October 17, 2013

Jet Aviation Singapore signs strategic alliance with Air Transport Training College

Jet Aviation Singapore and Air Transport Training College at Seletar Aerospace Park announced that they will jointly support a Licensed Aircraft Engineer Training Program for business aviation. As part of the agreement, Jet Aviation will provide required on-the-job training opportunities to students enrolled in the SAR 66 Cat B1.1 at ATTC. To develop a competitive […]

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PEMCO redelivers second special mission 737-400 Combi Aircraft to Safair

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PEMCO World Air Services (PEMCO) announced the redelivery of its second special mission 737-400C to Safair for operation in Africa. This versatile PEMCO-built Combi will be used primarily in support of global humanitarian and charitable relief organizations. This latest delivery is a 737-400 Combi with PEMCO designed “Swiss army knife” cargo loading system, capable of

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Israel Aerospace Industries signs licensing agreements with Boeing

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Israel Aerospace Industries’ (IAI) Bedek Aviation Group has signed licensing agreements with Boeing modifications of the B767-200/300 and the B747-400, including passenger to freighter conversions. The agreements apply to 72 DSF767-200/300 aircraft and 29 BDSF747-400 aircraft previously converted by IAI for various customers, as well as future IAI conversions. Bedek Aviation Group has been a

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Anders Ehrling new CEO of Braathens Aviation

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Anders Ehrling has been appointed new Chief Executive Officer of Braathens Aviation. Anders Ehrling replaces Knut A. Solberg who will retire by the end of May 2014.

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TAROM, CFM mark 1 million CFM56 flight hour milestone

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CFM International and Romanian flag carrier TAROM celebrated the achievement of one million flight hours and half a million flight cycles by the airline’s fleet of CFM56 engines. TAROM has been a CFM customer for 20 years and currently operates a fleet of 13 CFM56-powered aircraft, including Airbus A318s and Boeing 737 Classic and Next-Generation

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AMR Corporation reports third quarter net profit of $530m

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AMR Corporation reported net profit of $530m, excluding reorganization and special items, a $420m improvement year-over-year; Revenue of $6.8bn improved 6.2% year-over-year, while consolidated unit costs, excluding fuel and special items, improved 5.0% year-over-year. AMR ended the third quarter with approximately $7.7bn in cash and short-term investments, including restricted cash, compared to a balance of

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Apollo Aviation Management appoints veteran aviation finance specialist to Board Of Directors

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Apollo Aviation Management, the Irish subsidiary for international full service aviation asset manager Apollo Aviation Group, released that Pat O’Brien has been elected as a new independent director to its Board. Mr. O’Brien is a former KPMG Partner who specialized in aviation finance and advising international aircraft leasing companies.

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Boeing, China Southern and China Aviation Authorities establish precision navigation procedures

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Boeing and China Southern Airlines recently completed successful demonstration flights using Required Navigation Performance – Authorization Required (RNP-AR) procedures at the Kanas Airport, Xinjiang Province, China. The Kanas procedure development, which is the first RNR AR implementation in the Xinjiang Region, is also the first collaborative RNP AR project between China Southern Airlines and Boeing.

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