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 […]
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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 […]
JSSI Continues Growth in Asia with New Leadership
Jet Support Services, Inc. (JSSI) announced that it has appointed Jaslyn Chan as the new president of JSSI Asia. Chan will provide strategic leadership from JSSI’s regional headquarters in Hong Kong as part of the company’s continued growth in Asia, Australia and New Zealand. Chan joins JSSI with an exclusive background in the aviation industry. […]
Daher Debuts TBM 910 at Germany’s AERO Friedrichshafen
Daher’s latest member of the TBM very fast turboprop aircraft family – the TBM 910 – is making its first public appearance at this week’s AERO Friedrichshafen, the largest general aviation trade show in Europe. The TBM 910’s presence on Daher’s exhibit comes just after the aircraft’s certification by the U.S. FAA and the European […]
Quest Aircraft Appoints New Authorized Sales Representative for Brazil
Quest Aircraft announced the appointment of Kodiak do Brasil as the authorized sales representative for the Kodiak within Brazil, in a move to strengthen Quest’s steadily growing sales and customer support network. Led by longtime industry veteran Jim Cable, Kodiak do Brasil is headquartered in Anápolis, Brazil. John Hunt, Vice President of Sales for North, […]
Quest Aircraft Receives EASA Certification for the Kodiak
Quest Aircraft is pleased to announce that it has received certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for the Kodiak 100, pushing the total number of countries that the Kodiak is certified in to over 50. “This is a significant milestone for the Kodiak 100 program. With its STOL capabilities the Kodiak will allow […]
