Nine protesters arrested at Heathrow as a number of flights are delayed or canceled

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It has been reported that at approximately 2.30am GMT twelve protesters from the group “Plane Stupid” cut through wire fencing surrounding Heathrow’s northern runway. They were protesting at the decision made earlier this month regarding the building of a third runway for Heathrow, allowing it to maintain a competitive position as a major European airways […]

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AerCap announces new positions across various disciplines

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AerCap, a global leader in aviation leasing with operations in Dublin and Shannon, has created over 100 new highly skilled jobs in Ireland. These are high end roles created across various disciplines including Sales and Marketing, Aircraft Technical, Legal, Contracts Management, Finance and Treasury. The investment is supported by the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and

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AE Industrial Partners completes acquisition of Belcan Corporation

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AE Industrial Partners, a private equity investor in aerospace, power generation and specialty industrial companies, has completed its acquisition of Belcan Corporation (“Belcan”), a leading engineering services and technical staffing provider in the aerospace, power generation and industrial markets. Terms were not disclosed. The transaction was previously announced on June 4th, 2015. Concurrent with the

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STS Component Solutions adds Tim Russo to leadership team

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STS Component Solutions added Tim Russo to its leadership team. Tim joins STS Component Solutions as its Director of Customer Solutions, and he will be responsible for the development and enhancement of current and new airline and MRO programs.

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GA Innovation China imports first-ever commercial aircraft into Mainland China for disassembly

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GA Innovation China (GAIC), a joint venture between GA Telesis and Air China, has announced the import and delivery of the first-ever aircraft from overseas for teardown and parts redistribution in mainland China. Tianjin HAITE High Tech Co., has been contracted by GAIC for disassembly operations on the Boeing 767-300. Upon completion, GAIC will provide

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RTI International Metals to supply titanium structural parts for Airbus A350-1000

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RTI International Metals has been selected to provide finished titanium structural parts by Airbus for its new A350-1000 aircraft program. The award from Airbus – which represents its first procurement of RTI parts manufactured entirely by RTI’s vertically integrated supply chain – calls for RTI to supply two final-machined structural titanium fuselage parts for the

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GOL and Delta Air Lines strengthen strategic alliance

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GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes has agreed to enter into several strategic transactions with the Constantino Family, GOL’s controlling shareholder, and Delta Air Lines to strengthen the airlines’ strategic alliance and enhance GOL’s financial position and liquidity. As part of the agreement, GOL’s controlling shareholder will invest up to US$90 million in newly issued preferred shares

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Blackbird's newest aviation paint kits now available

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Blackbird, a full solution designer and developer of aviation wheel and brake specialty tooling’s, reported that its newest aviation paint kits are available for Boeing, Airbus, CRJ, Embraer, McDonnell Douglas, Beechcraft, Cessna, Gulfstream, Hawker, Lear & Piaggio for main wheels, nose wheels and brake assemblies. With Blackbird’s unique patented maskings, an aircraft wheel or brake

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