The UK’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has secured a conviction against a drone operator for operating a drone in direct contravention to sections 166 and 167 of the Air Navigation Order 2009 which prohibit the flying of drones near or around buildings at a distance closer than 50 meters. The conviction will be well received […]
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The first A350 XWB for TAM Airlines rolled out of the Airbus paint shop in Toulouse, revealing the aircraft in its signature red, white and blue livery. The aircraft will continue through the next stages of production, including the installation of engines, completion of cabin furnishing and cockpit fitting, before starting ground and flight tests.
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Embraer Commercial Aviation released its 2015-2034 Market Outlook for the Chinese market, which presents delivery projections of new aircraft over the next 20 years. The Company forecasts that 1,020 new jet aircraft in the 70 to 130-seat segment will be delivered in China by 2034. Embraer projects worldwide deliveries of 6,350 jets, in the 70
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GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS), the commercial aircraft leasing and financing arm of GE, delivered two leased Boeing 777-300ER aircraft to ANAH for operation by its group airline, All Nippon Airways as part of a purchase-and-leaseback transaction.
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Comlux America announced the reinforcement of its management team in Indianapolis IN. On the Procurement side, Comlux America is appointing Philippe Karam as Chief Procurement Officer. Philippe started his career in aviation in 2005 with Airbus, with a focus on procurement, transport logistics and contracts administration. He joined Comlux in 2011 as VP Procurement for
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Astra Aviation Services, a dedicated flight services provider for Africa, has been issued a licence to provide ground handling services for passengers, aircraft, cargo, and mail in the country of Mozambique. The licence was issued by the Mozambican Civil Aviation Institute (IACM), the country’s recognised Civil Aviation Authority, and is effective immediately.
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EDM, a provider of training simulators to the civil aviation and defence sectors, reported that Cathay Pacific has awarded it a major contract to provide a broad range of cabin crew training simulators. The simulators will be specifically designed and manufactured by EDM to enable the cabin crew of the Hong Kong based airline to
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Spanish carrier Binter, based in the Canary Islands, took delivery of the very first of its 12 ATR 72-600s ordered through two different contracts signed in 2014 and earlier this year. With the introduction of these new ATR ‘-600s series’ aircraft the airline will progressively upgrade its current fleet, consisting of 16 ATR 72-500s. Binter,
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Hong Kong Aviation Capital (HKAC) increased its portfolio with Wizz Air in Hungary to five aircraft adding another A320-200 aircraft on a long term lease to the leading low cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe.
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HAECO Group has completed its first C-check on a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner and redelivered the aircraft to a leading international airline in September. This marks HAECO as one of the first independent Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) service providers to perform a C-check on this new generation of aircraft. In March, HAECO Group acquired from
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