Direct Maintenance and Air Mauritius, the national carrier of Mauritius, have commenced a line maintenance partnership. Direct Maintenance engineers at Nairobi (NBO), Kenya, will be attending the Air Mauritius A319 aircraft landing into NBO on frequent basis, making sure the flights are operated in a safe and timely manner
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GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) has delivered two new Airbus A320 aircraft to Jetstar Japan as part of a purchase-and-leaseback transaction. Jetstar Japan inaugurated its low-fare domestic service in 2012 and currently operates a fleet of nine Airbus A320 aircraft to five destinations.
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Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has opened a line maintenance base at Singapore’s Changi International Airport, the carrier’s eighth outside Abu Dhabi. Equipped with the latest technology, the new facility will perform all scheduled and non-scheduled line maintenance for Etihad Airways’ daily flights operating to Singapore from both Abu
In late March, AFI KLM E&M was awarded FRA21 approval following an audit by the DSAE State Air Safety Department, the French Air Force, and the DGA General Directorate for Armament. The approval means that not only will AFI KLM E&M be able to carry out design work on the French Air Force’s AWACS, but
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Delta reported April traffic decreased 0.7% compared to the same month last year, while capacity increased 0.5%. The load factor for the month of April was slightly down by 1.0 point to 81.8% compared to the previous year.
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Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, a leading global provider of outsourced aircraft and aviation operating solutions, confirmed the placement of its eighth Boeing 747-8 Freighter into ACMI service. The aircraft will fly on behalf of Etihad Cargo, the cargo arm of Etihad Airways, the national carrier of the United Arab Emirates, pursuant to a multiyear aircraft,
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Spirit AeroSystems Holdings reported first quarter 2013 financial results reflecting continued strong demand for large commercial aircraft and strong core program operating performance. Spirit’s first quarter 2013 revenues were $1.442bn, up 14% from $1.266bn for the same period of 2012, driven by higher production volumes and model mix. Operating income was $145m, up from $122m
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Aircastle reported first quarter 2013 total revenues of $176.2m, an increase of $11.3m, or 7% versus the previous year. The increase reflects $8.2m of higher lease rental and finance lease revenues, $4.2m of higher maintenance revenues associated with unscheduled lease terminations, and $4.3m of higher other revenues from interest on debt investments and additional revenue
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Rolls-Royce has acquired Hyper-Therm High Temperature Composites (Hyper-Therm HTC, Inc), a producer of state-of-the-art composite materials, including ceramic matrix composites (CMCs), engineered coatings and thermal-structural components. Hyper-Therm HTC will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Rolls-Royce, and will be based in Huntington Beach, California. The site will serve as the hub for technical development of CMCs,
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Air Lease Corporation (AL) announced long term lease agreements with Korean Air for two new Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, which are scheduled for delivery in November 2014 and May 2015.
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