Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today
December 1st 2023
Today's briefs report news from the Airlines Reporting Corporation, Airservices Australia, Eve Air Mobility, Flexjet, International Air Transport Association, Lufthansa Technik, Routes Asia and ST Engineering. Read More »
Airlines Reporting Corporation (ARC) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) have extended a partnership covering data on airline sales, market and itinerary. Established in 2012, the pair's Direct Data Solutions (DDS) incorporated airline contributed-data, IATA's Billing and Settlement Plan (BSP) transactions and ARC's Area Settlement Plan (ASP) transactions.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is seeking stakeholder feedback on a draft proposal from Airservices Australia to increase charges for enroute navigation, terminal navigation and aviation rescue and fire-fighting (ARFF) services.
Eve Air Mobility and Flexjet have completed a simulation of Eve's urban air traffic management platform over four days at Flexjet's Farnborough, U.K. facility.
Lufthansa Group said it was no longer seeking to sell a minority stake in Lufthansa Technik and now intended to remain the sole shareholder of the maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) provider. "In view of the ongoing manufacturer problems – especially with engines – the strategic value of our Lufthansa Technik as an integral part of the Lufthansa Group has again increased significantly in recent months," Lufthansa Technik supervisory board chair, Dr. Detlef Kayser, said. "We see this as a great opportunity to further develop our MRO division strategically with an ambitious growth program and to further increase its profitability."
Perth Airport has been selected as the host for the 2025 Routes Asia conference, to be held from March 25 to March 27 of that year.
ST Engineering has been awarded a contract to supply the platform screen doors for the six train stations on the Sydney Metro's Western Sydney Airport line, including the station at Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport.
