In 2012 the loss of 4,500 jobs at Iberia was announced during a period of restructuring where the airline reduced its fleet by 25 aircraft and its network capacity cut by 15% in a bid to reverse cash losses by mid-2013 and raise profits by at least €600m. These job cuts came hot on the […]
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Air Europa leased its first 787 through an agreement with SMBC Aviation Capital. The delivery is also the first Dreamliner to SMBC Aviation Capital. The newest addition to Air Europa’s fleet will touch down in Madrid on March 16th following a nonstop 4,128 miles (6,643 kilometres) delivery flight from Boeing’s 787 assembly site in North
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VAS Aero Services, a global leader in aviation logistics and aftermarket services, has entered into an exclusive purchase agreement with LATAM Airlines Group, the leading airline group in Latin America, acquiring four Airbus A330 aircraft and fourteen spare Pratt & Whitney engines being retired from LATAM’s wide-body fleet. VAS will relocate the aircraft to its
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Crane Aerospace & Electronics has appointed CRS Jet Spares, as authorized distributors of SmartStem for the business and regional jet markets. Under the terms of the agreement, CRS will serve as a worldwide distributor for SmartStem Wireless Tire Pressure Indication Systems that can be retrofitted to Boeing, Bombardier, and Gulfstream aircraft. SmartStem provides a significantly
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AerData, the provider of lease management, records management and engine fleet planning software, announced the integration between two AerData software products; a seamless, two-way ’Connector’ between GEARS and STREAM. GEARS (Global Electronic Asset Review System), is a digital tool designed to standardize data collection for routine audits and inspections. STREAM (Secure Technical Records for Electronic
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Chromalloy has appointed a seasoned executive to provide leadership of commercial aerospace sales. Rich Feely, whose career spans nearly two decades in commercial and military aerospace product engineering and sales, joins Chromalloy as Vice President, Global Sales, accountable for new customer growth around the globe. Feely joins Chromalloy from Goodrich/UTC where he worked for more
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SEA has partnered with China Trancomm, Cobham, Inmarsat and Delta G Design to certify the Cobham Aviator 300 system, fitted with Inmarsat’s SwiftBroadband Safety capability for Airline Operational Communications (AOC) messaging, on Shenzhen Airlines’ Boeing 737-800 fleet. This system will make Shenzhen Airlines compliant with the Civil Aviation Authority of China (CAAC)’s four-minute mandate. The
Whether reducing costs through shared resources or improving the seamless flow of passengers through the check-in process, airports and their passengers will benefit from the recent selection of Rockwell Collins’ ARINC vMUSE common-use passenger processing platform (CUPPS). Rockwell Collins has signed new contracts with Dublin and Cork airports (daa), Berlin Schönefeld Airport (SXF) and Cologne
Major assembly of the first Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner is underway, the latest major milestone in the development of the newest member of the super-efficient 787 family. Boeing partner Kawasaki Heavy Industries began installing the circular frames into the midforward section of the fuselage on March 14th, a full two weeks ahead of schedule. As a
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