PZL-Świdnik, an AgustaWestland company announced that during Heli-Expo 2015, currently taking place in Orlando, Florida, USA, AgustaWestland has signed a distribution agreement with Tuncang Investment Co.,Ltd, appointing the company as an official, non-exclusive distributor of the SW-4 light single engine helicopter in China. The agreement also...

CS SOFT a.s. was invited for the 3rd time to participate at the round table discussion with the Vice Governor, Government of Hebei Province, Mrs. Qin BoYong, China. During the meeting the Vice Governor expressed their interest in Air Traffic Management products for here Province. To go further in negotiations, CS SOFT a.s. accepted an invitation...

In February, 260,715 passengers were served at Kraków Airport. It is a 10% increase compared to February 2014. It is also the best February result in the Airport's history. Since the beginning of the year, 522,695 passengers have been served (an 11% increase compared to the last year).   A growth in the number of passengers in the...

Baltic Ground Services, an international ground handling and aircraft fuelling provider, is further expanding its presence in the Polish market by signing a 7-year long cooperation agreement with Radom-Sadków Airport. According to the agreement, the company’s Polish subsidiary – Baltic Ground Services Poland – is appointed as the official...

Accounting for around 5% of the global aircraft fleet, the Middle East seems to be the place where most aviation industry players should be on cloud nine. However, most countries within the region are far from ready to handle the ever-growing demand. In fact, over the next several decades the Gulf is expected to require a staggering 90 700 of...

Organizing aviation training, be it Ab Initio, type rating or ground handling training, is a complex and tedious process and doing it without computerized help is nearly crazy. That is the reason why along with the whole technological advancement, aviation industry clung to it and made huge strides in order to advance to the level that became...

The recent flight testing of the new, environmentally friendly Boeing ecoDemonstrator 787 has definitely been a glorious moment for both aviation technicians and eco-activists. Unfortunately, according to the newest Oliver Wyman MRO survey, currently only 20% of companies consider investing in new technology as a way to adapt to challenges,...

Riga International Airport reminds its passengers that starting from 1 March new European Commission regulatory requirements came into force regarding the check of passengers’ carry-on baggage. The passengers should take into account the fact that more time will be spent at the security control of the European airports. At the request of the...

It seems that “aviation disease” is much more serious illness than we could have imagined – it spreads not only among ordinary human beings, but infects well-known people as well. Surprisingly there is a long list of celebrities who not only own an airplane, but also know how to pilot it. Some of them find flying as a hobby while others get...

During Aero India 2015, which took place in Bangalore from 18 to 22 February, Russian Helicopters CEO and head of the State Corporation Rostec delegation Alexander Mikheev showcased the latest Russian commercial and military technology for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Over 30 Russian companies, including Rostec’s Russian Helicopters,...

No need for a long introduction – everyone knows about the possibility to get Line Training for a price, which raises long discussions and even bigger dissatisfaction feedback. While the public divides to those who sell the opportunities and those who are angry about such opportunities, there are those who simply silently take such...

Another major milestone in Bombardier’s CSeries aircraft program was reached today with the maiden flight of the CS300 airliner. The technologically advanced CSeries aircraft will provide operators with an all-new family of single-aisle mainline jets specifically designed for the 100- to 149-seat market segment. The CS300 airliner – bearing...

Aviation industry is exceptionally based on training: initial training, recurrent training, advanced training and many other. As a part of aviation world, Ground Handling is also heavily based on training due to the sensitive nature of the job. If there are so many requirements, it means there is a liable reason behind it and it should not be...

Currently, the Middle Eastern commercial aviation MRO market is growing at a faster rate than the global average. According to ICF International, it is expected to account for up to 8% of the global civil aviation MRO market in 2015. However, as more and more local carriers find having suppliers from North America or Europe no longer acceptable,...

Boeing is implementing a plan to renew its focus on the company’s engineers worldwide by dedicating the first two of new Engineering Career Development Centers that would serve as training grounds for its technical workforce. Over the next year, leading up to Boeing’s 100-year anniversary in 2016, the company will open a dozen of these...