Emirates announced plans to establish Emirates Flight Training Academy, a dedicated flight training centre that will be located at Dubai World Central Airport. Emirates is investing AED400m (US$109m) in the development of this dedicated flight training facility which will have the capacity to train up to 400 students at one time. The Academy will incorporate its own Flight
MTU Maintenance Dallas is the latest member of the MTU Maintenance network. MTU Aero Engines acquired 75% share in the facility formerly known as Retan Aerospace, based in Dallas, Texas, this summer. Now the facility has adopted a new name: MTU Maintenance Dallas Inc..  MTU Maintenance Dallas is an FAA and EASA licensed Part 145
Hansair Logistics Group (Hansair), a global supplier of aircraft parts and materials, is leveraging Quantum Control to manage its three global aviation supply businesses: Hansair Logistics, Inc., Hansair Engine Group and Hypercoat Enterprises PTE Ltd. The trio of companies distribute both consumable and expendable aviation products through its network of 19 offices and warehouses around
A J Walter Aviation has been awarded Aeronautical Parts & Components Supplier Approval by the General Civil Aviation Authority in accordance with the UAE Civil Aviation Rules and Regulations. GCAA is the sole authority for the control and regulation of civil aviation in the UAE and is responsible for the provision of en-route air navigation
Aircell, a leading provider of in-flight connectivity for business aviation, reported that Travel Management Company is installing Gogo Biz high-speed Internet service on all mid-size aircraft in its growing fleet of charter aircraft. Installations are already underway and are scheduled for completion in the spring of 2012. Today’s announcement includes 21 firm orders plus options for
Boeing announced a collaborative agreement to work with Hawai’i BioEnergy on renewable energy sources for creating aviation fuel. The two companies signed a memorandum of understanding which highlights how they will work together to identify biofuel sources and supporting technologies for producing sustainable jet fuel in Hawaii. Boeing and Hawai’i BioEnergy will look at various crops including sorghum and eucalyptus as potential
Wizz Air announced that it would launch a new route and increase frequencies on several existing ones by adding a sixth Airbus A320 aircraft to its Bucharest Baneasa base as of June 2012. The new route to Verona (Italy) will be operated initially three times per week from 23 June 2012.
In the year ahead, the Lufthansa Group intends to give its strong presence in the capital city and the surrounding region a further boost by stationing a modern Airbus fleet there, considerably expanding its flight plan, creating several hundred new jobs in Berlin and investing more than €60m. “The opening of the new Berlin Brandenburg
Alaska Airlines inaugurated biofuel-powered passenger service this afternoon with two flights from Seattle to Washington, D.C., and Portland, Ore. Alaska and its sister carrier, Horizon Air, are operating 75 select flights between Seattle and the two cities over the next few weeks using a 20 percent blend of sustainable biofuel made from used cooking oil.
TIMCO Aerosystems, a unit of TIMCO Aviation Services, formally opened its new 120,000 square foot aircraft interiors manufacturing facility in Wallburg (Davidson County), North Carolina, near its Greensboro headquarters. The facility adds new capacity to TIMCO’s existing seat manufacturing operations in Pacoima, California, including assembly of its popular FeatherWeight series of seats which save airlines fuel and maintenance
