24 March 2015

Silver Airways appoints Jason Bewley as Chief Financial Officer

Silver Airways has appointed 15-year finance veteran Jason Bewley as Chief Financial Officer to direct and oversee all aspects of the airline’s financial activities. Bewley brings a wealth of domestic and international experience in finance to Silver Airways, having specialized in aviation and transportation finance, including mergers and acquisitions, strategic planning, financial planning and analysis, business […]

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GE Supports China Southern launch of first RNP flight to Linzhi

With GE Aviation RNP’s service, China Southern launched the first Required Navigation Performance flight including a route flown from Guangzhou-Linzhi-Guangzhou. GE Aviation designed procedures for China Southern Airlines’ fleet of Airbus A319s at Linzhi. The 95-mile approach into the airport is considered to be one of the most challenging commercial jetliner landings. Without RNP, Linzhi is

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RwandAir selects the A330 for fleet growth and modernisation

RwandAir, the national flag carrier of the Republic of Rwanda, has signed an MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) for two A330s. The agreement makes RwandAir a new Airbus customer and the first airline in East Africa to order the A330. RwandAir’s A330s will be delivered in the second half of 2016 and will be equipped with

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Amur Finance Company acquires Lloyd Helicopters

Amur Finance Company announced the acquisition of Singapore-based Lloyd Helicopter Pte.  (Lloyd) through Amur’s subsidiaries Amur Helicopter Financial Services (Amur HFS) and Amur ESL PTE (Amur ESL). For over 35 years, Lloyd has provided the global helicopter industry with sale and leasing services for new and pre-owned helicopters, and professional consulting and valuation services. The

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150 feared dead as Airbus A 320 flight 4U 9525 crashes in the French Alps

It has been confirmed that a Germanwings 24 year-old Airbus A320 has crashed in the French Alps while en route from Barcelona to Dusseldorf. The plane is understood to have had 144 passengers, 2 pilots and 4 cabin crew on board and France’s President Nichols Hollande has appeared on television to confirm that there would

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LIAT and Antigua State College sign MOU for engineering technician programme

Chief Executive Officer David Evans, from LIAT, the Caribbean Airline, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Antigua State College (ASC) for an Engineering Technician Training Programme in Aircraft Maintenance. Other industry partners in the new programme, which commenced in September 2014, are Antigua-based Caribbean Helicopters; the College of the North Atlantic and the Marine Institute of

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Desser Tire & Rubber acquires UK-based aircraft tire specialist Watts Aviation

Desser Tire & Rubber has acquired aircraft tire distributor, Watts Aviation. Located in Gloucestershire, England, Watts distributes a broad range of tires and tubes for aviation as an authorized distributor for major tire brands. Watts enhances Desser’s global footprint and further solidifies Desser’s commitment to being a global leader in specialty aerospace distribution. Moreover, the

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Monarch Aircraft Engineering signs full power-by-the-hour agreement with AJW Aviation

Monarch Aircraft Engineering has confirmed a multi-year full power-by-the-hour agreement with aircraft support specialist AJW Aviation. The power-by-the-hour agreement will supplement the component services provided by MAEL to the Monarch Airlines’ fleet of 34 Airbus A320/321 aircraft. Monarch Airlines is also seeking to optimise its fleet utilisation via increased flight frequencies and a reduction of

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