Following the news released on Friday that Air France intend to take substantial measures to help reduce expenditure, violence erupted at today’s management meeting when it was stormed by protesters. Xavier Broseta, Head of Human Resources, had the shirt ripped from his back as he made his way out, being forced to climb a fence […]
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Rolls-Royce will invest nearly US$600m to modernize its manufacturing operations in Indianapolis and to conduct technology research, ensuring that Indiana remains a leader in the aerospace industry for decades to come. The modernization plan will enable the company to become more competitive by replacing outdated facilities and accelerating the introduction of new and advanced manufacturing
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French ACMI, regular flight and charter airline, Air Méditerranée, has chosen AJW Aviation to provide full power-by-the-hour services for seven A321 Airbus aircraft. Four of the aircraft operate out of Paris CDG, two in Middle East and one in Moldova, and together the fleet flies an extensive route network across Europe, North and West Africa,
More than 400 employees of Fraport AG simultaneously performed the symbolic first cut of the spade on October 5th, marking the ground-breaking and start of construction for Frankfurt Airport’s new Terminal 3. This symbolic act has set the stage for securing the future competitiveness of Frankfurt Airport and, consequently, new job opportunities in the Frankfurt/Rhine-Main
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Lightweight metals leader Alcoa has signed an approximately US$1bn contract with Airbus for high-tech, multi-material aerospace fastening systems. The deal is Alcoa’s largest fastener contract ever with the aircraft manufacturer. Alcoa’s fasteners will be used to assemble some of Airbus’s latest high-growth airplanes, including the A350 XWB, Airbus’ newest commercial airplane, and the A320neo. In
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Global Jet Capital, a provider of financing solutions for large-cabin, long-range private jets, has agreed to purchase the aircraft lease and loan portfolio of GE Capital Corporate Aircraft in the Americas representing approximately US$2.5bn of net assets. Shawn Vick, Executive Director of Global Jet Capital said, “We are investing heavily in growing the business both
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WestJet announced September 2015 traffic results with a load factor of 77.4% up 1.5 points, while traffic increased 7.8% year over year, and capacity grew 5.9% ovr the same period.
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Spirit Aeronautics, a world class leader in aircraft services, has developed a unique avionics upgrade program that modernizes military C-21A aircraft that will meet the demands of worldwide flight operations in both military and civil airspace. “We have some smart people who have teamed up with some of the brightest avionics OEM engineers to come
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AerCap has signed an agreement with Air Astana, Kazakhstan’s flag carrier, for the lease of three Airbus A321neo and one A320neo aircraft. The aircraft will be operated on the airline’s domestic and international route networks.
FL Technics has added Sukhoi Superjet 100-95 (RRJ-95) aircraft type to its Engineering and Continuing Airworthiness Management capabilities. A relevant addendum to the company’s EASA Part M certificate has been already issued by the European aviation authorities. From now on, FL Technics specialists are eligible to support SSJ100 operators and owners with a complete range
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