UK air navigation services provider NATS has signed a data services agreement (DSA) with satellite based Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) provider Aireon for ADS-B surveillance data across the North Atlantic.
The iTEC (interoperability Through European Collaboration) project to develop a next-generation flight data processing system will be extended to include the Controller Working Position (CWP).
Dubai-based budget carrier flydubai posted net income of AED222.8 million ($60.7 million) for 2013, a 46.7% increase over the carrier’s 2012 net profit of AED151.9 million.
Boeing is expanding its initiative with South African Airways (SAA) and the Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB) to provide more opportunities for smallholder farmers in Southern Africa to grow crops that produce sustainable fuels.
Global air cargo rebounded in January with “a solid 4.5% rise” in global FTKs year-over-year, according to IATA’s global air freight market analysis for January.
Singapore’s SIA Engineering Co. has signed a S$350-million ($275.6 million) services agreement with sister company SilkAir, covering a broad spectrum of MRO and fleet management for new Boeing 737NGs.
Lufthansa Technik (LHT) has inked a seven-year contract for component supply for Luxair’s Boeing 737NGs, in addition to base maintenance services on the aircraft during the winter of 2014 and 2015.
Fokker Services, part of Fokker Technologies, has received an order from Russia’s VIM Airlines to introduce its Traffic Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) 7.1 on VIM Boeing 757s.
Flybe Aviation Services’ technical training team has achieved compliance with the latest standards of European Union commission regulations, recognized by the UK Civil Aviation Authority.
Rolls-Royce is researching the potential of permanently installing extremely small cameras in its engines and, separately, using a laser probe to perform minor repairs.
International Airlines Group (IAG) is hoping to integrate US Airways’ flights into its joint venture (JV) with American Airlines and is eyeing other oneworld-based partnerships.
Bombardier has signed a deal for 10 Dash 8 Q400 aircraft with the Kazakhstan government to help set up regional airline Air Kazakhstan, which is scheduled to start services in early 2015.
The airline industry is calling for a greater role in the deployment of the Single European Sky Air Traffic Management Research (SESAR) project because it is ultimately responsible for footing the investment bill.
The launch of Thai AirAsia X (TAAX) has been delayed to the latter half of the year due to civil unrest in Thailand affecting the tourism and aviation industries.
