It was announced in April 2009 that a strategic cooperation deal had been struck between TUI Travel, and airlberlin, whereby airberlin will take a 19.9% stake in TUI’s struggling German airline operations, Hapag-Lloyd Flug and Tuifly. The intention was for airberlin to take over the operation of Tuifly’s scheduled route network, leasing 17 of its […]
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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has decided, on balance, to grant authorisation, subject to important conditions, for Qantas and China Eastern to coordinate their operations between Australia and China under a proposed Joint Coordination Agreement. In March 2015 the ACCC released a draft determination proposing to deny authorisation. Since then Qantas and China Eastern
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Avolon Capital Partners, Avolon’s joint-venture aircraft leasing business with Wells Fargo, has acquired an Airbus A321-200 aircraft on lease to Vueling Airlines. This is the eighth aircraft to deliver to Avolon Capital Partners.
Gogo (GOGO), a leading provider of in-flight connectivity, has received the final Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) from the FAA required to launch Gogo’s 2Ku next generation satellite connectivity service. The technology is currently installed on Gogo’s 737-500 test plane and is now cleared for in-flight testing. Gogo expects to launch commercial service of its 2Ku
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Air China has announced a code share agreement with South African Airways (SA) that will enable SA to put its code on CA’s newly inaugurated non-stop service between Beijing and Johannesburg as well as points beyond Beijing to Chengdu, Shanghai , Hangzhou and Chongqing . Air China will in turn put its code on SA’s
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Nok Air took delivery of the airline’s first direct-purchased Next-Generation 737-800. The delivery marks the first of seven Next-Generation 737-800s the airline has on order with Boeing. Based in Bangkok, Thailand, Nok Air is a low-cost carrier that operates an all-Boeing fleet of Next-Generation 737-800s.The airline currently operates 18 Next-Generation 737-800 airplanes on lease and
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HR Smith has appointed Avtrade NPS as Authorized Distributor and Representative for the HR Smith Group of Companies (including Techtest and HR Smith (Technical Developments). This appointment allows Avtrade NPS authorization to supply and distribute products designed and manufactured by the H.R. Smith Group of Companies, a leading UK manufacturer of aviation antenna systems, advanced
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Ellinair, the Greek airline, has chosen AJW Aviation to provide full power-by-the-hour services for its A320 aircraft. AJW Leasing will also site main base kit at its operational headquarters in Macedonia International Airport in Thessaloniki. Since the company’s launch in 2013, Ellinair has rapidly expanded its route network, connecting mainland Greece and the Greek Islands
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Air Astana, Kazakhstan’s Skytrax award winning flag carrier will re-launch services between Astana and Dubai on 25th October 2015. The non-stop flight will be operated four times a week, using an Airbus A320. The service from Dubai to Astana offers greater convenience to Dubai based passengers as well as those located in Astana, Kazakhstan. Additionally,
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Cabot Aviation, part of the Air Partner group and a leading aircraft remarketing broker, has been appointed by Kenya Airways as its exclusive remarketing agent for four B777-200ERs. The aircraft, which hold the serial numbers 33681, 33682, 33683 and 36124, were all delivered new to Kenya Airways between 2004 and 2007 and have been operated
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