February 2014

Civilian aviation news February 11, 2014

Nantong Tongzhou Bay Aviation and FlightSafety International Sign Letter of Intent to Establish Q400 NextGen Aircraft Pilot Training

Pilot training centre to be located in Jiangsu, one of China’s most affluent and fast-growing provinces Announcement follows an earlier landmark agreement, a letter of…

Civilian aviation news February 11, 2014

Bell Helicopter Recognizes PLUS Helicopter Services for Dedication to Saving Lives

SINGAPORE (February 11, 2014) – Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company (NYSE: TXT), recognized PLUS Helicopter Services Sdn Bhd during the Singapore Airshow Customer Reception…

Civilian aviation news February 11, 2014

Spain’s Binter Canarias signs contract for six ATR 72-600s

The inter-Canary islands airline, awarded as “European Regional Airline of the Year 2013”, operates almost exclusively ATR aircraft since 1989 The European turboprop aircraft manufacturer…

Civilian aviation news February 11, 2014

VietJetAir finalises major A320 Family order

Airline to acquire over 100 Airbus single aisle aircraft Vietnam’s VietJetAir has finalised a major order for the A320 Family to meet its future expansion…

Civilian aviation news, General Aviation News February 11, 2014

Asia-Pacific needs 11,000 aircraft over the next 20 years

Includes 4,100 widebodies for the world’s fastest growing market Airlines in the Asia-Pacific region will lead global demand for larger and more eco-efficient aircraft over…

Military Aviation News February 11, 2014

Algerian military plane crash, more than 100 dead.

The crash occurred in the north-east of Alegeria, according to a local source contact with the presumably C-130H Hercules was broken between Oum al-Bouaghi and…

Civilian aviation news, General Aviation News February 10, 2014

Pilots often head to wrong airports, reports show

(AP) — Do you know the way to San Jose? Quite a few airline pilots apparently don’t. On at least 150 flights, including one involving…

Civilian aviation news February 10, 2014

Partnering to Shape Commercial Aviation’s Next Century

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) emphasized the importance of industry-government partnership as the industry embarks on the second century of commercial aviation. “The most…

General Aviation News, Space News February 10, 2014

Galileo works, and works well

The in-orbit validation of Galileo has been achieved: Europe now has the operational nucleus of its own satellite navigation constellation in place – the world’s…

Civilian aviation news February 10, 2014

Emirates heads to Taipei

Taipei became Emirates’ newest passenger destination when flight EK366 arrived at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport on Monday inaugurating the airline’s daily non-stop service from Dubai…

Civilian aviation news February 10, 2014

Middle Eastern Operator Falcon Aviation Services Orders Two Bombardier Q400 NextGen Aircraft

Bombardier Aerospace announced today that Abu Dhabi-based Falcon Aviation Services has signed a firm purchase agreement for two Q400 NextGen turboprop aircraft. Falcon Aviation Services…

Civilian aviation news February 10, 2014

Existing Customer Orders Three Bombardier CSeries Aircraft – Program’s Firm-Order Tally Increases to More than 200

Bombardier Aerospace announced today that an existing customer, which has requested to remain unidentified at this time, has placed a firm order for an additional…

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