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(R - L) Mr. Alain Dugas, Chief Operating Officer, Bombardier; General Abdoulaye Coulibaly, Board Chairman, Air Cote d'Ivoire; Hon. Gaoussou Toure, Minister of Transport; Hon. Roger Kacou, Minister of Tourism; Mrs. Patricia Mc Cullagh, Canadian Ambassador to Cote d'Ivoire; and Mr. Sameer Adam, Director, Sales, Africa & Middle East, Bombardier. In a bid to further grow its passenger numbers out of its hub in Abidjan, Air Cote d’Ivoire has celebrated the arrival of its third DASH 8-Q400 NextGen aircraft. The new equipment joins the airline’s fleet of brand new aircraft bringing the number currently to seven comprising of three A319s, one A320 and three Q400s. Mr. Rene Decurey, MD, Air Cote d'Ivoire The Minister of Transport, Cote d’Ivoire, Mr. Gaoussou Toure praised the airline for its performance and remarkable achievement within its short time of existence. “This is the year of emergence for Air Cote d’Ivoire and to do this we need more aircraft to fly to mor...

Air Cote d'Ivoire's newly acquired Q400 aircraft Air Côte d’Ivoire (HF) has taken delivery of its third Bombardier Q400 from the Canadian manufacturer who is expected to deliver a fourth aircraft by the end of April according to signed contract. The delivery marks the first step in the process of renewal and reinforcement of the fleet of Air Côte d’Ivoire by the end of 2016 which should include nine aircraft. Negotiations are also ongoing with Airbus for the order of five (5) new aircraft including three 3 A319s and two A320s. These new aircraft will gradually replace the equipment operating in rent. They will be equipped with the latest technology and offer exceptional comfort to customers. Air Cote D’Ivoire currently has eight (8) aircraft composed of four Airbus A319, one Airbus A320 and three new Bombardier Q400s. The carrier’s current capital of 25 billion CFA Francs is held by the State of Côte d’Ivoire (65%), Air France (20%) and Golden Rod (15%). A further...

Courtesy: www.nasa.gov   Experts are tipping Remotely Piloted Aviation Technology as the future of air travel as they prepare to exchange views on innovation in aviation safety in Abu Dhabi as part of the Global Aerospace Summit. The conference which will be held at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre on March 7 – 8, 2016, will examine the commercialisation, public perception and regulation of unmanned autonomous systems (UAS), replacing pilots with greater cockpit automation and how to improve passengers’ trust in unmanned aircraft. According to a statement issued by organizers of the Summit revealed that “while some sector leaders believe the future is ‘unmanned’ they admit there’s public reluctance to accept the trend – an issue, they say, could be due to nothing more than incorrect wordplay.” NATS Middle East, an innovative air traffic solutions and airport performance provider, says it is working towards dispelling public misconceptions of unmanned techn...

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Gilberto Lopez Meyer An IATA research has discovered that Hundreds of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS), known as Drones, have encountered airliners and airports and collisions have occurred. The research revealed that from January 2013 to June 2015, a total of 856 reports from seven official sources were found, with one suspected and one confirmed collision included. Almost 90% of reports were from North American sources.  There was no link between the likelihood of a near collision and distance from the airport, and almost half of the reports were of small RPAS, defined as having a wingspan of less than six feet (1.82 metres). Near collisions, defined as two aircraft being less than 0.1 nautical miles (0.18 kilometers) apart laterally and 500 feet above or below each other. Five of the incidents involved traffic alert and collision avoidance system (TCAS) alerts. Only government drones are known to use TCAS. Speaking at the IATA Global Media Day on December...