French Snecma bidding for LEAP series engines the result of global competitive . AVIC Xi’an Aero-Engine Group (hereinafter referred as AVIC Xi’an) , with the great supports of China Aviation Supplies Holding Company, won Snecma LEAP-1B engine low-pressure turbine disk procurement contracts at two levels, following Snecma engine LEAP-1A/1C low-pressure turbine disk procurement contracts at three...
Comac C919 is a planned family of 158-174 seat narrow-body airliners to be built by the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac). It will be the largest commercial airliner designed and built in China. Chinese airframer Comac has started tests on the C919 iron bird ground rig. The iron bird is a key test facility necessary for the validation and integration of different systems on the...
RAK Airways, which was launched in 2006, stopped operations in 2009 amid a global downturn but resumed service a year later. Starting yesterday, it again suspended all operations until further notice. RAK Airways grounded, the Ras Al Khaimah International Airport wore a deserted look yesterday, apart from two Russian passengers who had not flown with RAK Airways and had been stuck at the airport...
Emirates airline, valid exclusively on flight EK655 and the return flight EK654, the special Economy Class fare of Rs 56,340 is inclusive of the cost of a visa and all taxes and surcharges, making it one of the best value-for-money deals in the market. Emirates, has announced a special travel fare for destination, Colombo to Dubai to celebrate the addition of three more weekly services on the...
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Rick Newman, airfield mechanic who helped respond to the accident, said the plane veered off the runway, hit a snow berm and flipped upside down during an attempted landing shortly after 1:30 p.m. Federal Aviation Administration officials investigated an airplane crash at the St. Ignatius Airport on Tuesday, Dec. 24.  The two occupants of the Cessna 152 did not sustain major injuries. Mechanical...
Garmin has released a free software upgrade–version 6.21–which increases the capability of its G500/G600 flight displays. The G600 version is available immediately, while the G500 version will be released in February. Some new capabilities include control of altitude preselect for KFC 200/250 autopilots using the G500/G600 when paired with a GAD 43e autopilot interface adapter; provision...
 IndiGo, become India's largest airline by passengers carried, they announced  profit of Rs 787 crore in 2013 financial year, in a manner unusual for an earnings broadcast. Aviation has always been a thorny industry, one as is said only half in jest that makes millionaires out of billionaires, but Indian aviation has stood out as notoriously brutal owing to high taxes and costly airport...
Robust and combat-proven, the Rolls-Royce-produced turboshaft is part of the AE product family and exclusively powers the growing US V-22 fleet. The AE family has logged an impressive 58 million flight hours and has over 5,800 engines in service. Rolls-Royce has been awarded a $57.1 million contract to support AE 1107C engines used in the V-22 aircraft operated by the US Marine Corps and Air...
FAA Inspection Authorization is a tremendous milestone for the Honda Jet program and a significant step toward type certification," said Michimasa Fujino, president and CEO of Honda Aircraft Company. "We have successfully demonstrated through ground and flight testing that the HondaJet will meet certification requirements. We are now ready to begin the final stage of certification flight testing...
The university is accepting the donation of both fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft. “We’re looking for individuals who can no longer afford to maintain their aircraft; have lost their medical; are having trouble selling their aircraft; are delinquent in their storage/tie-down fees; or have allowed an older aircraft to go out of annual,” said Leslie Weinstein, manager and founder of Boise, Idaho-based True-Lock. He has agreed to facilitate an aircraft donation program for the University of ...
CTC Aviation’s Acting Managing Director, Julian So, said “gaining an instructor position at CTC Aviation is a highly rewarding professional vocation either as a career instructor or as part of a pathway towards airline flying.” “Many of our former instructors are now flying with major airlines, including Air New Zealand and Jetstar.  Progressing your aviation career as part of our instructor team is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a great company as well as train talented and enthusiastic...
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AZUL Airlines is set to become the first scheduled carrier to serve Mato Grosso do Sul, Três Lagoas,  Brazil with effect from January 15, 2014. ch-aviation schedule data shows the airfield's first flights as being twice daily to Campinas Viracopos with ATR72-500s and ATR72-600s though further flights to Boa Vista, RR, Parintins, Barcelos,  Tefe and Tabatinga are also plann...
Solomon Airlines will terminate all flights to Balalae with effect from January 2, 2014. . “We have been in talks with the agent to recover the arrears but there has been no conclusive outcome and we have no other choice but to refer the matter legally and take this action in the immediate term," Solomon Airlines’ General Manager Operations and Commercial,...