Category Archives: Ground Handling

Innovative solution to cut fuel costs for aircraft taxiing

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Caroline Cook

  An aircraft spends an average of 21 minutes taxiing the runway TaxiBOTs to cut taxiing time by three-fourth Field tests carried out on B747s … More ››

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Iberia Increases Auto Check-in At Madrid

Posted on April 25, 2013 by Tom Allett

Iberia has enlarged the area in which auto check-in machines are available at its T4 hub in Madrid-Barajas airport, installing additional machines.  There are now … More ››

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Lufthansa Technik to Provide Technical Support for Corporate Jets

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Caroline Cook

Technical services provider for commercial, VIP and executive jets, Lufthansa Technik, has signed a two-year contract with an undisclosed Asian customer to provide all-round technical … More ››

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Signature FBO for Mineta San José

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Tom Allett

Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) has authorised Signature Flight Support to build and operate a private FBO development on 29 acres on the airport’s … More ››

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Air BP and AGIL Sign Agreement in Tunisia

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Caroline Cook

International aviation fuel supplier Air BP has entered the Tunisian aviation fuel sector by signing a commercial and technical service agreement with the national company … More ››

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Chopin Airport to Close Runway for Overhaul

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Caroline Cook

  Chopin Airport, Poland, will close RWY 3 for six months to carry out major repair work, which last took place almost 30 years ago.  … More ››

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Jet Aviation Geneva Receives FAA Approval for the Gulfstream G650

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Tom Allett

Jet Aviation Geneva has announced it has received FAA approval to provide line and base maintenance to Gulfstream G650 aircraft. In addition to the EASA … More ››

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Oxford Gains Edinburgh and Dublin flights

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Tom Allett

Expanding European airline Minoan Air launched scheduled services from London Oxford to Edinburgh on Monday March 4.  Regular services to Dublin begin on March 6. … More ››

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Terberg DTS Acquires CAT 9

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Caroline Cook

UK-based Terberg DTS (UK) Ltd, a global supplier of specialist vehicles and support, has acquired CAT 9 Ltd, also from the UK.  CAT 9 is … More ››

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Etihad Forms Strategic Partnership with Kenya Airways

Posted on February 22, 2013 by Tom Allett

Etihad Airways says it will significantly expand its reach across Africa after signing a strategic commercial partnership agreement with Kenya Airways.   Etihad will place … More ››

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