Only five months after an onboard bomb downed a Russian Metrojet A321 killing all 224 passengers and crew on board over the Sainai Peninsula in October 2015, an Egyptair A320, Flight No. MS181 was hijacked today (Tuesday) en route between Alexandria and its destination, Cairo, and diverted to Larnaca airport in Cyprus. The lone hijacker, […]
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Rolls-Royce has agreed a new £79m contract with the UK Ministry of Defence to provide support for the Adour engines which power Hawk jet trainer aircraft, including those flown by the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team – the Red Arrows. The five-year MissionCare contract provides availability-based support for the two variants of Adour engine in
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Dassault Aviation’s new flagship, the Falcon 8X, is entering the final stages of its flight test and certification program as work proceeds to prepare the ultra-long range trijet for initial delivery. FAA and EASA certification of the 6,450 nm/11,945 km 8X is expected by midyear and entry into service by late summer. The three aircraft
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Alaska Airlines plans to form a wholly owned subsidiary called McGee Air Services, a dedicated airline services company that combines deep industry experience with a singular focus on providing best-in-class airline services. Initially, the company will provide airline services for Alaska Airlines. McGee Air Services will operate as a vendor to Alaska Airlines and will
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FLYHT has signed contracts over the past six months with six new airlines including three in China, for a total of 13 aircraft, that will install the Automated Flight Information Reporting System (AFIRS) and/or sign up for UpTime products, generating recurring revenue. Aggregate revenue on all six contracts will be approximately US$615,000 provided FLYHT completes
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Comlux The Aviation Group reported the appointment of Frederic Dubant as Executive Vice President Commercial of the Comlux Group. In his previous role at Comlux as Senior Vice President Contracts & Legal, Frederic Dubant was already involved in all the commercial activities of the Group from aircraft transactions, to aircraft management, charter sales, cabin completions,
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American Airlines has submitted an application to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) for daily service between Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK). “This new route would solidify Los Angeles as American’s West Coast gateway to Asia and it would be our only Beijing access from the western United States,
Embraer Commercial Aviation released during FIDAE (Feria del Aire y del Espacio), its market outlook for Latin America, which forecasts that the region will take delivery of 720 new jets in the 70 to 130-seat segment over the next 20 years, representing 11% of the worldwide demand for the segment in the period. The 70
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Etihad Regional will start connecting Paderborn-Lippstadt Airport with Venice from July 2016 onwards. As a result, for the first time there will be a direct flight from PAD to the Italian lagoon city. The new service is also attractive for cruise passengers, as Venice is the starting point for many cruises to the Mediterranean Sea
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Cabot Aviation, a division of Air Partner plc and a leading aircraft remarketing agent, reported that the second former Kenya Airways B777-200ER has been delivered to Omni Air International, a US based airline providing global passenger ACMI, wet lease and charter programs. The aircraft, MSN 33681, was originally delivered to Kenya Airways in 2004 and
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