L3 Technologies announced today that it has been awarded a contract valued at more than $115 million by HNA Group’s Hainan Sky Plumage Flight Training Co., Ltd to provide 11 full flight simulators and auxiliary training equipment over the next 18 months. This new business award follows the successful delivery of three RealitySeven Airbus A320 full flight simulators and one RealitySeven “We are pleased to build on our relationship with the HNA Group and look forward to providing our full-service commercial flight training resources,” said Michael T. Strianese, L3’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
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Plane returns with door not closed
JAKARTA: An Indonesian passenger plane carrying 192 people from China to Bali was forced to turn back after the crew realised one of its doors was not properly closed, the airline said. It was the latest problem to hit an airline from Indonesia, which relies heavily on air transport to connect its thousands of islands but has a poor safety record in recent years.
WestJet takes on Air Canada on its home turf by increasing service in Quebec
WestJet is taking on Air Canada on its home turf in Quebec by pursuing one of the largest expansions in the airline’s history after beefing up its service in French. The Calgary-based airline said it’s in a position to grow its reach in Canada’s second-largest province by population after requiring that all flight attendants hired since 2014 be bilingual.
China’s 1st Large Homemade Passenger Jet to Fly in 2017
After years of delays, China’s first large homemade passenger jetliner will take to the air for its maiden flight in the first half of this year, state media reported Monday. State-owned aircraft maker Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China Ltd., or Comac, based in Shanghai, has nearly completed work on the 175-passenger C919, the ruling Communist Party newspaper People’s Daily reported.