How times can change in just over 14 months. In June 2013 Virgin Australia paid the substantial sum of AUD$35m for a 60% equity stake in Tiger Australia Airways, then wholly owned by Tiger Airways Singapore, a 40% of which was then owned by Singapore Airlines. Move forward to today and the remaining 40% of […]
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AHS Aviation Handling Services GmbH has selected the Rockwell Collins’ ARINC AviNet Enterprise Hub (eHub) as its cloud-based messaging service. AHS Aviation Handling Services GmbH, one of Germany’s leading agents, provides a full range of airline passenger handling and operations services for over 130 airlines in Germany. The company is using ARINC AviNet eHub as
Heathrow Airport Holdings Limited has agreed to sell its 100% interest in Aberdeen International Airport Limited, Glasgow Airport Limited and Southampton International Airport Limited to a consortium formed by Ferrovial and Macquarie for £1,048m in cash and assumed debt, payable in full at closing. At closing, the sale consideration will be increased to compensate Heathrow
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Virgin Australia reported an underlying loss before tax of $45.0m for the first quarter of the 2015 financial year, representing an 18.3% improvement over the prior corresponding period. The first quarter is traditionally a seasonally weaker period for Virgin Australia. Revenue increased 1.3% on the prior corresponding period. Notwithstanding the growth in high yielding passengers,
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Airbus Helicopters is proud to build on its partnership with Avincis, a Babcock International Group company, with an order for two latest-generation EC135 T3s for emergency medical service (EMS) operations. Avincis’ subsidiary Bond Air Services will operate the two aircraft, which will be delivered in the summer of 2015.
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Thales is designing and manufacturing advanced flight control solutions for the recently unveiled Gulfstream G500 and G600 aircraft programmes. The G500 and G600’s innovative Thales-designed flight control computers are at the core of their Fly-by-Wire (FBW) systems. They will use the latest design evolution architecture, specifically developed to ensure superior performance and safety whilst reducing
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Pratt & Whitney announced the ground breaking of its customer training center in Hyderabad. The training facility, housed in United Technologies Corporation India Private Limited (“UTC India”), is expected to be operational by mid-2015. It will train aircraft engineers and technicians of Pratt & Whitney’s customers on current and new engine models. This Pratt &
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Airbus has decided to adjust the production rate for its A330 Family from the current rate 10 to 9 aircraft a month in Q4 2015 as it transitions towards the A330neo. Since 2013, Airbus has been building 10 A330 Family aircraft each month, the industry’s highest ever production rate for this aircraft size category, reflecting
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