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...

Warsaw Chopin Airport authorities have signed a deal with bank Pekao to finance further modernisations to the tune of PLN 600 million (EUR 145 million). The investments plan include the modernisation of the old terminal, an improvement in road access and the creation of a five-star hotel. Michał Kaczmarzyk, director of the airport,...

Sheremetyevo Airport came second in the global airports flight punctuality rating of 2014, providing for the on-time handling of 89.8% flights on arrival (among airports with departing passenger traffic of 10-20 mln people per year). The rating was performed by the competent international analytic branch agency OAG. TOP-5 Most Punctual...

Only a year since its 2014 opening, Bombardier Business Aircraft’s Singapore Service Centre is delivering exceptional results to its customers in the Asia-Pacific region and is showing impressive growth as it continues to expand its capabilities and capacity. Since February 2014, the Service Centre has provided Bombardier customers with...

The A350 MSN2, one of Airbus’ five A350 XWB test aircraft, has landed today at Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas airport for first time to demonstrate its all new features to Iberia, the Madrid airport authorities and the media. Iberia has eight A350-900s on order.  The A350 XWB is an efficient medium-capacity long-range wide-body aircraft....

Sheremetyevo Airport is participating in the NAIS&CA Forum. On February 10, Evgeny Tumel, Deputy General Director, Chief Engineer of Sheremetyevo Airport, delivered a report at the Forum. E. Tumel spoke in his report, entitled “Integrated solutions for infrastructure development of the big hub using JSC Sheremetyevo...

It has been nearly 15 years since LED technology found its application in airfield ground lighting (AGL). Today, nearly all types of AGL leverage the benefits of LED technology – its energy efficiency, ease of maintenance, improved safety and lower environmental impact and in the long run, its cost efficiency. While traditional...

Russian Helicopters, part of State Corporation Rostec, has won the Ministry of Trade and Industry award for best integrated corporate social responsibility (CSR) policy. The certificate was awarded by Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov on Thursday 19 February. “Given the complex macroeconomic environment these awards take on a...

Colibri Aircraft reports that the Central and Eastern European market for pre-owned aircraft was stable and is showing signs of year to year growth in 2014. Thirty-four transactions were recorded. Fourteen aircraft were bought from countries outside the region, twelve were sold outside of the region, and eight remained within.  Last year seven...

Bombardier delivered a new Global 6000 aircraft to Formula 1 champion, Niki Lauda, at the aircraft manufacturer’s Global Completion Centre, in Dorval, Canada. The company further announced that Mr. Lauda will be a spokesperson for Bombardier Business Aircraft. The partnership between Bombardier and Mr. Lauda will see him fly his new Global...

Gulfstream Aerospace Corp.announced that the G650ER recently set two city-pair records while flying around the world in one stop. The G650ER took off from White Plains, New York, with three passengers and four crew members on board. It flew 6,939 nautical miles/12,851 kilometers eastbound to Beijing at an average speed of Mach 0.87 for a total...