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Ethiopia resumes flights to Somalia after 41 years
November 11, 2018
Ethiopian Airlines resumed on Friday its flights to the Somali capital Mogadishu after a 41-year suspension. The CEO of Ethiopian Airlines, Tewolde Gebremariam, said in a press conference that the resumption of flights between the two countries would play an important role reinforcing economic cooperation. He added that this would help Somali expatriates to return to their"...
TRIGO Accelerates Its Development into the US Aerospace Supply Chain by Acquiring SMS
November 8, 2018
(AETOS Wire) -- TRIGO has acquired 100% of the capital of Supplier Management Solutions (SMS) from founder Steve M. Clarke. This transaction is a major step in TRIGO’s development strategy into the value added global aerospace supply chain and quality management services market. It will strengthen SMS’ position as a quality partner in the aerospace supply chain by providing global coverage in addition to an extended service offering into quality inspection and conformity"...
Parliament Approves Provisional Order on Civil Aviation Act
November 6, 2018
Khartoum, Nov. 5 (SUNA) – The National Assembly Monday unanimously approved a report of its transport, roads and bridges committee on provisional order of the Civil Aviation Act for the year 2018, which has tackled the challenges relating to the arrangements, the provision of services at airports and preparation of intervals at Khartoum Airport. The report stated that the act aims to meet the needs and advancement in the sector, in addition"...
Progress in S. Sudan: Clean Streets, New Airport Terminal
October 31, 2018
JUBA — Instead of rolling through the streets of Juba on jeeps with guns, hundreds of South Sudanese soldiers walked on foot, armed with hoes and plastic bags last Saturday. Their mission? Clean the streets of Juba before Wednesday’s celebrations over the recently signed, revitalized peace agreement. Clad in military uniforms, soldiers pulled on gloves and"...
Gov’t opens new terminal at JIA
October 30, 2018
The much-awaited new terminal at the Juba International Airport has been finally opened. The construction of the new terminal started in 2016 and was expected to be completed within 3 months. However, work had been slow due to what officials described as a shortage of funds. The new terminal was launched on Monday morning in a ceremony attended by senior government officials, including the vice president James Wani Igga, Defense Minister Kuol Manyang, information minister Michael Makuei, and transport minister John Luk. Speaking at the event, the Minister of Transport – John Luk – said Juba International Airport in South Sudan’s only gateway to the outside world. “Air travelers have been facing very, very difficult time, especially during the rainy season. We do not have access to the sea, so this requires the fact that Juba International Airport is our main gateway......
Historic Kenya Airways direct flight to U.S. arrives in New York
October 30, 2018
Kenya Airways’ inaugural flight to United States has arrived at the John F. Kennedy International Airport after leaving the capital Nairobi on Sunday just before midnight. KQ002 touched down in New York on Monday. The maiden flight has been christened Magical Kenya. Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and some government officials were at the Jomo Kenyatta International"...
Kymeta Successfully Demonstrates Hybrid Data Backhaul on Cellular and Satellite Networks
October 25, 2018
(AETOS Wire)-- In September 2018, Kymeta—the communications company making good on the promise of global, mobile connectivity—conducted a series of field trials with United States federal agents to successfully demonstrate the benefits and feasibility of reliable, seamless communications along the southern border of New Mexico. Along with partner CopaSAT, and trial partners Cradlepoint, Inc. and TrellisWare Technologies, Kymeta demonstrated the reliability of its dynamic network capabilities that leveraged both cellular and satellite from a moving platform. Kymeta successfully demonstrated a complete hybrid network architecture to field agents operating in a communications degraded environment. The Kymeta terminal provided on-the-move connectivity to SES satellites which was blended with terrestrial LTE networks using a Cradlepoint software defined wide-area-network (SD-WAN) router.......
EASA Approves AerTrak ADS-B Out System for Boeing 737 NG Series Aircraft
October 25, 2018
(AETOS Wire) -- AerSale®, a global supplier of mid-life aircraft, engines, used serviceable material, and MRO services, announced today that the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has approved the company’s AerTrak™ ADS-B Out system on Boeing 737 NG series aircraft (10065422). Earlier this year, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approved AerTrak for Boeing 737 NG series aircraft (ST04009NY) and Boeing 757-200 series aircraft (ST04011NY) to comply with the FAA’s Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) Operations rule. The Boeing 757-200 series aircraft Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) is now pending EASA and National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil (ANAC) validation. “With this validation, we demonstrate our commitment to our European customer base,” said Iso Nezaj, Chief Technical Officer at AerSale. “Operators can now choose a fully-compliant ADS-B Out system visible to all—with no certification fees. We’re working to expand AerTrak to cover additional aircraft types and look forward to......
Event Software Company Aventri Acquires ITN International
October 17, 2018
(AETOS Wire)-- Leading event management software company Aventri announced the acquisition of ITN International, the industry leader in NFC, mobile and cloud-based technology. With the acquisition of ITN, Aventri will broaden its technology and service offerings, expanding its global reach and the events that they support. Servicing annually 125 events, 10,000 exhibitors and 1.5 million attendees, ITN serves event producers by combining technology with personalized professional services to optimize events. A look at their product set includes: Online registration system with speaker management, agenda builder, session scheduling, and more. Onsite services include NFC badges, check-in stations, lead retrieval, apps, RFID scanning and more. Data visualization tools with advanced reporting and analytics around registration, badge activity and scans. “The acquisition of ITN as a global provider of cloud-based event management solutions is a major growth opportunity for Aventri,” says Oni Chukwu, CEO of Aventri. “Aventri will significantly extend......
GE’s AffinityTM: The first civil supersonic engine in 55 years – launching a new era of efficient supersonic flight
October 17, 2018
(AETOS Wire) -- At a press conference with Aerion Corporation today, GE Aviation announced that it has completed the initial design of the first supersonic engine purpose-built for business jets. This new engine class, revealed today as GE’s AffinityTM turbofan, is optimized with proven GE technology for supersonic flight and timed to meet the Aerion AS2 launch. The Affinity is a new class of medium"...
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