Aviation

February 18, 2019

KQ suffers setback as three aircraft out of service

Kenya Airways is staring at an operational headache after three of its aircraft were pulled out of service this week, following two separate incidents.

On Tuesday evening, a Boeing Dreamliner 787 enroute to Johannesburg"...

February 16, 2019

GA-ASI Demonstrates SATCOM Launch & Recovery for MQ-9B Using Expeditionary Command & Control XC2

(AETOS Wire)-- On December 4, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) demonstrated a complete MQ-9B mission without the use of a Launch and Recovery Element (LRE) Ground Control Station (GCS).

Specifically,"...

February 12, 2019

Morocco accounts for 50% of the business aviation sector in North Africa

NEWSROOM (ADV) – Morocco is the leader in business aviation in North Africa. “it accounts for 50% of the segment of private flights in the region,” said Zouhair Mohamed El Aoufir, CEO of the National Office of Airports (ONDA).

Morocco"...

February 7, 2019

Royal Air Maroc to Launch Casablanca-Boston Direct Flight in June

Rabat – Royal Air Maroc (RAM) has decided to add a new direct flight between Casablanca and Boston as part of its expansion plan.

According to a statement from the Moroccan flag carrier, the flight will"...

February 2, 2019

France’s IER Installs Self-Service Check-in Kiosks at Casablanca Airport

Rabat – French airport solutions provider IER deployed 30 self-service check-in kiosks and 12 self-service bag drop units in the newly renovated Terminal 1 of Casablanca’s Mohammed V Airport, IER said in a statement January 29.

On"...

February 2, 2019

Bombardier Begins Building Extension on Casablanca Plant

Rabat – The Canadian aerospace company Bombardier has launched construction on an extension project for its plant in Casablanca’s Midparc economic free zone in Casablanca.

The company is set to complete"...

January 30, 2019

Royal Air Maroc Wins 3 Awards at Les Imperiales 2019 Awards for Branding

Organized in partnership with the Ministry of Culture and Communication under the patronage of King Mohammed VI, Les Imperials awarded brands, agencies, and talented individuals of the media and advertisement spheres who stood out in 2017 and 2018.

RAM"...

January 27, 2019

Flights to Start Using Casablanca’s New Terminal 1 Saturday

Rabat – Morocco’s national carrier, Royal Air Maroc (RAM), will launch flights on Saturday, January 26, from the new Terminal 1 at Mohammed V International Airport in Casablanca.

The national carrier"...

January 25, 2019

Velodyne Lidar and YellowScan Lead Drone Surveying Market for Highway Capacity Expansion

(AETOS Wire)-- Velodyne Lidar, Inc. today announced that the YellowScan Surveyor from YellowScan has utilized Velodyne’s groundbreaking sensor technology to generate precise mapping data for an infrastructure construction project on one of Central Europe’s busiest roadways. YellowScan Surveyor, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) surveying system, improves upon previous time-intensive manual surveying processes by providing a more efficient method for collecting landscape data with increased precision and detail. The project was conducted by Ventus-Tech using YellowScan Surveyor to collect data along a 47-kilometer segment of the M1......

January 25, 2019

Y Analytics Launches to Bring Together Capital and Research for Good

(AETOS Wire)-- Today marks the launch of Y Analytics, a new, independent organization established to drive increased and more effective investment in creating social and environmental good by equipping capital allocators with the research basis to"...