Singapore’s national airlines’ Ultra Long Range Airbus A350 XWB has just made its first appearance, after coming out of the paint shop. As different parts of the aircraft are in various stages of assembly. More testing will be given to the aircraft, before it would take its first flight. A total number of 7 A350-900 Ultra Long Range aircraft, were ordered. The first aircraft to have flown has successfully completed its flight test programme, which focused on the … [Read more...] about First Ultra Long Range A350 XWB first appearance
IT & Equipment
New cyber security courses available at Munich Airport
A series of cyber security courses will be accredited at the new state of the art training centre at the Munich Airport. More airports are taking a pro-active role in addressing these challenges with Munich International Airport (FMG) at the forefront in developing its own dedicated training centre to tackle the threat of cyber-attacks. With its fully equipped cyber simulation range equipment, a group can carry out realistic attacks on IT systems for training purposes, with, for example, a … [Read more...] about New cyber security courses available at Munich Airport
Closer connection from Melzo to Zurich
Hannibal, a multimodal transport operator is set to launch their second rail link. It would connect to Zurich, and Basel, that would be available daily. With the additional link to Zurich (Niederglatt), Contship Italia doubles its services covering the growing Swiss market. The new link between Contship’s Rail Hub Milano (RHM) in Melzo and Niederglatt features a three-day transit time (A-C with a morning arrival) from main Italian gateways and an A-B transit time to/from … [Read more...] about Closer connection from Melzo to Zurich
Life extension for Northrop Grumman’s avionics
The cost-effective solution pushes companies to modernize their current platforms. As such, Northrop Grumman’s avionics has come up with an upgrade to help alleviate the problem of buying new aircrafts, and help extend the life, and mission capabilities of preexisting aircrafts. A recent example of this trend is the upgrade of AH-1F/S Cobra attack helicopters used by the Royal Jordanian Air Force. The upgraded helicopter has entered flight testing in Huntsville, … [Read more...] about Life extension for Northrop Grumman’s avionics
AEI CRJ200 SF passenger-to-freighter conversion received EASA approval
Aeronautical Engineers, Inc. (EAAEI) announced that the company has received European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) approval for the AEI CRJ200 SF passenger-to-freighter conversion. The EASA approval (STC 10061615) allows for the operation of European registered CRJ200 SF freighters. AEI received the original FAA STC for the CRJ200 SF at the end of 2016 and has since amassed over 45 firm orders and commitments for the freighter. Currently, AEI has six CRJ200 aircraft undergoing freighter … [Read more...] about AEI CRJ200 SF passenger-to-freighter conversion received EASA approval
HPE provides Gatwick Airport with new IT network
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) announced that it has supported Gatwick Airport – the UK’s second largest airport and a critical national infrastructure site – in future proofing its entire IT network. The new network, provided by HPE and Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company, allows the airport to take advantage of new, modern technologies for the benefit of airport users – including more than 250 onsite businesses, 30,000 staff and 45 million annual passengers – while also … [Read more...] about HPE provides Gatwick Airport with new IT network