The number of ATMs completed by Boeing 747 (Jumbo Jets) at Budapest Airport continues to increase. Silk Way West Airlines of Azerbaijan now permanently uses jumbos for its twiceweekly Budapest flight. Since its arrival last March, Silk Way West has doubled its monthly operations between the Hungarian and Azerbaijani capitals, thereby contributing...

Dassault Aviation will present its Falcon fleet of large cabin, long range business jets at Aero India, India’s largest air show for both military and civil aircraft. The 10th edition of this prestigious event, which opens on February18th, will take place at Yelahanka Air Force Station in Bengaluru.  It will feature Dassault Aviation’s...

Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. announced today that its Flight Operations Test organization has earned International Standard for Business Aircraft Operations (IS-BAO) Stage 2 certification, demonstrating the company’s ongoing commitment to the industry’s best safety practices. “Gulfstream is one of the first original equipment...

Sheremetyevo International Airport has recently announced the statistics of its operational activity in January 2015. The number of passengers served since the start of the year increased by 2.4% against the same period of 2014, reaching a total of 2,143,000 passengers. Passenger traffic from international airlines in January 2015...

Airbus has signed an agreement with Bengaluru based Dynamatic Technologies Ltd. to be the single source supplier of flap-track beams for the wide body A330 Family aircraft. The agreement is the largest manufacturing contract between Airbus and a private sector company in India and elevates Dynamatic to a global tier-1 supplier. Dynamatic has...

Boeing celebrated the opening of its new propulsion engineering and assembly facility in North Charleston. The team of engineers, manufacturing and support personnel at Propulsion South Carolina (PSC) are responsible for the design and assembly of the 737 MAX engine nacelle inlet, the design of the 737 MAX engine nacelle fan cowl and the design...

Russian Helicopters showcased the latest equipment for aircraft maintenance bases and service centres at the 2nd National Airport Infrastructure Show and Civil Aviation, held in Moscow at Crocus Expo from 10 to 12 February. Russian Helicopters currently offers its clients a modern after-sale support service, built on the principle of integrated...

On 3 Feb 2015 Saint-Petersburg Pulkovo Airport put into operation new building of Pulkovo-1 terminal after the reconstruction. It’s connected to the main centralized terminal building by transition gallery and designed to serve domestic passengers flights. The building was closed for the reconstruction on 28 Feb 2014. The amount of investment...

Jet Aviation recently hosted its annual Roundtable assembly of select customers and industry members in Vienna. Nearly 200 business aviation executives, including more than 30 different operators, attended the popular invitation-only event. As the industry’s only private gathering of its kind in Europe, the Jet Aviation Vienna Roundtable...

Having joined the IATA’s Ground Handling Council, Baltic Ground Services, an international provider of ground handling and fuelling services, is now a proud member of the global platform uniting over 300 aviation industry players seeking to promote positive changes in the ground handling market. In mid-January 2015 the international forum of...

Bombardier Commercial Aircraft announced that LUXAIR Société Luxembourgeoise de Navigation Aérienne S.A. (“Luxair”), the national airline of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, signed a firm purchase agreement for three Q400 NextGen aircraft and options on an additional two Q400 NextGen aircraft. Based on the list price of the Q400 NextGen...

The number of passengers at Lithuanian airports increased by 16.5% during the first month of this year, compared to the same calendar period last year. Kaunas Airport served as much as 29% more passengers, while Vilnius Airport and Palanga Airport had 15% and 0.2% more passengers, respectively.   “The beginning of this year is really...

FL Technics, a global provider of integrated aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul services, continues to successfully expand the range of its capabilities and has recently launched Engine, APU and Landing Gear MRO consulting services. In addition to maintenance, leasing and exchange management, the company will offer its expert advice on...

Following the nomination of Didier Evrard as Airbus Executive Vice-President, Programmes, in December 2014, the following top management appointments are effective as of March 1st 2015: Patrick Piedrafita, currently Head of the A330 Family Programme, is appointed Head of the A350 XWB Programme. In this new role, Patrick Piedrafita will report...

FlightSafety International announced that it has received an order to design and manufacture another Airbus A320 full flight simulator. The Airbus STD 1.8 simulator is expected to receive Level D qualification from the Civil Aviation Administration of China following delivery at the end of 2015. It will be installed at the Flight Standard Office...