Connecting Skies • Bridging Continents
Announced at the International Space Summit in Paris, the order will replace ageing OneWeb satellites and extend a European satellite-manufacturing programme WAN has been following through the week’s Space Summit coverage. EUTELSAT EXTENDS ONEWEB REPLENISHMENT WITH 229-SATELLITE AIRBUS ORDER Eutelsat has signed an Authorisation to Proceed with Airbus Defence and Space covering initial industrial […]
The Avia Solutions Group-owned Queensland operator argues that manufacturer-backed life-extension programmes, not the calendar, determine whether a regional turboprop fleet remains economically viable. SKYTRANS LINKS DASH-8 FLEET VIABILITY TO OEM SUPPORT PROGRAMMES Regional airline turboprop fleets vary widely in condition, and operators of ageing aircraft are increasingly finding that spare-parts supply chains have become
SKYTRANS SAYS OEM SUPPORT, NOT AIRCRAFT AGE, IS WHAT KEEPS ITS DASH-8 FLEET VIABLERead More »
Luis Felipe Oliveira, who led Airports Council International World until 2024, says airports too often judge technology by its sophistication rather than by the passenger and revenue outcomes it is meant to deliver. AIRPORTS RISK POOR TECH RETURNS WITHOUT OUTCOME-LINKED RFPS, SAYS FORMER ACI CHIEF Airports risk spending money on technology that delivers only
FORMER ACI CHIEF WARNS AIRPORTS RISK WASTING TECH INVESTMENT WITHOUT CLEAR RFPSRead More »
ExecuJet MRO Services South Africa will showcase its maintenance capabilities at the Africa Aerospace & Defence Expo, a show whose roots trace back to a 1975 exhibition that World Airnews itself helped found. EXECUJET TO SHOWCASE MRO CAPABILITIES AT AAD 2026 ExecuJet MRO Services South Africa, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dassault Aviation, will exhibit
EXECUJET MRO SERVICES TO EXHIBIT AT AAD 2026, MARKING 35 YEARS SUPPORTING THE SAAFRead More »
Baltic Ground Services and its fuel-supply subsidiary Gulfstream Oil have begun into-plane fueling services for Airest at Kaunas and Riga airports respectively, extending BGS Group’s footprint in the Baltics. BGS GROUP EXTENDS BALTIC FUELING FOOTPRINT WITH AIREST PARTNERSHIP Baltic Ground Services (BGS), an international provider of ground handling and aircraft fueling services, has begun
BGS AND GULFSTREAM OIL BEGIN FUELING COOPERATION WITH AIREST AT KAUNAS AND RIGA AIRPORTSRead More »
Pratt & Whitney Canada has removed contractual restrictions that limited independent suppliers’ access to used PT6 and PW100-series turboprop parts, following a European Commission competition probe. IATA says the principle should now extend across the entire engine aftermarket. IATA CALLS FOR WIDER ENGINE-PARTS COMPETITION AFTER P&WC CHANGES The International Air Transport Association has welcomed
Hawker 700, 800 and 900 series operators can now install Starlink’s high-speed connectivity kit, following an FAA Supplemental Type Certificate awarded to AeroMech. HAWKER FLEET GAINS HIGH-SPEED STARLINK CONNECTIVITY OPTION Textron Aviation has announced that Starlink’s high-speed internet is now available for the Hawker 700, 800 and 900 series, after the Federal Aviation Administration
TEXTRON AVIATION OPENS STARLINK UPGRADE PATH FOR HAWKER 700, 800 AND 900 SERIES JETSRead More »
Air Cairo has signed a firm order for 15 Airbus A320neo aircraft at the El Alamein International Airshow, its first move into direct aircraft ownership as it targets a fleet of more than 130 aircraft by 2034. AIR CAIRO PLACES FIRST-EVER DIRECT AIRCRAFT ORDER, TARGETS FLEET OF 130-PLUS BY 2034 Air Cairo, the Egyptian
Nearly 17,000 active satellites now circle the Earth, up almost a third on last year, according to the latest Look Up x Le Point Space Barometer, published ahead of this week’s International Space Summit in Paris. SATELLITE POPULATION GROWS BY NEARLY A THIRD IN A YEAR As WAN reported on 7 September, the International
ACTIVE SATELLITES IN ORBIT JUMP 29% IN A YEAR, LOOK UP’S SPACE BAROMETER FINDSRead More »
The Fort Lauderdale-based charter operator has taken delivery of its first Tecnam P2012 Traveller, the first of a two-aircraft order that begins phasing out its Britten-Norman Islanders on flights to the Bahamas. FIRST OF TWO NEW TWINS ARRIVES FOR BAHAMAS CHARTER ROUTES Tecnam has delivered the first P2012 Traveller to Tropic Air Charters, marked
TROPIC AIR CHARTERS TAKES DELIVERY OF FIRST TECNAM P2012 TRAVELLER FOR BAHAMAS ROUTESRead More »
