18 December 2015

Historic agreement between US and Cuba sees restart of scheduled flights expected in 2016

A bi-lateral agreement has been reached for the re-introduction of scheduled air services between the USA and Cuba, though a specific date has not yet been set. This is the latest step in Barack Obama’s wish to improve political relations with the country which he announced back in December 2014. In 14th March 2015 the […]

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SAS posts positive income for financial year 2014/2015

SAS’s operating income was SEK2,225m (153) for the fiscal year 2014/2015 and income before tax and nonrecurring items totaled SEK1,174m (-697). Income before tax amounted to SEK1,417m (-918) and income after tax was SEK956m (-719). The tax expense was SEK-461m (199) and included impairment of deferred tax assets in Blue1 of SEK-83m following the sale

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GECAS completes purchase-and-leaseback transaction for two Airbus A350s with Finnair

GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS), the commercial aircraft leasing and financing arm of GE, today announced it completed a purchase-and-leaseback transaction involving two new Airbus A350-900 XWB aircraft with Finnair. The aircraft delivered in October and December and are part of Finnair’s long-haul fleet renewal program.

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Jeppesen and Emirates team to optimize crew management

Jeppesen, a part of Boeing Commercial Aviation Services, has teamed with Emirates, the Dubai-based international airline, to optimize crew planning operations. Emirates has now fully entered Jeppesen Crew Rostering services into its operations, which was introduced to improve efficiency and lower costs related to crew management functions, while respecting crew preferences. Jeppesen Crew Rostering is

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Turkish Airlines signs agreement for P&W’s geared turbofan engines to power 92 firm A321neo aircraft

Turkish Airlines has signed a definitive agreement for Pratt & Whitney’s PurePower PW1100G-JM engines to power its order of 92 firm A321neo aircraft, the largest engine order in Turkish Airline’s history. The order was originally announced during the 2015 Paris Air Show as a Memorandum of Understanding with 72 firm and 20 option aircraft. Deliveries

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Vector Aerospace certified for Airbus Helicopters H130/EC130 tail rotor gearbox repair and overhaul

Vector Aerospace, a global independent provider of aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services, added the Airbus Helicopters H130 (formerly EC130 T2) and EC130 B4 tail rotor gearbox (TGB) to its existing range of rotorcraft repair and overhaul (R&O) capabilities. Vector will offer this expanded support for the H130/EC130 from its facilities in Langley and

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