On November 13, 2014 in Sofia was held an official event to celebrate the opening of the new inflight catering building of Silver Wings, the company that serves the national carrier Bulgaria Air. The main activity of Silver Wings is aviation catering. The new building, owned by the company, was built and equipped to the latest international...

For quite a while now the global MRO industry has been generating an extraordinarily high demand for qualified specialists. In turn, the prospects for talent in the field have reached new heights placing aircraft mechanics on the list of top 200 most desired careers and winning them the 10th position on the top 20 High-Paying Blue-Collar Jobs....

Jet Aviation now offers handling and ground support services from its newly opened FBO at Munich International Airport. The newest addition to Jet Aviation’s global FBO network will be managed by Klaus Besold. The new Jet Aviation Munich FBO at Munich International Airport is the company’s third handling facility in Germany, including...

Streamline OPS has added a new destination to the list of its stations. It is Mary International Airport (MYP/UTAM) in Turkmenistan. Thanks to our strategic partnership with airport authorities, Streamline OPS is now able to support flights at this location. Despite its regional status, Mary serves the second volume of air traffic in the...

The Boeing ecoDemonstrator 787 has begun flight testing more than 25 new technologies aimed at improving aviation's environmental performance through every phase of flight. The Boeing ecoDemonstrator Program accelerates the testing, refinement and use of new technologies and methods that can improve efficiency and reduce noise. This new round...

The world’s newest airliner, the Airbus A350-900, just took off from Toulouse for its very first demo tour taking it on an 11-day trip around Asia.  This Asian Demo Tour follows the completion of the A350-900 flight test campaign which recently led to the EASA and FAA type certification. After visiting Hong Kong, Singapore and Australia...

Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant, a Russian Helicopters company, (part of State Corporation Rostec) has successfully completed quality management systems certification to the international standard EN 9100:2009, and has been added to the Online Aerospace Supplier Information System (OASIS) global database of aerospace industry suppliers. The...

CS SOFT a.s. announced that by 07.11.2014 was signed the FrameWork Contract with Airbus Defence and Space GmbH. The minimum 5 year duration of this agreement enables both sides, to offer ATM products on the market for an outstanding pricing for potential end users. CS SOFT a.s. holds currently two versions of fully advanced FDPS in its...

Boeing has signed a memorandum of agreement with leading composite supplier Toray Industries to expand its current contract for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner to include the 777X wings. Once finalized, the long-term contract extension will take effect in 2015 and meet Boeing's customer affordability goals through the Partnering for Success...

To industrially accompany the A350 XWB ramp-up and other aircraft production rate increases, Airbus took the decision to launch the development and production of five new Belugas. The new Beluga will be based on the A330 with a large re-use of existing components and equipment. The distinctive looking lowered cockpit, the cargo bay structure and...

Aldis Mūrnieks, chairman of the board of SJSC Riga International Airport, jointly with the architects and builders of the new pier solemnly opened the construction works by putting a capsule with a message to the future generations into the foundation of the building. “The first stage in construction of this building is the beginning of an...

Italian Defence Minister  Roberta Pinotti visited PZL-Świdnik, an AgustaWestland company, today in the occasion of her official trip to Poland. During her visit Minister Pinotti was introduced to the advanced technology products and manufacturing capabilities of the Polish company. Italian Defence Minister Roberta Pinotti said “The presence...

The Baltic Air Charter Association, (BACA), the world’s largest Air Charter Association, held its annual awards ceremony at the London Guildhall on 30th October. More than 380 guests, including many visitors from Europe and the USA, gathered to see which companies had been chosen by BACA members to receive the 2014 Awards. The membership of BACA...

Bombardier Commercial Aircraft has delivered Air Côte d’Ivoire’s first two Q400 NextGen turboprops and the aircraft will be showcased on Saturday, November 15 during an inauguration event in the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire. The purchase agreement between Bombardier and Abidjan-based Air Côte d’Ivoire, which covers two firm-ordered Q400...

Cessna Aircraft Company announced that its new Citation X+ and Citation Sovereign+ models are on track to gain certification from the Civil Aviation Administration of China in early 2015. The Citation X+, the world’s fastest business jet, is making its first appearance in China in conjunction with Airshow China. “Both the Citation X+ and...