for Valcora, the Switzerland-headquartered fuel purchasing service. The opening of new office in Johannesburg, South Africa. It means newt step in further expansion of international presence.  Johannesburg is the perfect, ideal locatio for Valcora’s first African venture as one of main hbs for business aviation.​ The two-person operation will be...

Haute Couture in the Sky - Didier Wolff - Créateur on very large format

First, it was the meeting with an amazing livery design by Happy Design Studio, then I had the opportunity to meet the author - Didier Wolff. And then, more and more of his creation' discoveries. To me, he’s an exceptional Créateur Haute Couture, as we say in French… Designer of Haute Couture in the Sky, creating an amazing beauty, the biggest of flying art format.&nbs...

First JAL A350-900 rolls-out of Airbus paint shop

The first A350 XWB for Japan Airlines (JAL) has rolled out of the Airbus paint shop in Toulouse, France. The A350-900 is the first ever Airbus aircraft to be produced directly for JAL and features a special A350 red logo on the fuselage. The aircraft will now proceed to ground and flight tests, before delivery to JAL in early summer. In total JAL has ordered 31 A350 XWB aircraft, comprising...

Profitable growth of MTU Aero Engines in the first quarter of 2019

MTU Aero Engines reported increased revenues and earnings as well as that business prospects remain positive. In the first quarter of 2019, MTU Aero Engines AG saw its revenues  increase by 11 % from € 1,016.4 million to € 1,131.2 million. The group’s operating profit grew by 7 % to € 187.6 million (1-3/2018: € 175.1 million), resulting in an adjus...

Geneva Airpark is celebrating its 10-year anniversary at Ebace

Anniversary is always a special moment: an opportunity to look back on the road that has been made, to analyse good decisions and to learn from mistakes, to think about the future and to think how to become even better. This is the moment for Geneva Airpark! On June 12 at noon, the first plane made its entry in the brand new hangar, which had been specially built to provide premium par...

Discover Soleil Lighting System of Bombardier Global 7500 Aircraft

Soleil Lighting System of Bombardier Global 7500 Aircraft, what it is? It's aviation's irst circadian rhythm-based cabin lighting technology, which is fully integrated with the Flight Management System. The system was designed and developed exclusively for the Global 7500 aircraft. It even can help combat the jet lag, as it introduces Dynamic Daylight Sim...

First of Two Pilatus PC-24s delivered to U-Haul International

U-Haul International two PC-12s got a newcomer in the family - PC-24 Super Versatile Jet!  Special ceremony was held at Pilatus Business Aircraft to deliver first of two PC-24 Super Versatile Jets to US customer U-Haul International. In a stylish paint scheme featuring the distinctive U-Haul orange livery, the 27TH production PC-24 aircraft took to the skies for its...

Infare predicts a strong rise in pricing intelligence solutions and airfare data consumption

Infare is forecasting a strong rise in pricing intelligence solutions and airfare data consumption over the next few years, propelled by the NDC adoption and availability of game-changing insights and AI-based analysis.  The company’s Chief Commercial Officer, Harald Eisenaecher, will take centre stage during Arabian Travel Market (ATM) at 11:00am on the 1stMay in the Travel Tec...

Debut of ANKA-AKSUNGUR and Multirole Heavy Combat Helicopter

Turkish Aerospace will exhibit ANKA-AKSUNGUR and Multirole Heavy Combat Helicopter for the first time at International Defense Industry Fair (IDEF) 2019 between April 30 and May 3.​ Turkish Aerospace, which extended its product range and made a great impression in the international market, especially in Asian countries, will take a part in IDEF’19 with ANKA-AKSUNGUR, Multirole Heavy C...

Record set during ACJ319neo test-flight

As it was announced by Airbus, the first ACJ319neo set a new record for the longest A320 Family flight by an Airbus crew. Powered with new engine option, it successfully completed a  16 hr and 10 min test-flight on 26th April. The previous record was Santiago-Paris, flown  in 15 hr and 15 min by an ACJ319 back  in 1999. It flew from Toulouse to northern Greenl...

First landing of Azerbaijan’s Boeing 747 freighter at Istanbul New Airport

The Boeing 747-8F aircraft of the Azerbaijani cargo airline Silk Way West Airlines became the first F-category large cargo airliner that landed at the recently opened New Istanbul Airport.  Baku-Istanbul-Baku flight was served by the Turkish “Çelebi” ground handling company, which has been providing aviation services at a high professional level for many years. ...

New Fully-Customisable Economy Experience is launched by Etihad Airways

A major Etihad Airways Economy transformation programme, starting with the cabin upgrade and refurbishment of 23 narrow-body Airbus A320 and A321 aircraft. New industry-leadingExtra-spatial Design seats, Smart-device powered high-speed wireless streaming ‘home entertainment’ experience,  enhanced and improved comp...