In a political move aimed at stopping Airbaltic from purchasing Sukhoi Superjets, the Latvian government has continued with its aggressive policy against Moscow and is now prepared to inject €80 million into the airline to help complete the purchase of thirteen Bombardier CS300 jets, 10 ordered in December 2012 and 3 which were ordered in […]
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Avtrade has appointed Joanne Burkby as Sales Manager – New Product Services. An Aviation professional with over 25 years of representing OEM’s worldwide for a vast range of expendable products, Joanne will be responsible for leading sales for Avtrade New Product Services (NPS). Customer focused, Joanne’s experience of providing high quality customer support to Corporate,
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Lufthansa Cargo and All Nippon Airways (ANA) are kicking-off the expansion of their joint network between Europe and Japan by adding connected destinations in Japan: First Fukuoka on the main island Kyushu in south Japan, later to be followed by Sapporo on the north island. “Thanks to the Joint Venture we can connect the wide
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Bombardier has delivered the first of two specialized Challenger 605 aircraft ordered by the Hong Kong Government Flying Service. This multi-role aircraft can be used for search and rescue, VIP transportation, medical evacuation, as well as other special missions. The Challenger multi-role aircraft will replace the existing search and rescue aircraft currently operated by the
Swiss Air-Rescue Rega has placed an order for three AW169 light intermediate twin-engine and one GrandNew light twin-engine helicopters which will join the current fleet of a GrandNew and nine single-pilot configured Da Vinci helicopters. The aircraft will perform emergency medical service and search and rescue missions (EMS/SAR) all over Switzerland, from the lowlands to
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WestJet reported November 2015 traffic results with a load factor of 78.6%, a decrease of 1.9 points year over year. Traffic decreased 2.7% year over year, and capacity declined 0.3% over the same period.
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Air Transport Services Group reported the retirement of Dennis Manibusan, President of Air Transport International, an airline subsidiary of ATSG, and the appointment of his replacement, James O’Grady, effective January 9th, 2016. Manibusan leaves a 45-year career in aviation, including twenty-five years in the U.S. Air Force, Air National Guard and the Air Force Reserve,
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Testing is underway on the first demonstration core for the GE9X engine that will power the Boeing 777X aircraft. During initial testing at GE Aviation’s altitude facility in Evendale, Ohio, the demonstration core successfully operated at maximum or redline speeds over the entire GE9X flight envelope and exceeded the engine’s compressor pressure ratio 27:1, which
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Aviation Technical Services (ATS) appointed Doug Dalbey as Vice President of Quality, Safety and Technical Training effective January 4th, 2016. In this newly-created position, Dalbey will have oversight of ATS’ primary values – safety and quality. He will manage the safety, quality and training divisions at ATS’ facilities in Everett and Moses Lake, WA; Kansas
West Star Aviation (WSA) continues to work toward the grand opening of its newest MRO facility at Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (KCHA) in Chattanooga, TN. In addition Thomas Hilboldt, former KPWK Satellite Manager in Chicago, IL, has recently been promoted to Director of Operations, and will oversee all operations at this facility. The new 20,424 ft²
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