Only three months after suicide bombers killed 35 people at Brussels Airport and Maalbeek metro station, a triple suicide bombing at Turkey’s Ataturk Airport in Istanbul on Tuesday evening has left 41 dead and nearly 240 injured. It is believed bombers arrived at the airport in a taxi that was not checked, and only once […]
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Orion Travel Technologies, is the First All-in-One International Travel Company offering everything travel under one roof, will start inflight services through leased Boeing 727 400s. They will have the capacity of 147 passengers and will fly to the Caribbean, Central America and South America this October 2016 with its new Airline called Orion Airways. Orion
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Swiss International Air Lines has taken delivery of the first C Series aircraft. The first CS100 aircraft is scheduled to enter service with SWISS on July 15, 2016 with its maiden commercial flight taking passengers from Zurich to Paris-Charles de Gaulle. SWISS will gradually replace its Avro RJ100 fleet with the C Series aircraft. Additional
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AirMap, a leading provider of airspace information and services for unmanned aircraft, announced the appointment of William S. Ayer, former chairman and chief executive officer of Alaska Airlines, to AirMap’s Board of Directors. Ayer has also made an investment in the company. Ayer joins AirMap cofounders Ben Marcus and Greg McNeal, as well Lux Capital
Aircastle Limited has entered into a new US$400.5m term facility secured by 17 aircraft. The facility has a maturity of seven years and includes an accordion feature allowing for US$67.5m in additional future funding. Funding of the facility will take place through several draw-downs, with the first one, for US$167.3m, having taken place on June
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AeroVision International has signed an agreement with a major U.S. based operator to provide asset optimization services for an undisclosed quantity of Embraer ERJ-135 aircraft being removed from active revenue passenger service. AeroVision will manage the ERJ assets on behalf of the carrier, either to disassemble for spare parts or to return to service. Several
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AerCap has delivered a new Airbus A350-900 to Ethiopian Airlines, the first of two new A350-900 aircraft deliveries on long-term lease from AerCap’s order book with Airbus. The aircraft was transferred to Ethiopian Airlines at a ceremony in the Airbus Delivery Centre in Toulouse, and is the first A350 XWB aircraft to be delivered to
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Magnetic MRO, a Total Technical Care aviation MRO company, has launched a new specialized e-store for aircraft Engine Stands lease and trading. The new e-store offers 24/7 worldwide solution to secure immediate purchase or lease of required engine stands through fast and seamless transactions. EngineStands24 offers a variety of engine stands – certified bases and
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HAECO Technical Training reported that an agreement has been signed between HAECO Xiamen and the Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education (IVE), to provide basic HKAR-147 aircraft maintenance practical training for IVE students in HAECO Xiamen, starting in September. Under the new agreement, IVE will send a batch of around 40 students studying for a
