ICAO bans transport of lithium batteries as cargo on passenger aircraft

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The 36-state International Civil Aviation Organization Governing Council has adopted a new policy, albeit a temporary one, which bans the transport of all lithium batteries as cargo on passenger aircraft until a better solution can be found for their safe packaging in transport. Dr Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu, ICAO Council President, has stressed that “Safety is […]

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Qantas Group first-half profit more than doubles

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The Qantas Group has reported an underlying profit before tax of AU$921m, up from AU$367m in the first half last year. Statutory profit before tax was AU$983m, up from AUS$289m last year. Qantas Domestic, Jetstar and Qantas Loyalty all achieved record results in the half and combined earnings between Qantas Domestic and Jetstar Domestic rose

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Muilenburg elected Chairman of Boeing board of directors

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The Boeing board of directors has elected Dennis A. Muilenburg as its next chairman, effective March 1st. He succeeds W. James (Jim) McNerney, Jr., who is stepping down from the board, while Boeing independent Lead Director Kenneth M. Duberstein continues in that role. Muilenburg succeeded McNerney as Boeing’s 10th chief executive and joined the board

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Intrepid reports placement of seven A330-300 aircraft with Turkish Airlines

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Intrepid Aviation, a privately held commercial aircraft lessor, which owns commercial aircraft leased to airline operators worldwide, has entered into an agreement for the long-term lease of seven Rolls-Royce powered A330-300 aircraft with Turkish Airlines. Intrepid Aviation focuses primarily on twin-engine widebody and large narrowbody equipment, such as the Airbus A330 & A321 and Boeing

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AerCap reports record financial results for 2015

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For the full year 2015 AerCap reported adjusted net income of US$1,275.8m, compared with US$855.5m for full year 2014. Adjusted basic earnings per share of US$6.26, compared with US$4.86 for full year 2014. Increases in adjusted net income and earnings per share over full year 2014 were driven primarily by the full year impact of

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Air Transat adds pre-flight IFE downloads for Boeing 737 services

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Passengers flying on Air Transat’s Boeing 737-operated services now have access to an app-based in-flight entertainment (IFE) service, which enables them to download content to their personal device ahead of their flight. The carrier is using a version of Global Eagle Entertainment’s Airtime Content-to-Go product, which it has branded the CinePlus B app. Passengers can

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GA Telesis keeps commitment to supporting PW4000 engines with aftermarket support

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GA Telesis will commence the disassembly of six PW4000 engines in the first quarter of 2016. The Company committed to a significant increase in its aftermarket support programs and announced its intention to disassemble over fifty commercial engines to meet both its customer and internal demands. The Company’s Component Solutions Group (“CSG”) will be supporting

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Swiss and Panasonic raise bar in passenger experience

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Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS), the national airline of Switzerland, is renewing its focus on passenger experience in partnership with Panasonic Avionics by introducing inflight connectivity and a new user interface design. The first of nine SWISS Boeing 777-300s has entered into service providing global inflight Wi-Fi and 3G phone services from Panasonic’s Global Communications

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Leading US airline awards A350 Door Trainer order to EDM

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EDM, a leading global provider of training simulators to the civil aviation and defence sectors, has won an order with a leading US airline to manufacture an A350 Extended Door Trainer. EDM will design and manufacture the training equipment at its UK facility before shipping and installing it at the airline’s flight academy in the

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AFI KLM E&M and Transavia extend Next-Generation 737 component services contract

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Transavia has extended their long-term Boeing Next-Generation 737 rotable components maintenance and pooling services agreement, dedicated to its Amsterdam-based fleet with Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance. The agreement comes under the Component Services Program (CSP) jointly operated by AFI KLM E&M and Boeing as the optimum response to the specific requirements of Next-Generation

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ICAO bans transport of lithium batteries as cargo on passenger aircraft

Qantas Group first-half profit more than doubles

Muilenburg elected Chairman of Boeing board of directors

Intrepid reports placement of seven A330-300 aircraft with Turkish Airlines

AerCap reports record financial results for 2015

Air Transat adds pre-flight IFE downloads for Boeing 737 services

GA Telesis keeps commitment to supporting PW4000 engines with aftermarket support

Swiss and Panasonic raise bar in passenger experience

Leading US airline awards A350 Door Trainer order to EDM

AFI KLM E&M and Transavia extend Next-Generation 737 component services contract

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