24 February 2015

Russia offers Greek Airlines access to Sochi , Vladivostok and Kaliningrad

Greece and Russia, each with struggling economies, have reached an agreement for Greek carriers to gain access to Russian airports in Sochi , Kaliningrad, Vladivostok. While some may question the wisdom behind such a move when a number of Russian airlines are struggling, considerable investment has been made in airports at these destinations and this […]

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BAE Systems to provide complete flight control electronics suite for Boeing 777X aircraft

Boeing has selected BAE Systems to provide the Remote Electronic Units (REU) for both variants of the 777X aircraft. An REU is an electronic unit that manages the aircraft’s flight control surface actuators and interfaces with the Integrated Flight Control Electronics (IFCE), which BAE Systems was selected to provide in 2014. BAE Systems, which was

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Marion C. Blakey appointed President and CEO of Rolls-Royce North America

Marion C. Blakey has been appointed to become President and Chief Executive Officer of Rolls-Royce North America and chair of the Rolls-Royce North America Board of Directors, replacing James M. Guyette who will be retiring in May. Ms. Blakey will leave her position as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA)

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AAR to sell Telair Cargo Group to TransDigm for US$725m

AAR has agreed to sell its Telair Cargo Group to TransDigm for a purchase price of US$725m in cash, subject to adjustments. The Telair Cargo Group is comprised of Telair International, Telair U.S., and Nordisk Aviation Products. AAR will report its Telair Cargo Group as discontinued operations beginning in the third quarter of FY 2015

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UAM promotes Shane Warf and Daniel Hansen to Vice Presidents of Strategic Markets

Universal Asset Management announced the promotion of Shane Warf and Daniel Hansen to Vice Presidents of Strategic Markets. Shane and Daniel both joined UAM in August 2014 from ILFC. In their new positions, Shane and Daniel will be working to expand opportunities with airlines, MROs and OEMs worldwide to further enhance the already growing footprint

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TRUEngine program surpasses 10,000 engine enrollments

The TRUEngine program continues to gain momentum with total engine enrollments surpassing the 10,000 mark as 2015 gets underway. The milestone comes less than six months after the program broke through the 9,000-engine mark. “The rapid growth in the TRUEngine program underscores the value of a technically robust and transparent means of identifying engines that

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Flying Colours refurbishes first Sikorsky S-92 helicopter

Flying Colours, the North Americas-based completions, refurbishment and maintenance specialists, has refurbished its first Sikorsky S-92 helicopter at its Peterborough, Canada headquarters. Delivery of the nine passengers S-92 took place at the end of January. The helicopter, which is a VIP variant, features a unique and eye-catching electric blue themed interior designed exclusively by the

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STG Aerospace installs liTeMood in Latin America

Aircraft cabin lighting company STG Aerospace reported that Copa Airlines has become the latest airline to install its liTeMood retrofit LED lighting system representing the first airline in Latin America to complete a 737-800 liTeMood installation. With many of their 737NG fleet installed with Boeing Sky Interior, Copa looked for a cost effective solution to

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Erich Ceru joins management of Small Planet Airlines

Erich Ceru has joined the top management of leisure carrier Small Planet Airlines, bringing extensive experience in aviation. Erich Ceru helped the multiple F1 champion Niki Lauda to develop the business activities of airline FlyNiki. Austrian professional Erich Ceru will be Chief Technology Officer at Small Planet Airlines, taking responsibility for the strategy of the

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Abu Dhabi International Airport sees 20.7% increase in traffic for January 2015

Abu Dhabi Airports announced that passenger traffic at Abu Dhabi International Airport increased by 20.7% in January 2015. A total of 1,887,631 passengers passed through Abu Dhabi International Airport during the month, compared with 1,564,266 in January 2014. There were 14,128 aircraft movements in January 2015, which was an 18% increase over January 2014’s figure

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