Category: Europe

SportJet By Sukhoi Is Unveiled

Reading Time: < 1 minute At Farnborough International Airshow 2016, Sukhoi Civil Aircraft introduce the concept of a new aircraft designed to fly professional sports teams, SportJet by Sukhoi. The airliner is scheduled for release and certification in 2018. SportJet by Sukhoi will be the third product in the range of Sukhoi Civil Aircraft alongside the Sukhoi Superjet 100 and […]

Pratt & Whitney, Wizz Air Ink $2.5B Deal for GTFs

Reading Time: < 1 minute Pratt & Whitney and Wizz Air announced at the Farnborough Airshow the selection of PW1100GGeared Turbofan (GTF) engines for the 110 firm orders and 90 purchase rights the European budget carrier has placed for Airbus A320neos. “Following a detailed review process, we concluded that the geared turbofan engine delivers the best value proposition as well […]

EASA Eastern Partnership and Central Asia Project Kick-off

Reading Time: < 1 minute On 13 July 2016, EASA officially launched in Chisinau (Moldova) a technical cooperation project for the Eastern Partnership and Central Asia countries. The four-year project aims at supporting the implementation of the European and international standards in civil aviation safety, security and market regulation. The project kicked off in presence of the Prime Minister of […]

Norwegian Signs First Ever Charter Agreements in The U.S.

Reading Time: < 1 minute Norwegian signs charter contracts with Apple Vacations and Funjet Vacations to operate routes from the United States to the Caribbean and Mexico. Norwegian has signed charter agreements with Apple Vacations and Funjet Vacations for the winter season 2017. Norwegian will station three Boeing 737-800 aircraft in Milwaukee and Chicago and operate routes to Mexico and […]

Age of Drones Expo is Coming: First Time in Hamburg, Germany

Reading Time: 2 minutes 14-15 October 2016 in Hamburg, Germany will host the first Specialized Exhibition and Conference Age of Drones. The show will gather worldwide companies from the entire drones supply chain with customers and end-users in Schuppen 52 Dortmund Expo Center. The emergence of pilotless aircraft in Filming & Photography provides cutting-edge solutions for realization of creative […]

Pratt & Whitney and Lufthansa Technik Sign Strategic Agreement

Reading Time: < 1 minute Pratt & Whitney, a United Technologies Corp. company, and Lufthansa Technik, a global leader in aircraft engine maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO), together announced that Lufthansa Technik has signed a strategic network agreement to become a key member of the Pratt & Whitney Geared Turbofan (GTF) engine MRO network offering the full scope of MRO […]

Airbus Has “One Thing to Say” To Boeing On Its 100th Anniversary

Reading Time: < 1 minute Boeing this week marks reaching 100 years in business, and the company is dueling with archrival Airbus at the Farnborough Air Show to notch orders and claim supremacy. Airbus, not willing to let the occasion go unnoticed, released this video with company employees describing how the two are “fighting for every order”. Then, in several […]

WOW Air Places $85 Million Order For CFM56-5B Engines

Reading Time: < 1 minute On a special signing ceremony, Iceland-based WOW air announced it has selected CFM International CFM56-5B engines to power four new Airbus A321ceo (current engine option) family aircraft. The firm engine order is valued at $85 million U.S. at list price. The airline, which began commercial service in 2011, currently operates a fleet of seven CFM56-5B-powered A320 […]

Bell Helicopter Names RUAG Aviation as CSF in Switzerland

Reading Time: 2 minutes Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company, named RUAG Aviation as Bell Helicopter’s newest Customer Service Facility (CSF). This latest Customer Service Facility agreement reconfirms RUAG Aviation’s participation in the Bell global network and marks an important milestone for the aviation company. “Becoming an Authorised Customer Service Facility is an important step towards strengthening our helicopter […]

Mitsubishi Aircraft Names PEMCO Preferred MRO Service Provider for MRJ

Reading Time: 2 minutes Pemco World Air Services (PEMCO) is proud to announce it has been named a preferred MRO service provider of the MRJ aircraft by Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation. As an alternative solution for airlines performing airframe MRO in-house or through an outsourced third party, Mitsubishi Aircraft and PEMCO will offer airframe related MRO services to North American […]