Faulty equipment has been given as “major factor” leading to the crash of AirAsia flight QZ8501 which crashed into the Java Sea on 28 December, 2014 killing all 162 people on board, according to Indonesian officials. The Airbus A320-200 was travelling from Surabaya to Singapore and while investigators initially indicated that stormy weather was likely […]
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Hawaiian Airlines plans to begin daily nonstop service between Narita International Airport (NRT) and Honolulu International Airport (HNL) starting July 22nd, 2016. Hawaiian’s new Narita route will complement its existing daily service to Tokyo Haneda Airport (HND), providing two daily flight options to travelers in the Greater Tokyo region. Hawaiian Airlines will operate an Airbus
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TAM Airlines’ first A350 XWB has successfully taken off from Toulouse International Airport in France. The aircraft now progresses to the final production phase which includes further ground checks and flight tests, before delivery to TAM Airlines in December. TAM will become the first airline from the Americas to fly the A350 XWB and the
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Turkish Airlines has firmed-up a commitment for the purchase of 20 additional A321neo aircraft. The airline already has 72 A321neo on order and is now again renewing its confidence in the A321neo as the aircraft of choice to boost its expansion.
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CommutAir’s first jet aircraft arrived at its Albany maintenance base earlier this week. It will be used for FAA certification and training before being placed into service early next year. The first aircraft is one of 40 ERJ145 aircraft that CommutAir will operate under a previously announced operating contract with United Airlines.
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Pratt & Whitney has signed a fixed-price, fleet management program (FMP) contract with the Israeli Ministry of Defense (IMOD), in support of the Israeli Air Force (IAF), designed to provide 100% daily propulsion readiness for the entire Israeli fleet of F-15I and F-16I aircraft for the next 15 years. Starting Jan. 1st, 2016, Pratt &
Air Canada launched a private offering of three tranches of enhanced equipment trust certificates with an aggregate face amount of U.S.$537,092,000 (the “Certificates”). Each class of Certificates will represent an interest in a related pass through trust. The trusts will use the proceeds from the offering to acquire equipment notes to be issued by Air
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TP Aerospace Leasing has been selected by Danish Air Transport to provide its full service A320 Cycle Flat Rate (CFR) Program. Danish Air Transport, a premier Danish airline, has awarded TP Aerospace Leasing a longterm and full-service wheels & brakes Cycle Flat Rate (CFR) Program covering its current and future fleet of A320’s. Florida based
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HAITEC welcomed new customer Icelandair to Hahn Airport for the first of several nose-to-tail B757 C-Checks. Iceland has become a significant and strategic growth market for HAITEC as the MRO provides maintenance services to the three major airlines Air Atlanta Icelandic, WOW Air and now Icelandair. With a growing fleet of currently 24 B757 and
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Finnair’s strategic objective is to double its Asian traffic by 2020 from the level of 2010. To enable its growth, Finnair has ordered 19 new Airbus A350 XWB aircraft, which also increase Finnair’s cargo capacity considerably. With a view to the growth of its cargo traffic, Finnair is constructing a new state-of-the-art cargo terminal to
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