FL Technics, a global provider of tailor-made aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul services, has announced winning the tender organized by the Ethiopian Air Force for the supply of spare parts and components for training, transport and multi-purpose aircraft. FL Technics and the Ethiopian Air Force have signed a component supply agreement...

Honda Aircraft Company announced that the HondaJet has received type certification from the Civil Aviation Safety Authority of Mexico, the Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil (DGAC). The world’s most advanced light jet also will make its debut at the 2016 Aero Expo, Mexico’s most prominent business aviation event. The trade show is...

 As a result of active participation at the most important aviation forums in Europe and worldwide during 2015 through the presentation of stand - Routes Europe, Routes Silk Road, World Routes, Chisinau International Airport was nominated by airlines experts for Europe Routes Marketing Awards 2016. These are some of the most prestigious awards...

Boeing announced a regionalized leadership structure in Europe, to streamline its corporate presence and drive business growth.  The new structure aligns Boeing corporate leaders across the Continent into a unified team and integrates the company’s strategy development and government affairs initiatives at a regional level. “These changes...

The first Airbus aircraft produced by the Airbus U.S. Manufacturing Facility in Mobile, Alabama, is scheduled to fly for the first time next week as part of its production testing program. Barring any weather or other pre-flight test factors, the A321 destined for Jetblue will take-off for the first time on March 21 at 9:15 a.m. CDT. A test...

Dagmar Grossmann has over 30 years’ experience working in the private aviation sector. In 1991, Grossmann Air Service was launched in Vienna, with one aircraft, and Ms. Grossmann went on to help the company grow to become one of the leading aircraft management and operating companies in Europe. Ms. Grossmann also developed a worldwide aviation...

Fraport Group has published the consolidated annual report for the year 2015. The fiscal year 2015 was closed successfully, mainly due to a large number of passengers. Group revenue climbed 8.4 percent year-on-year to EUR 2.58 billion (adjusted for IFRIC 12). The Group's operating profit (EBITDA) increased by 7.4 percent to EUR 848.8 million,...

At least 23 people have been killed and dozens injured in Brussels, Belgium after a terror attacks struck the airport as well as a metro station near the EU headquarters. According to witnesses, scenes looked 'like the apocalypse' with blood and 'dismembered bodies everywhere' after two blasts rocked the American Airlines check-in desk at Brussels...

Employees at PZL Mielec, together with representatives from Polish suppliers, celebrated the completion and shipment of the 300th BLACK HAWK helicopter cabin built in Poland. The cabin, a complex structure the size of a cargo van, is made from around 3,000 separate components. Completed cabins are joined to the S-70i™ BLACK HAWK aircraft...

India is playing an increasingly important industrial role for Airbus as this country’s air transportation market continues to grow. Airbus’ cooperation with India offers the benefits of cost-competitiveness and a highly-skilled workforce, and is fully aligned with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “Make in India” campaign to further...

Aviation industry keeps developing and every pilot training centre must offer the new education solutions for those wishing to become commercial pilots. Lately, dual study programs and professions have increased in popularity from demand and supply side. Flight training schools are offering students opportunities to match flight training courses...

Jarosław Gowin, the Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister of Science and Higher Education, paid  a visit on March 14th to PZL-Świdnik, a Finmeccanica company, to obtain first-hand knowledge about the technological potential and capabilities of the only producer of Polish helicopters and the main supplier to the Polish Armed Forces. During...

Jet Aviation Vienna was recently appointed an official Gulfstream Factory Authorized Service Center for the Gulfstream G550 model aircraft. To support customer demand in Vienna and the region, particularly Eastern Europe, Jet Aviation Vienna has been appointed an OEM-approved Gulfstream Factory Authorized Service Center for Gulfstream...

Boeing Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President, Engineering, Operations & Technology John Tracy has announced his intention to retire after 35 years of service and 10 years as CTO, following celebration of Boeing’s 100th anniversary this summer. Tracy will begin transitioning his portfolio of Engineering, Operations &...

Riga hosted the ceremony where the winners were chosen and awarded with the Annual Latvian Construction Industry Award (“Latvijas Būvniecības Gada balva”). The winners were announced based on the results of the national contest. FBO RIGA, the center of business aviation, which was commissioned in September 2015, also participated in the...