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GULFSTREAM RECEIVES FAA APPROVAL FOR G650 FORMS PROGRAM
Ultra-Large-Cabin, Ultra-Long-Range Aircraft’s Health Trend Monitoring System A First In Business Aviation
SAVANNAH, Ga., May 20, 2013— Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. recently received approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for its G650 Flight Operations Risk Management Service (FORMS) program.… Continue reading
Bell Helicopter Features Revolutionary Aircraft at SOFIC 2013
Tampa, FL – May 14, 2013 - Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company (NYSE: TXT), announced today its participation in the annual Special Operations Forces Industry Conference (SOFIC) held May 14 to May 16 in Tampa, Fla. Bell Helicopter will… Continue reading
American Airlines says operations normal after outage
(Reuters) – American Airlines said its operations returned to normal on Wednesday after it canceled nearly 1,000 flights on Tuesday because of a computer outage.
The airline also said it halted about 100 flights on Wednesday to reposition crews and… Continue reading
F-22 Raptor resumes normal flight operations
JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. (AFNS) — The F-22 Raptor has resumed normal flight operations after modifications to aircrew life-support equipment were completed across the fleet, including the upper pressure garment and related hoses, valves and connectors.
Completion of this task… Continue reading
Jetairfly to Start Tour Operations with the E190
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Jetairfly, the Belgian subsidiary of TUI Travel PLC (“TUI Travel”), one of the world’s leading leisure travel groups, has received the first of two EMBRAER 190 leased from BOC Aviation, the Singapore-based aircraft leasing company. The aircraft was delivered… Continue reading
Airbus ProSky enters agreement to enhance flight operations in the Asia-Pacific region
Airbus’ air traffic management subsidiary, Airbus ProSky, will take a leading role in the growth of Singapore’s air transport sector through its newly-announced partnership with the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS).
Established by a memorandum of understanding inked earlier… Continue reading
Norway’s FLYNONSTOP Selects the E190 to Launch Operations
FLYNONSTOP, the new Norwegian airline based in Kristiansand, has acquired an EMBRAER 190 to support the airline’s launch in April 2013. The aircraft will be leased from a third party. FLYNONSTOP’s E190 will be configured with 100 Elite seats in… Continue reading
U.S. Air Force Awards Lockheed Martin GPS III Flight Operations Contract
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin a $68 million contract to provide mission readiness, launch, early orbit checkout and on-orbit operations engineering support for the first two GPS IIIspace vehicles. The first and second GPS III satellites are… Continue reading
Eurocopter’s EC135 simulator receives Full Flight Simulator Level B certification to provide fully comprehensive training operations in Germany
The EC135 simulator operated by Eurocopter’s Training Academy in Germany has obtained Full Flight Simulator (FFS) Level B certification from Luftfahrtbundesamt, the German Aviation Administration. The simulator provides a multitude of training possibilities to international customers and is the first… Continue reading
Vietnam’s Southern Vietnam Helicopter Corporation acquires its fourth Eurocopter EC225 helicopter for offshore oil and gas operations
The Southern Vietnam Helicopter Corporation of Vietnam (VNH South) signed a contract today with Eurocopter South East Asia for its fourth EC225 heavy helicopter. This acquisition follows closely on its last purchase of the same aircraft type six months ago,… Continue reading
Hungarian Airlines Malev ceases operations
Hungary’s national carrier ceased operations, grounded all its flights and stranded more than 7,000 passengers. After its financial situation became unsustainable. Malev, the Hungarian flag carrier with a fleet of 22 aircraft, is in bankruptcy protection and desperately drawing up… Continue reading
Latest operations report shows traffic decrease
Daily traffic dropped by 11.6% in November 2011 compared to October, and decreased by 1% compared to November 2010.
The traffic decrease in November was higher than expected, coinciding with a number of major airlines cutting capacity for the winter… Continue reading