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Airbus and Etihad Airways begin full RNP-AR implementation in Abu Dhabi Terminal Airspace.
Etihad Airways A330 performs first optimized RNP-AR approach in Abu Dhabi. Reducing fuel consumption by 100 to 200kg per approach with Continuous Descent Operations and shorter trajectories. An Airbus A330-200 from Etihad Airways has performed the first high precision and environmentally efficient RNP-AR (“Required Navigation Performance – Authorization Required”) approach to Abu Dhabi International Airport.…
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Qantas to Consolidate Heavy Maintenance Facilities.
Qantas has completed a review of its heavy aircraft maintenance and engineering operations in Australia and will consolidate heavy maintenance work into Brisbane and Avalon. The restructure is necessary as there is currently not enough heavy maintenance work required for three separate facilities and the introduction of new technology and modern aircraft means there will…
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Jet Aviation Basel creates two independently managed organizations.
In an effort to continue improving its competitiveness, Jet Aviation is reorganizing into two independently managed organizations for completions and maintenance at its Basel location. Neil Boyle has been appointed vice president completions and Johannes Turzer as vice president maintenance at Jet Aviation Basel. “Each organization will be streamlined for maximum effectiveness, establishing accountability and operational control by line…
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Boeing Delivers UPS’s 50th 767 Freighter.
Boeing (NYSE: BA) and UPS celebrated the delivery today of the cargo operator’s 50th 767-300 Freighter. The airplane joins the world’s largest 767 Freighter fleet. “The Boeing 767 Freighter is the workhorse of our fleet,” said UPS Airlines President Mitch Nichols. “This versatile widebody is an important element in UPS’s global logistics network, helping us…
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Unique Airbus international recruitment event in Toulouse- France.
Airbus, the world’s leading aircraft manufacturer, is launching a new recruitment initiative in Toulouse, France, on Saturday 30th June 2012 to look for top caliber Engineers, Technicians and Managers to support all Airbus aircraft programs. Positions are available in France, Germany, Spain and the UK for talented professionals with experience in the following areas: structure…
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Cessna selects Snecma’s new Silvercrest engine to power the Citation Longitude.
Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. company, announced today that it has selected the new-generation Silvercrest engine from Snecma (Safrangroup)topower its new Citation Longitude business jet. The Citation Longitude is a super mid-size business jet with a maximum cruise speed of 490 knots (907.4 km/h). It will have an intercontinental range of 4,000 nautical miles…
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Eurocopter returns to the HeliRussia exhibition in 2012 as part of its presence in a growing helicopter marketplace.
Eurocopter’s long-term commitment to the Russian helicopter market will be highlighted at this month’s HeliRussia 2012 industry exhibition, in which the company is taking part for the fifth consecutive time since the event’s creation in 2008. Organized May 17-19 at Moscow’s Crocus Expo international exhibition center, HeliRussia 2012 will feature the display of a Eurocopter…
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Delta Flight to Tokyo-Narita to be First to Depart Concourse F at Atlanta’s New Maynard H. Jackson Jr. International Terminal.
Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) flight 295 to Tokyo-Narita will become the first flight to depart Concourse F at the new Maynard H. Jackson Jr. International Terminal when it opens tomorrow at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. Shortly after flight 295’s departure, Delta flight 177 from Dublin, Ireland will be the first arrival on the new concourse.…
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KLM Introduces 72nd Intercontinental Destination: Zambia.
The Zambian capital, Lusaka, constitutes KLM’s 72nd intercontinental destination. KLM will fly to Lusaka three times a week. It is KLM’s 14th destination in Africa. Zambia’s mining industry is a powerful driver for the country’s economic growth. As a tourist destination it also has much to offer. The city of Livingstone in particular, near Victoria…
