Long-lasting sanctions against Iran has seen the average age of its commercial aircraft reach twice the industry average at 23 years. As a consequence and with a population of over 80 million, it is estimated that over the next ten years the country will need to purchase 400 commercial aircraft. A senior aviation official was […]
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Gena Lovett is joining Boeing as vice president of Operations for Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS). She has more than 20 years of leadership experience in both operations and manufacturing. Lovett will be responsible for manufacturing activities at 20 major installations around the world along with the safety, lean manufacturing, quality, and supplier management initiatives
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Transaero Airlines, Russia’s second largest airline, took delivery of its first Airbus A321 aircraft. The aircraft is delivered as part of Transaero’s contract with ICBC Leasing Company. ‪Transaero’s A321, powered by CFM56 engines, features a two-class cabin layout seating 184 passengers (eight in business and 176 in economy). The spacious configuration offers unbeatable passenger comfort in
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Air Canada has taken delivery of its first Boeing 787-9, a larger version of the Dreamliner 787-8 already in its fleet that has proven extremely popular with customers with its new international product standard. The first designated routes for the Boeing 787-9 are non-stop services from Toronto to Delhi beginning November 1st, 2015 and to
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The national flag carrier Myanmar National Airlines (previously known as Myanma Airways), took delivery of its first ATR 72-600 today. The airline, which currently operates a fleet of three ATR 72-500s, two ATR 72-200s and one ATR 42-300, had booked an order for six ATR 72-600s in 2014, along with options for six additional aircraft,
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FL Technics, a global provider of tailor-made aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul services, has announced the start of a new cooperation with B&H Worldwide, a market leader in the aviation parts logistics industry. Under the cooperation, FL Technics will expand its London-based aircraft spare parts stock and reduce the time of delivery by half. With the
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CIT Aerospace chose the GEnx-1B engine to power its four Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners. This engine order will boost CIT’s GEnx-1B-powered Boeing 787 Dreamliner fleet to a total of seven aircraft. The new GEnx engine order is valued at more than US$200m list price.
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PEMCO World Air Services (PEMCO) reported the redelivery of a state-of-the-art 737-300QC / Quick Change (MSN 28054) during the first quarter of 2015. The 1998 vintage aircraft was converted at PEMCO’s Tampa facility, for Automatic, a US-based aircraft leasing company and is operated by Mistral Air based in Italy. The latest passenger-to-QC conversion adds to
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Lufthansa Technik AG, international provider for maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services, and the Spanish private airline, Air Europa Lineas Aéreas S.A.U. (AEA), have signed a comprehensive long-term component supply agreement for the airline’s future fleet of up to 22 Boeing 787 aircraft. The contract will start with the arrival of the first 787 in
