Thirteen university student teams from across Canada competed in the flying phase of the ninth Unmanned Systems Canada UAS Student Competition hosted by Centre d’Excellence sur les Drones (CED) in Alma, Quebec, from April 28 to 30. Congratulations to the winner, University of Toronto – UAV division. The purpose of this annual competition is to […]
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Deveron Commences 2017 Data Flights and Acquires More Drones
Deveron UAS Corp. has announced that it has commenced flying for the 2017 agricultural season in Canada. Deveron is focused on revenue generating and research driven drone data collection for the growing season in western and eastern Canada as it continues to build an on-demand, enterprise data collection network using drones. Deveron has recently ordered […]
ADB SAFEGATE to Create Intelligent Airfield in Istanbul, Turkey
Istanbul New Airport, expected to be the world’s largest airport, will serve as Turkey’s primary airport and a hub between Europe and Asia. It will replace the city’s existing international airport, the Atatürk Airport, where ever-growing traffic is causing congestion, and expansion is not feasible due to its location. Ä°GA, a joint venture founded to […]
Zenith Brings Factory’s Kit Building Workshop to Europe
Building on the success of the hands-on workshops offered monthly at the Zenith Aircraft kit factory in the USA, Zenair is expanding its educational kit aircraft building classes to Europe. On June 29 and 30, 2017, in Nancy, France, the first US-style European workshop will be hosted by Barge Aviation, longtime Zenair representative in northeastern […]
KLA-100 DEBUTS AT AERO FRIEDRICHSHAFEN 2017
In a joint announcement between Vessel Co., Ltd., and Flight Design, the companies debuted their new KLA-100 low-wing, light aircraft. The introduction occurred at Aero Friedrichshafen 2017. First flights of the new model happened only days earlier. The KLA-100 development program has been going quietly for two years and the debut was one of the […]
Aéroports de Montréal announces $250-million bond issue
Aéroports de Montréal (ADM) announced that it has issued a new series of revenue bonds to raise total capital of $250 million. The net proceeds from the sale of the bonds will be used to fund ADM’s general corporate activities and its capital investment program. Privately placed with institutional bond investors, the issue consists of […]
ADB SAFEGATE Powers South Asia’s First LED Runway at Colombo International Airport
Bandaranaike International Airport, also known as the Colombo International Airport, is Sri Lanka’s main international airport handling nine million passengers annually. Starting this month, the airport is set to undergo a massive infrastructure expansion, which includes the construction of a second international terminal that will increase annual passenger capacity to 15 million passengers. The airport […]
Quest Aircraft Appoints New Authorized Sales Representative for Central America
Quest Aircraft today announced the appointment of Kodiak Central America S.A. as the authorized sales representative for the Kodiak throughout Central America. Kodiak Central America S.A. is based out of the Panama Pacifico International Airport. John Hunt, Vice President of Sales for North, Central and South America for Quest Aircraft, noted, “It is of the […]
Modern Logistics Receives Certification to Operate its Own Air Cargo Fleet
Brazil’s civil aviation regulator ANAC (Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil) has issued an Air Operator Certificate (AOC) to Modern Logistics, a rising Brazilian supply-chain solution company, following a comprehensive audit. The AOC was received on April 4, 2017. Modern Logistics offers third-party logistics solutions via an integrated logistics platform with multimodal transport and distribution centers […]
Malaysia Airlines Enlists SITAONAIR, Aireon and FlightAware for 100% Global Flight Tracking
SITAONAIR, Aireon and FlightAware recently announced that Malaysia Airlines will be the first SITAONAIR airline customer to benefit from a revolutionary flight tracking partnership. Under the agreement, all Malaysia Airlines aircraft will have access to minute-by-minute, 100% global, flight tracking data, delivered by SITAONAIR’s AIRCOM® FlightTracker. This solution will enhance the existing SITAONAIR AIRCOM® FlightTracker […]
