Budapest Airport celebrated a major development, welcoming the inaugural flight of its new airline partner, Emirates. Operated by its two-class 278-seat Airbus A330, the new daily service to Dubai is expected to deliver around 200,000 annual passengers to the Central European airport. Adding Dubai to its route network means the recently...

Airbus Training Center in Miami has integrated a new A320 full-flight simulator. Produced by FlightSafety International, provider of aviation training, simulation equipment and software, the A320 simulator received Level D qualification from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and is ready to provide training on CFM and IAE engines as well...

Sheremetyevo International Airport has summarized its production performance for the first nine months of 2014. Since the beginning of the year, the volume of serviced passengers grew by 8.8% over the same period in 2013, reaching 24,394,000 passengers. Passenger traffic for international airlines in January-September remained at the...

Boeing announced that SF Airlines has placed an order for an undisclosed number of 767-300ER passenger-to-freighter conversions (Boeing Converted Freighters). SF Airlines, a subsidiary of Shenzhen, China-based delivery services company SF Express, will accept its first redelivered 767 in the second half of 2015. “SF Express aims to become...

Sheremetyevo International Airport and VIP-International unveiled “Star” — a new business lounge for the passengers of international airlines. The lounge is located in the “clean area” of Terminal F (3rd floor, opposite to Gates 51 and 52). Since the opening of this lounge, the Classic business lounge is closed for...

Czech Sport Aircraft confirmed that two additional aircraft from the record order for eight SportCruiser signed at the end of June are being prepared for shipment to the USA.  This new shipment will further expand the growing fleet of SportCruiser in the USA, where in excess of 200 units are already operating. Matthew Harvey, Managing Director...

Helisota announced the start of a new cooperation with the Scientific and Industrial Company FED, the original manufacturer of various components for Mi-8/17/171 helicopters and Antonov airplanes. Under the cooperation Helisota shall act as the OEM’s official representative in the global MRO market. The partnership is based on three recently...

The still highly controversial UAV segment is continuously evolving and gaining global presence with a significant growth in market share across most regions each year,  According to Teal Group, UAV expenditure will nearly double over the next decade from the existing  global spending of $5.7 billion to $9.9 billion annually, totalling just over...

According to analysis website Sotrender, Warsaw Chopin Airport is one of the most popular and active Polish brands on Twitter. The airport also leads in the “Travel and Places” category.  The airport’s Twitter account (www.twitter.com/chopinairport) was followed by nearly 43,500 people in September, making it the fifth most popular...

Alexander Mikheev, CEO of Russian Helicopters, part of State Corporation Rostec, took part in a signing ceremony of intergovernmental agreements between Russian and Chinese aviation authorities. The agreements set out the core principles guiding the countries’ joint work across design certification, production, airworthiness certification for...

  Sheremetyevo International Airport has summarized its production performance for August and the first eight months of 2014. Since the beginning of the year, the volume of serviced passengers grew by 9% over the same period in 2013, reaching 21,355,000 passengers. Passenger traffic for international airlines in January-August...

FL Technics announced that the company has recently won a tender for the rent of 8400 sq. m. aircraft maintenance hangar at Indonesia’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, the busiest airport in the Southern Hemisphere. FL Technics will operate the hangar for at least 5 years and will launch its operation with base maintenance services...

  Top Managers from JSC Sheremetyevo International Airport took leading positions in the 15th anniversary annual rating of Top 1,000 Russian Managers according to the Russian Managers Association and Kommersant Publishing House. Three key executives of Sheremetyevo Airport were represented in this reputed rating. Igor Grechukhin,...

FL Technics, a global provider of tailor-made aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul services, is delighted to announce the signing of a cooperation agreement with Dedienne Aerospace, the world’s leading manufacturer of Ground Support Equipment and Maintenance Tooling. According to the agreement, FL Technics shall operate as the...

 Boeing announced that it will increase production on the 737 program to 52 airplanes per month in 2018 in response to strong market demand from customers worldwide. Once the increase is implemented, the 737 program is expected to build more than 620 airplanes per year, the highest rate ever for the world's best-selling commercial airplane. "The...