Premier Aircraft Sales, the largest Diamond Aircraft dealer in North America, announced stronger than expected Diamond sales for 2020, selling 23 new aircraft (11 DA62s and 12 DA40s) and 17 preowned models. Since 2003, Premier has been the highest volume Diamond aircraft dealer in the world, now selling a total of 637 new and preowned […]
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Nokia Shanghai Bell to deploy next-generation network for Airport Authority Hong Kong
Nokia Shanghai Bell announced that Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK) will deploy a new, high-bandwidth, mission-critical Nokia IP/MPLS network to support tower operations at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA). In addition to provision of packet-based IP routing solutions, Nokia will support and manage migration of legacy non-IP aviation applications to the new network. Nokia will […]
Citadel Ready to Dig Aircraft Towing Systems’ Underground Channel at Oklahoma’s Ardmore Industrial Airpark
Citadel Construction is ready to move tons of earth for Aircraft Towing Systems World Wide (ATS) and build the prototype for the company’s test site at the Ardmore Industrial Airpark in Ardmore, Oklahoma. Citadel Construction President Michael Shoemaker said he will work with several Oklahoma subcontractors to build the ATS underground-channel project, including Eyestone Steel […]
Honda Aircraft Company Opens New Wing Production Facility at Greensboro HDQ
Honda Aircraft Company announced that it has begun operations at its newly opened Wing Production and Service Parts Facility, located at the company’s world headquarters at the Piedmont Triad International Airport in Greensboro, N.C. The new 83,100 square-foot facility is the latest addition to the 133-acre Honda Aircraft Company campus, and represents an additional investment […]
IADA Reports Preowned Aircraft Transactions Spiked As 2020 Ended
Following the abrupt pandemic-induced plunge in preowned aircraft sales in March 2020, members of the International Aircraft Dealers Association (IADA) experienced a rising wave of transactions, highlighted by a fourth quarter surge of 554 closed deals. IADA began tracking sales metrics in April on a monthly basis as a result of the volatile used aircraft […]
BrightPortal Gains FAA Certificate of Conformance/Certification for SOLAR Powered LED Pavement Markers
BrightPortal Resources, LLC has announced that the company has gained L-853 (AC 150/5345-39D) Certificate of Conformance/FAA Certification on its SOLAR Powered LED retro-reflective pavement markers. “We are very excited and honored,” said Tim Cowsert, President and CEO of BrightPortal. “We are blessed to have an 11-year proven track record of offering a cost effective and […]
Satcom Direct Invests in Advanced SD Hardware Manufacturing Facility
Satcom Direct (SD) has added a new Canadian state-of-the-art production campus to its global footprint in Ottawa, Ontario. The decision to develop the purpose-built engineering and production facility was driven by the industry shift towards the digitization of aviation and the need to innovate hardware that provides robust connectivity to support communications and the practical […]
China’s First National Standard for Express Delivery Service by Unmanned Aircraft Goes Into Effect January 1, 2021
The Specification for Express Delivery Service by Unmanned Aircraft (the “Standard”) issued by the State Post Bureau of PRC will be effective from January 1st, 2021. The Standard was jointly formulated by industry-leading players including EHang, JD.com, and ZTO Express. As China’s first industry standard for express delivery service by unmanned aircrafts, the implementation of […]
Gagarin Airport – Cosmic Architecture Inspired by the Infinite and the Beyond
Designed by the Asadov architectural bureau, Gagarin Airport in Russia, which was named after Yuri Gagarin, the first human in history to travel into outer space, is the city of Saratov’s new international airport. Spanning more than 247,000 sq. ft. (23,000 m²) in total, it includes an amazing VIP Lounge devised by VOX Architects, where […]
Eye On the Sky Transforms Detection with Quantum Radar
Radar equipment to detect small, slow moving objects is being installed at the University of Birmingham as part of a demonstration intended to test and prove the precision of quantum-enabled radar detection capabilities. A key part of keeping everyday life secure is being able to detect dangerous or unsafe situations before they occur. Quantum enabled […]
