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Frankfurt Airport develops digital registration process for cargo sector

Air Cargo Community Frankfurt is unifying the registration process for truck drivers at the airport. This step aims to reduce the coordination effort between hauliers, forwarders and handling agents by decreasing the duration of stops at the registration within CargoCity. Currently there are waiting times to be expected with every loading and unloading of carriers that are commissioned by the...

Air Partner to attend Air Cargo Europe 2017 to strengthen industry relationships

Air Partner, the global aviation services group, will be attending Air Cargo Europe from 9-12 May 2017 in Munich, Germany. Air Partner will be exhibiting at stand B1.325 and members of the team will be on-hand to talk more about the group’s extensive freight solutions, which comprises part and full charter, as well as On-Board Courier services (OBC). Air Cargo Europe is the world's la...

Mumtalakat invests in FAI Aviation Group

FAI is a leading provider of mission-critical aviation services, based in Germany With 23 aircraft, FAI serves the Insurance- and Assistance-Industry, corporations, Government Agencies and NGOs Bahrain Mumtalakat Holding Company (Mumtalakat), the sovereign wealth fund of the Kingdom of Bahrain, has acquired a significant minority stake in Axtmann Aviation Holding GmbH that operates FAI...

Air Partner to partner with Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts at IMEX 2017

Air Partner, the global aviation services group, is pleased to announce that it is partnering with Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts, one of the world’s premier hotel management companies, at this year’s IMEX exhibition in Frankfurt. Meanwhile, Air Partner Travel Management Company (Air Partner TMC), which specialises in group scheduled airline travel and provides expert advice and support...

Almost $2 million in cash found in luggage at German airport

Officials have found 1.2 million euros ($1.75 million) in luggage at Dusseldorf Airport, the customs office says. Police are investigating whether the money is connected with the drug trade as most of the money was in small notes. The notes were found in the luggage of two travellers who were flying to Turkey. The men, who both live in western Germany, have been released after questioning....

FAI completes seven million euro carbon neutral hangar development at Nuremberg Airport

FAI Asset Management GmbH, a member of the Nuremberg, Germany-headquartered FAI Aviation Group, has today completed a brand new 4800 m2 carbon neutral maintenance hangar, known as Hangar 8, at Albrecht Dürer Airport (NUE) in Nuremberg, Germany. The new hangar represents an investment of €7m and has created at least 10 new local engineering jobs, plus a number of other support positions....

Lufthansa Technik presents "AVIATAR"

At MRO Americas 2017 Lufthansa Technik is presenting AVIATAR, the initial product of its newly created division Digital Fleet Solutions for the first time. AVIATAR is an innovative and holistic platform that offers an extensive variety of digital products and services for Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) by combining multiple apps, web-based, and in one place. Lufthansa Technik's n...

Lilium celebrates successful flight tests of world’s first electric VTOL jet

Lilium Jet, the first zero-emission electric plane capable of Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL), has completed a series of rigorous flight tests in the skies above Germany. The two-seater prototype executed a range of complex maneuvers, including its signature mid-air transition from hover mode to wing-borne forward flight. Lilium is now developing a larger, five-seater version of the Jet,...

Liebherr-Aerospace has first 3D printed aircraft component flown on Airbus A380

Airbus has successfully flown a 3D printed spoiler actuator valve block made by Liebherr-Aerospace. Liebherr says the part, flown on an Airbus A380 passenger airliner test flight, is the first 3D printed primary flight control hydraulic component flown on an Airbus aircraft. Liebherr's 3D printed spoiler actuator valve block It offers the same level of performance as a conventional v...

Completed ACJ319 to be redelivered

Lufthansa Technik is about to re-deliver a completed Airbus ACJ319 to its owner, an undisclosed VIP customer from the Greater China region. The completion has been performed by Lufthansa Technik's VIP & Special Mission Aircraft Services Division in exclusive cooperation with the bespoke division of Hermès, Paris, renowned for its expertise in made to measure design and upholstery....

Quest Aircraft Receives EASA Certification For The Kodiak

Quest Aircraft is pleased to announce that it has received certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for the Kodiak 100, pushing the total number of countries that the Kodiak is certified in to over 50. “This is a significant milestone for the Kodiak 100 program.  With its STOL capabilities the Kodiak will allow European operators with large payloads to access man...

Astronics PGA Avionics Introduces New Products at the Aircraft Interiors Exposition

Astronics Corporation , through its wholly owned subsidiary Astronics PGA Avionics, is launching several new unique and innovative products in cabin management systems (CMS), in-flight entertainment and connectivity components (IFEC), and motion and lighting systems at the Aircraft Interiors Exhibition from April 4-6 in Hamburg, Germany. Astronics PGA will host key customers from the global aviati...