After the federal Export-Import Bank’s charter ran out on the 30th June when Congress chose not to renew it, a rare Sunday meeting of the US Senate has seen a 67-26 majority vote enable the federal credit agency to now operate until September 30th 2019. The vote was to advance the legislation required, though the […]
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BA CityFlyer has signed an exclusive agreement with airline pilot training and resourcing company CTC Aviation for Direct Entry Pilot selection services. Significantly, this is the first time that the airline has outsourced their selection of First Officers to an independent service provider. CTC Aviation’s Airline Resourcing team will be providing selection services to support
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Rolls-Royce announced plans to invest up to £60m in its facility in Inchinnan, Renfrewshire, creating a new Centre of Competence (CoC) for the manufacture of aerofoils and a new location for the manufacture of mainline engine shafts. The new CoC will manufacture an extensive range of aerofoils, including turbine and compressor components, for Rolls-Royce engines
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Boeing and Jin Air celebrated the airline’s first direct-delivered Next-Generation 737-800 in Seattle. Jin Air is the low-cost affiliated company of Korean Air. The delivery marks the 13th Boeing 737-800 to join Jin Air’s all-Boeing fleet. The airline currently serves 16 routes in Asia and operates a total of 15 airplanes, including two 777-200ERs.
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WestJet has begun rolling out its new inflight entertainment system featuring wireless Internet connectivity and more than 450 movies and television programs, called WestJet Connect. The system will be activated on all of WestJet’s Boeing 767ER aircraft and more than 30% of WestJet’s Boeing Next-Generation 737 aircraft by end of 2015, with installations on the
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Transaero Airlines received delivery of its first Airbus A321 as a result of a long-term leasing agreement between the airline and ICBC Leasing of China. The delivery from Airbus’s Hamburg plant is part of Transaero’s fleet renewal programme and business efficiency enhancement programme. Under these programmes Transaero’s fleet is being expanded with new fuel efficient
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GKN, a UK headquartered global engineering group with over 50,000 people working in the aerospace, automotive and land systems markets, has agreed to acquire Fokker Technologies Group B.V from Arle Capital for an enterprise value of €706m (£499m). The acquisition of Fokker further enhances GKN’s position as a leading global supplier to the aerospace industry.
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WestJet announced its second quarter results for 2015, with net earnings of CA$61.6m as compared with the net earnings of CA$51.8m reported in the second quarter of 2014. WestJet achieved an on-time performance rate of 91.3% in the second quarter, a year-over-year improvement of 6.8 points. Based on the trailing twelve months, the airline achieved
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SkyQuest International has arranged the successful sale of one Pratt & Whitney PW121 Engine on behalf of Wilken Group of Companies of Nairobi, Kenya. The Engine, with Serial Number 120553, has been sold to B I Aero, of Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, US, and was delivered on June 22nd, 2015.
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Rolls-Royce has been selected by RwandAir to supply Trent 700 engines to power two Airbus A330 aircraft. The agreement makes RwandAir a new Rolls-Royce customer. Dominic Horwood, Rolls-Royce, Chief Customer Officer – Civil Large Engines, said: “We welcome RwandAir to the Rolls-Royce family of customers and are proud to power its first selection of widebody
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