The Caribbean region’s largest aviation conference will take flight in Nassau, Bahamas this June, bringing together major players from the aviation and tourism industries, travel professionals, academics and investors from all over the world for three days of discussions. The third annual Caribbean Aviation Meetup is slated for June 12-14 with the key objective of […]
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Louis Berger wins first project management contract in Spain’s Aviation Market Sector
Louis Berger-CEMOSA joint venture was recently awarded a 14 million euros (17.3 million USD) contract by Aena, the world’s leading airport operator by number of passengers, to provide project management services for the expansion of Palma de Mallorca International Airport in Baleares Islands, Spain. The 300 million euros (366.5 million USD) investment project will last […]
SELECT AVIATION COLLEGE CHOOSES ALSIM ALX SIMULATOR
ALSIM has announced the sale of an ALX simulator to Select Aviation College, a Canadian flight school located in Quebec. Select Aviation chose an ALX to fulfil their need for a Multi Crew Cooperation (MCC) capable device that simulates a turbine environment for their integrated flight training programs. Their ALX will include Multi-Engine Piston (MEP) […]
ABACE 2018 Makes Shanghai the World’s Business Aviation Center This Week
The seventh annual Asian Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition (ABACE2018) will open on April 17-19 at the business aviation base at Shanghai’s Hongqiao International Airport. This year ABACE incorporates a brand-new hangar at Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport, allowing an exhibit floor that spans both hangars and a pavilion, showcasing more than 170 exhibitors. ABACE continues […]
Shell Aviation and Aeroshell Aerobatic Team to Continue High-Flying Partnership
Photo above – Members of the Shell Aviation Lubricants Team and AeroShell Aerobatic Team celebrate the signing of the new agreement in Tallulah, Louisiana. From left to right: Jon Stoy, General Aviation Manager, and Rodney Eckert, Marketing Manager, from Shell Aviation Lubricants, with Mark Henley, Team Lead, Jimmy Fordham, Slot, and Steve Gustafson, Left Wing, […]
Republic Airways Joins Food For The Poor to Help Transform Lives in Haiti
Republic Airways is on a mission to make a difference. The Indianapolis-based airline is working through Food For The Poor to build a village in the community of Barriere Battant in Petit Goave, Haiti. Republic Airways CEO/President Bryan Bedford is no stranger to giving back, but it was a visit to the Caribbean nation last […]
European Aircraft Sales ApS Named Daher’s Scandinavian Sales Rep for TBM
Daher recently announced the appointment of European Aircraft Sales ApS as its sales representative in Scandinavia for the TBM family of very fast single-turboprop aircraft. Based in the heart of Denmark at Odense’s H.C. Andersen Airport (EKOD), European Aircraft Sales will serve as the Scandinavian point of contact for TBM customers, joining Daher’s growing worldwide […]
SITAONAIR – DTN partnership brings industry-leading weather alerting to AIRCOM® FlightTracker
An industry-leading weather-alerting feature, empowering flight dispatchers to avoid or anticipate weather disruption throughout flights, has been launched as a new feature of SITAONAIR’s AIRCOM® FlightTracker, in partnership with DTN. Airline dispatchers using AIRCOM® FlightTracker will now be equipped to help aircraft avoid inclement weather – including aircraft-specific turbulence, icing, and thunderstorm forecasts – supporting […]
IBAC Welcomes ICAO Decision on Cockpit Doors for Ultra Long-Range Business Aircraft
The International Business Aviation Council (IBAC) welcomed last week the decision by the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to raise the weight threshold requirement for aircraft with hardened cockpit doors from 45.5 tonnes maximum certificated take-off weight (MCTOW) to 54.5 tonnes MCTOW for those aircraft where the passenger seating capacity is 19 […]
SPRINGBANK AIR TRAINING COLLEGE IN ALBERTA PURCHASES ALSIM AL200 SIMULATOR
Springbank Air Training College (SATC) purchased an AL200 simulator to train their over 200 students at their facility in Alberta, Canada. They are located at Springbank Airport just ten minutes west of Calgary. As one of WestJet’s newest official Flight Training Partners, Springbank Air offers a career path through WestJet’s Flightpath Program. Flight instructors in […]
