10 February 2015

Kuwaiti firm Al Nasriyah awarded contract to build new Iraq Airport

Al Nasriyah Al Kuwaitiyah Co (Al Nasriyah), have been awarded a 45 year contract to build and manage a new airport, NADA, in three phases in the Iraqi city of Al Diwaniyah, capital of the Al-Qādisiyyah Governorate. The city is strategically located on the Baghdad Basra rail corridor and the initial intention for the airport […]

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Embraer Executive Jets delivers first Legacy 500 in Australia

Embraer Executive Jets delivered the new Legacy 500 midsize jet to an undisclosed customer, based in North Queensland, Australia. The aircraft will be used primarily for business purposes, and the purchase was negotiated by Norris Aviation Services Australia, on behalf of the buyer. The Legacy 500 was awarded type certification from Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety

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GoJet Airlines to add CRJ900 aircraft to fleet

GoJet Airlines, a wholly owned subsidiary of Trans States Holdings, has entered into an agreement with Delta Air Lines to operate seven Bombardier CRJ900 aircraft under the Delta Connection regional service brand. Deliveries are slated to begin in June of 2015 and continue through October. The addition of these CRJ900 aircraft continues Delta’s domestic fleet

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British Airways receives operational approval for Boeing Electronic Logbook

British Airways received operational approval from the UK Civil Aviation Authority for use of Boeing’s Electronic Logbook (ELB) on their 787 Dreamliner fleet. Developed in partnership with Ultramain Systems, ELB enables unprecedented levels of communication between flight crew, cabin crew and ground-based maintenance and engineering staff, which translates into better passenger service and greater airline

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Norwegian signs new agreements with tour operators

Norwegian continues its cooperation with several big tour operators by entering new agreements with TUI, Thomas Cook and Nazar. The agreements mean that Norwegian will fly charter passengers to several destinations in the Mediterranean. The agreements are worth over NOK400m and include almost 2,000 flights. From London Gatwick, Norwegian will fly passengers to destinations in

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Volaris to lease two new Airbus A321-200s from Air Lease Corporation

Air Lease Corporation announced long term lease agreements with Volaris the ultra-low-cost airline serving Mexico and the United States, for two new Airbus A321-200 aircraft with Sharklets powered by IAE V2533-A5 engines. Both aircraft are from ALC’s order book with Airbus and scheduled for delivery in spring 2015.

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ATSG completes 767 Freighter lease to Cargojet

Air Transport Services Group released that its Cargo Aircraft Management (CAM) subsidiary has completed a new six-year lease of a Boeing 767-300 freighter to Cargojet of Canada. This freighter is in addition to four other Boeing 767 freighters that CAM has leased to Cargojet, including two added in 2014. Together with agreements with DHL for

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