15 January 2015

Increased passenger and cargo demand leads to go-ahead for Chengdu’s second airport

In 2013, Chengdu Shuangliu, Chengdu’s only airport, handled 34.5 million passengers, making it the 5th busiest airport in China, and the busiest in Western China. This number of passenger virtually doubles the number handled in 2005 and takes the airport critically close to its 40 million passengers per annum capacity. It was also the 5th […]

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Finmeccanica-Alenia Aermacchi signs contract with Peruvian Minister of Defence for two C27J Spartan

Finmeccanica-Alenia Aermacchi signed a contract, valued at around €100m, with the Peruvian Ministry of Defense to supply two C-27J Spartan tactical airlifters. The contract, which brings the number of C-27J Spartans ordered by the Peruvian Air Force to four, also includes integrated logistic support and technical assistance. The first two aircraft, ordered in December 2013,

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Thomas Vansittart joins AerSale as Director of Airframe Material Sales for EMEA

Thomas Vansittart has joined the AerSale team as Director of Airframe Material Sales – EMEA, to further support the Company’s global footprint in the European and Middle East Regions. Based in the UK, Thomas will be responsible for leading the AerSale airframe materials team that is based in both the London area as well as

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Boeing, Embraer open joint aviation biofuel research center in Brazil

Boeing and Embraer opened a joint sustainable aviation biofuel research center in a collaborative effort to further establish the aviation biofuel industry in Brazil. At the Boeing-Embraer Joint Research Center in the São José dos Campos Technology Park, the companies will coordinate and co-fund research with Brazilian universities and other institutions. The research will focus

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Gogo receives FCC regulatory approval for 2Ku In-flight Connectivity Technology

Gogo (GOGO), a leading global aero communications service provider, has received regulatory approval from the FCC to operate its next generation in-flight connectivity technology – 2Ku. The FCC approval clears a major hurdle in the path to launching the new service. The approval is a blanket approval from the FCC for Gogo to operate its

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Aeroflot and SCA sign agreement for additional 20 SSJ-100s

JSC Aeroflot and JSC Sukhoi Civil Aircraft (SCA) have signed an agreement for an additional 20 of the latest Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft. Aeroflot will receive the additional SSJ-100s in full specification, able to accommodate 87 passengers in a spacious dual-class configuration (12 seats in business and 75 in economy) and with a flight range

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Rolls-Royce selected by Air Europa for Trent 1000 engines and service worth US$1.1bn

Spanish carrier Air Europa has selected Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines and TotalCare long term service support, worth US$1.1bn, for 14 new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft. Air Europa already has eight Trent 1000-powered 787-8s on order that will enter service in 2016. Juan Jose Hidalgo, President of Globalia, the parent company of Air Europa, said: “We

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Hawaiian Airlines appoints Shannon Okinaka as Senior Vice President and Interim Chief Financial Officer

Hawaiian Airlines has appointed Shannon Okinaka to the position of senior vice president and interim chief financial officer, filling a vacancy left by the departure of CFO Scott Topping. In her new role, Okinaka will have oversight of all of the airline’s financial planning, accounting, treasury and compliance functions. Okinaka has served as vice president

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UAS completes full capabilities for GTCP331-200 series APU with new test cell

Unique Airmotive Services (UAS) has brought on line a new digital state-of-the-art test cell capable of testing the Honeywell APU series GTCP331-200. We will also be expanding our capabilities to also include the piece parts and accessories, including Fuel Controls, Combustors, Atomizers, etc. These additional capabilities will allow UAS to serve our already growing list

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Doric expands aviation team with Fraser Chestney

The aircraft financing expert Fraser Chestney has joined the London branch of Doric‘s aviation team. His primary focus will be on arranging aircraft investments for Doric investors. Before joining Doric, Fraser worked in the aircraft finance business at Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Europe (SMBCE) where he was Head of the Aircraft Finance Group for a

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