India"™s IndiGo takes delivery of its first A320neo
India"™s largest airline by passenger numbers, IndiGo has taken delivery of its first A320neo. The delivery makes IndiGo the first A320neo operator in India and in Asia. "The A320neo aircraft will enable us to continue to offer affordable air transportation and a new flying experience for our customers. The fuel efficient aircraft will be part […]
How to ship lithium batteries by air"”as of April 1, 2016
Have you seen all the headlines lately about shipping lithium batteries by air? How are you supposed to keep up with what"™s compliant, and what isn"™t? Here"™s a guide to the lithium battery air transport regulations which will be effective on the 1st of April, along with a preview of what might be expected later […]
Privilege Style awards seven year power-by-the-hour contract for two B757s to AJW Aviation
AJW Aviation, the integrated aircraft support specialist, has signed a seven year PBH contract with Spanish non-scheduled airline, Privilege Style. The contract will cover the supply of spare parts for the airline"™s fleet of two Boeing 757 aircraft. Privilege Style is the first private flight operator in Spain to offer exclusive flights with medium capacity […]
IATA Welcomes New CO2 Emissions Standard for Aircraft
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) welcomed the decision by representatives at the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to agree a CO2 efficiency Standard for commercial aircraft. The Standard, which has taken six years of painstaking negotiation and technical work, was approved by ICAO"™s Committee on Aviation Environmental Protection. The Standard, to come into force […]
Airbus A320neo receives joint EASA and FAA Type Certification
The world’s best-selling single aisle aircraft, the A320neo, has received joint Type Certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on 24th November 2015. The certified aircraft is powered by Pratt & Whitney Pure Power PW1100G-JM engines. The EASA A320neo type Certificate was signed by EASA"™s Certification Director Trevor […]
New Transatlantic Route from IAG Cargo Connects Heathrow to San Jose
IAG Cargo has announced a brand new route between its London Heathrow hub and San Jose, one of the California"™s largest cities. Flights commence on 4 May 2016, operating daily on a British Airways B787-9 aircraft, one of the most advanced in the world and ideally suited to the requirements of cargo transportation. The aircraft […]
Honda venderá jato executivo no Brasil ainda este ano
A Honda Aircraft Company anunciou ontem (20) que, pela primeira vez, irá expandir as vendas do Hondajet à América do Sul, a começar pelo Brasil, onde a novidade será anunciada durante a Exposição e Convenção Latino-Americana de Aviação Executiva (Labace 2015), realizada entre 11 a 13 de agosto, em São Paulo. Com a expansão das […]
Lockheed Martin compra Sikorsky Aircraft por $9,000 millones
La empresa aeronáutica y de defensa Lockheed Martin ha cerrado un acuerdo con United Technologies para adquirir su empresa subsidiaria de construcción de helicópteros Sikorsky Aircraft por 9,000 millones de dólares, informó hoy la compañía en un comunicado. «Sikorsky encaja de manera natural en Loockheed Martin y complementa nuestro amplio catálogo aeronáutico y de productos […]
IAG Cargo to welcome first Boeing 787-9 in october
IAG Cargo has today announced that it will begin cargo services on its new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner this October. With belly-hold capacity of seven pallets and 16 tonnes of lift, the new aircraft is ideally suited to the transport of air cargo. Furthermore, state of the art air conditioning systems on the aircraft allow IAG […]
Europe Airpost confirms AJW Aviation to deliver power-by-the-hour for B737CL fleet and augment dispatch reliability
Europe Airpost has chosen AJW Aviation to provide full power-by-the-hour services for twelve Boeing 737 Classic aircraft. AJW will also locate extensive main base kit at their facility in Paris CDG. "Europe Airpost is renowned for their dispatch reliability and has an enviable record for passenger and cargo punctuality at nearly 98%" says Alexis Dufermont, […]
