Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, has received type certification of the all-composite TTx aircraft in Brazil from the Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil. Deliveries of the world’s fastest certified single-engine fixed-gear aircraft to customers in Brazil commenced in November at Cessna’s facility in Independence,...

Bombardier Aerospace announced that Nantong Tongzhou Bay Aviation Industry Co., Ltd. (“Nantong Tongzhou Bay Aviation”) has signed a letter of intent (LOI) to acquire 30 firm Q400 NextGen aircraft, as it prepares to launch commercial airline operations in China through an airline to be named “Sutong Airlines.” Sutong Airlines, to be based...

Boeing has delivered the 13th production P-8A Poseidon ahead of schedule to the U.S. Navy, marking a perfect on-time record for the year. The aircraft's arrival at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Fla., on Dec. 4 follows the Navy’s announcement of initial operational capability and first P-8A deployment last week. The versatile maritime...

Left to right: BBC Broadcaster Mike Read; Elisabeth Harvey, Manager, Jet Aviation Basel Design Studio; Ruedi Kraft, Vice President, Market Development & Completions Sales, Jet Aviation Basel; and Interisoft sponsor Renee Mascari Jet Aviation Basel was presented the prestigious Society of British and International Design (SBID)...

The number of airline passengers in November was decreased by 10% in comparison with the same time of the previous year. The decrease was similar to the previous months the main reason lying in the sharp change in strategy of Estonian Air made at the end of the last year. Besides, the tourism season in Turkey ended in November and the rapidly...

Latvian airline airBaltic is the first brand of the Baltic region to reach 100 000 Facebook followers. To celebrate such an achievement, airBaltic used an unmanned drone to deliver free flight tickets to Facebook fans. Elīna Prāve, Vice President Marketing of airBaltic: “We are happy to be the most popular Baltic brand in Facebook....

Jet Aviation Teterboro received approval from the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) to perform base and line maintenance on Gulfstream G650 aircraft. Jet Aviation’s Teterboro repair station is now authorized by the FAA to provide base, line, repair and overhaul maintenance support to Gulfstream G650 aircraft. This authorization also extends to...

Airbus has signed a research agreement with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to explore the use of digital manufacturing in aerospace. Working with Neil Gershenfeld, director of MIT’s Center for Bits and Atoms (CBA) and his team, the aircraft manufacturer will evaluate how the digital material concepts being developed at MIT...

On 1 December 2013 at 22:00, the first Qatar Airways Cargo shipment was received at the new Hamad International Airport. The shipment for Qatar Petroleum was transferred from Europe to Doha. The new cargo terminal, which is one of the largest in the world, has the capacity to move 5,700 shipments simultaneously and to handle 1.4 million tonnes...

The presentation of the scale model of the “Tomorrow’s Airport” was held on 5th of December, at Chisinau International Airport terminal. The scale model was officially launched and displayed for all the airlines representatives, the main partners and mass- media representatives. The scale model was placed in the center of the departure...

December 2, 2013 - Bombardier Aerospace announced today that China’s sole specialized regional airline, China Express Airlines, has placed a firm order for three CRJ900 NextGen airliners, as well as entered into conditional purchase agreements for five CRJ900 NextGen aircraft with options on an additional eight CRJ900 NextGen aircraft. China...

UTair Finance, a subsidiary of UTair Aviation, has bought back bonds of series 4B02-08-36059-R.  The public offering was conducted by BK Region. The bonds were originally issued on May 29th, 2013. “Throughout its years of active work on the debt financing market, UTair Finance continues to prove itself as a reliable bond issuer offering...

 The International Women's Club of Riga ( IWCR)  was establised in the early 1990's in Riga, Latvia by a few active female expatriates by organizing various events. In 1995, the club got its offical name and a Non-Governmental Organization's status. The club boasts a membership of 110 women from 32 different countries and any new members are...

Ukraine International Airlines – the leading Ukrainian carrier – was named one of Ukraine`s 25 best employers according to the rating of the Capital business newspaper. The best ones were defined based on feedback from experts, current and potential employees. 15 Ukraine-owned and 10 foreign-owned companies entered the top 25 best employers...

Warsaw Chopin Airport has served 10 million passengers in one year for the first time in its history. Never before has the Warsaw airport been so busy. Anna Holande The lucky 10 millionth passenger was Ms Anna Hollande from Łódź, Poland, who was travelling for leisure on a LOT Polish Airlines plane en route to New York. Chopin...