In the last few years the aviation industry in Russia has been steadily growing. According to IATA, in 2013 local airlines carried an impressive number of more than 80 million passengers, while in Q3 2014 alone air passenger traffic in the country increased by 12%. However, as even the major players have recently started to cancel their...

S-70i Black Hawk helicopter and M28 airplane were presented during „Development of Industrial Cooperation of Defense Industries of the Czech Republic and Poland within the Viségrad Group” conference that took place in the Czech capital city – Prague in September 2014 . PZL Mielec, as a representative of Polish entrepreneurs, was invited to...

Clients often ask us is ‘what is the most popular aircraft?’. There are many ways to try to quantify this, and it may be difficult to define ‘popular’ as it means many different things to different people. However, it may be useful to go through the recent sales of all types of aircraft and see which models had recorded the most...

Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport welcomed 576.000 passengers in August setting up a new historical monthly record. The total of 3.104.000 passengers has been handled in 2014 which is an increase of 31 percent over the same period last year.   Also, Vilnius International Airport recently welcomed 2-millionth passenger - Ms Jana...

International Business Aviation Exhibition Jet Expo-2014 was held on September 4-6 in Moscow Vnukovo Airport. Jet Expo is one of the most important annual events in the sphere of business aviation in Russia and CIS countries, which gives a unique chance to meet representatives of the industry on a single platform to discuss the future development...

HeliVert, a joint venture between Russian Helicopters (a subsidiary of Oboronprom, part of State Corporation Rostec) and AgustaWestland, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Exclases Russia for three AW139 helicopters in VIP configuration. The aircraft will be assembled at HeliVert and delivered in a time-frame set out in a contract to...

After having successfully concluded negotiations between Slovenian Sovereign Holding and Fraport AG from Germany , Slovenian Sovereign Holding, on its own behalf and for the account of the Republic of Slovenia, together with other members of the consortium of sellers, signed a contract on the sale of 2,868,116 (75.5%) shares of Aerodrom...

Czech Sport Aircraft confirmed that the first two 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 follows on from the two units that departed for the USA in July and further strengthens the position of the SportCruiser as one of the leading Light Sport...

Moscow Domodedovo Airport demonstrates the highest rate of passenger traffic growth according to the report of the Airports Council International Europe (ACI Europe). The largest Russian air hub dominates among the biggest airports in Europe – its passenger traffic in July 2014 increased by 13.7% yoy and totalled more than 3.8 million...

With major aircraft manufacturers sharing a backlog of over 10 000 aircraft, MRO providers worldwide are finding themselves under increasing pressure to introduce new means designed to meet the demand for appropriate support of the rapidly growing global fleet. Meanwhile, as a large portion of services in the industry is still heavily reliant on...

Fabio Gamba Central European Private Aviation (CEPA) has confirmed that a number of leading Industry figures will make key note speeches at the fifth CEPA EXPO, which will be held in Prague on 19 – 20 November this year. Peter Bunce, President and CEO of General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA), Doug Carr, Vice President,...

Estonian Air has extended onlince check-in time and it is possible to check in online for all Estonian Air operated flights ,except St Petersburg and Kiev departures, up to 36 hours before scheduled departure. Online check in closes 45 minutes before departure. Longer check-in time will make it especially convenient to check-in for return...

With major aircraft manufacturers sharing a backlog of over 10 000 aircraft, MRO providers worldwide are finding themselves under increasing pressure to introduce new means designed to meet the demand for appropriate support of the rapidly growing global fleet. Meanwhile, as a large portion of services in the industry is still heavily reliant on...

The application of complex, large-scale liveries on aircraft presents a considerable challenge – particularly as airlines develop increasingly artistic and complex ways to express their identities. However, the difficulties may become a thing of the past thanks to a new method currently being developed by Airbus – which employs direct...

VivaAerobus, the low cost carrier serving Mexico, has chosen “Training By Airbus” to provide simulator training and courses for pilots, maintenance personnel, flight operations engineers and cabin crews in Miami and Monterrey, Mexico. The 10-year agreement includes more than 25,000 flight training hours for approximately 750 pilots....