FL Technics announced the signing of a Base Maintenance agreement with Turkmenistan Airlines. Under the agreement, FL Technics will provide C-Check support for the carrier’s five Boeing 737 NG aircraft. The first Boeing 737-800 operated by the national airlines of Turkmenistan has already reached FL Technics premises in Vilnius, Lithuania....

Despite the fact that aviation industry creates around 6.7 million jobs and $6.8B for African GDP, it still remains an area for concern. There are a lot of factors to blame for such a performance, including limited technology, poor policing, cumbersome airport fees and taxes on jet fuel (which are about 20% higher than elsewhere on the globe), as...

Based on the recent forecasts by Honeywell Aerospace, during 2014–2018 the civil rotorcraft market, currently worth around $7.4 billion will be supplemented with up to 5 500 civilian-use machines worldwide. In addition, what has conventionally been an industry focused on the industrialized nations of Europe and North America has begun to undergo...

Consortium of Sikorsky Aircraft and PZL Mielec signed an agreement with WZL-1 in Lodz concerning the future cooperation if BLACK HAWK platform win the tender for multitask helicopter for polish army. The agreement is the part of the partnership built together with PGZ (Polish Armament Group) to support Polish armed forces.   The...

From Thursday, 5 March, the newly constructed lighting system CAT II is officially put into operation. It will contribute to flight safety and reduce to minimum the flights diverted to other airports in low visibility conditions. “Certification of the aerodrome for CAT II compliant lighting system will improve the quality of the services...

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,...