27 December 2006

New Terminal at Sofia Airport was opened on 27 December 2007

The new terminal is meant to service about 2.6 million people per year as well as about 26000 tones of cargo per year. In rush hour it designed to serve 2000 travelers.
The first to land at Terminal 2 was a flight from Brussels.
Its net costs stand at some EUR 110 M for nearly two years.
The old terminal of the Airport will be used for low cost companies.
The total area of the terminal building is 50000 sq meters, the terminal also has 820 parking places placed in multi level garage.

21 December 2006

New contract between Singapore Airlines and Airbus

The European plane maker Airbus has signed an contract with Singapore Airlines for additional nine jets with an option for another six more. According to the press release from airbus airlines the first plane is to be delivered in October 2007.

Due to the signed contract both sides seem to be happy. Airbus announced that they are glad to be working with Singapore Airlines who have reputation for innovation as well as great efficiency and excellence.

20 December 2006

EU to watch after Bulgarian Aviation

The EU commission has received disturbing report concerning the quality of Bulgarian civil aviation. The report forced the commission to take extra measures that will result affect local air carriers that will have to keep carrying out current bilateral agreements with each EU member state instead of making use of Eu's open sky policy.

Lack of qualified specialists and permanent training programmes and insufficient or no measures for dealing with irregularities also appeared among the reasons for the safeguard clause imposition.

All that means that Bulgaria's aviation will be subjected to a European Commission (EC) safeguard clause in relation to civil aviation safety.

19 December 2006

Boeing sells three 787-8 Dreamliners

Boeing announced that they and Kenya Airways signed an order in Nairobi for three additional 787-8 Dreamliners. That makes now has nine 787s for the airline on order, and also holds four options for Boeing's fast-selling new airplane. Both sides seemed to be happy with the deal, which extends further more Boeings influence in Africa.