Yesterday new record order was announced by Airbus - India’s IndiGo has placed a firm order for 300 A320neo Family aircraft. This marks one of Airbus’ largest aircraft orders ever with a single airline operator. How this order will impact the power balance between Airbus and Boeing? At the end of September 2019, the A320neo Family had received more than 6,650 firm o...
The Next generation M Series is here! Please welcome M600SLS! The aircraft, standard equipped with the new HALOTM Safety System - enhancing Safety, Luxury, and Support for one of the world's leading personal use, Basic Med compliant aircraft. It will now also be the first general aviation aircraft in the world to be certified with Autoland capability. Safety The HALOTM Safety System...
Cathay Pacific is elevating its Economy Class inflight dining experience with an exciting new menu developed in collaboration with Hong Kong’s most dynamic food and hospitality group, Black Sheep Restaurants. This new culinary proposition marks the first time Cathay Pacific has partnered with a prominent restaurant group to develop a collaborative menu for its Economy Class cabin, fulfill...
We hope you were following latest news and announcements made during last NBAA-Bace. One of them, very important, was regarding a Pearl engine family for business aviation, obviously by Rolls-Royce. The purpose-designed engine... the most powerful in the Rolls-Royce business jet propulsion portfolio... this is just a few of statements regarding the new one. If we say Gulfs...
Qatar Airways has become the first airline in the world to use the ‘GE360 Foam Wash’ system after partnering with GE on a three-year trial of the innovative enhanced engine cleaning technology. As announced by Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, His Excellency Mr. Akbar Al Baker, during the 10th anniversary celebrations for the Qatar Science and Technology Park on Monday 21 Oc...
London Stansted Airport FBO and Inflite The Jet Centre will become the new European home of Embraer’s business jet demo fleet. With immediate effect, Inflite will look after the manufacturer’s demo fleet, including both Phenom and Legacy demonstrators (and eventually the new Praetor 500 and 600), under dedicated terms, inclusive of handling, maintenance and hangarage. ...
Volotea has chosen Airbus to train all its pilots following the signature of an exclusive five-year contract. The training, which will commence in January 2020, includes Type-Rating* as well as long-term Recurrent** training linked to Volotea's growing fleet of Airbus A319s – which will exceed 50 aircraft in 2023. The organization of the training plan is currently on-going, paving t...
CAE announced the launch of the Loganair Graduate Pilot Program, and the signing of a new 3-year pilot training contract with Loganair. The announcement was made during the 2019 European Aviation Training Symposium (EATS). "The launch of Loganair’s Graduate Pilot Program is a great opportunity for aspiring professional airline pilots" said Maurice Boyle, Chi...
The world’s first electric air racing series, Air Race E, is set to unveil specialised technology at the Dubai Airshow on Sunday 17th November, in association with its Official Founding Partner, Airbus. The prototype technology will be the first of its kind on display to the public, showcasing the type of electric engines that will be used in the inaugural Air Race E race in the fall of 2...
From summer 2020 British Airways will become the first UK airline to offer a paid internship programme to encourage more young people from a range of backgrounds to experience the aviation industry and develop sought-after workplace skills that will ensure they stand out in the ever-competitive graduate market. The airline is offering ten places across two three-month internship programmes; A F...
Latécoère announced the industrial scale-up of its LiFi technology, thanks to MoU signed with Signify, the world leader in lighting, on its Trulifi technology, and an MoU signed with SouthKorea’s aerospace and defence specialist, Huneed Technologies, for data communication electronics and software. “The Paris Air Show 2019 gave Latécoè...
The Dubai Airshow 2019 is right around the corner. Please welcome the Official FBO - Jetex! It is an honour for Jetex to be given the opportunity to take the lead within such a prominent event held in the UAE, showing the trust and respect they have in the region. This year has been big for Jetex, with two locations being awarded 5 stars from The Global Star Rating System for Services for...
