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AVIAA, the global group purchasing organization for business aviation which provides procurement services for over 1,500 aircraft, has been active during the Coronavirus pandemic.    Thirty-three new executive aviation destinations have been added to its international FBO network, each delivering attractive benefits and savings for its pre-dominantly U.S. and European operator members. JetSet Services is one of the sizeable new suppliers, bringing in 25 airport handling locations all over Greece, including Athens, Mykonos, Heraklion and Santorini. Netherlands and Belgium-based ASL Group adds Maastricht Aachen and Antwerp International to the portfolio, while US FBO Stancraft Jet Center introduces its Coeur d’Alene handling facility in Idaho, a destination rapidly growing in popularity with US leisure flyers.  In Central Europe, Capital Handling brings in Riga International – Read more

Sabre Corporation has announced an enhancement to its agreement with Qantas that will offer agents access to richer information about the airline’s fares, products and services. Sabre’s graphical Sabre Red 360 interface will now showcase Qantas products with rich, relevant and engaging content through the airline’s connection with ATPCO. Sabre will integrate Qantas’ UPAs (Universal Product Attributes), or targeted visual content, that bring unique airline fares, products and services to life. This content has recently expanded into Reassurance UPAs which highlight messaging and graphics about the additional health measures airlines like Qantas are taking to ensure a safe travel environment. Sabre Read more

BAA Training Vietnam has received the necessary certificates for Upset Prevention and Recovery Training (UPRT), aligned with Airbus A320 simulators from the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) and have already had their training instructors certified for UPRT training. Until 2021, the pilots of the Vietnamese airlines are required to undergo Upset Prevention and Recovery Training (UPRT), introduced by the ICAO, and being implemented by the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV).   The BAA Training Vietnam type-related UPRT is a separate training program and it addresses the specific requirements of the relevant class on the type of aircraft. The Read more

Iberia Airport Services handling unit has deployed new “green pushback” tractors to move aircraft at Madrid and Barcelona airports. The emission-free electric vehicles are operated by remote control. In late October, Iberia Airport Services will have eight of the new vehicles in Madrid and Barcelona, which are nearly silent, and each one will effectively cut annual CO2 emissions by some 23 tons. They operate more precisely than their predecessors, for greater safety on airport ramps and greater punctuality of flights by all client airlines at the two airports. The new “Motok Spacer 8600” vehicles are powered by 80V batteries which Read more

STS Mod Center, a division of STS Aviation Group, kicks off a major aircraft connectivity project in Melbourne, Florida, that will call upon the team to install Thales Wi-Fi systems on more than 100 commercial aircraft over the next 12 months. “The first aircraft to be a part of this program, an A321, arrived a few days ago and installation work is already underway.” said Mark Smith, President of STS Aviation Group. “In the coming months, the STS Mod Center team in Melbourne will install Thales Wi-Fi systems on more than 100 aircraft; aircraft that includes models from both Boeing Read more