6 July 2016

easyJet seeks third AOC after result of Brexit referendum

easyJet, Europe’s second-largest low-cost airline, has decided to seek a third air operator’s certificate and its second outside the UK in a move to protect itself against the potential problems created by the UK’s referendum result and vote to leave the European Union. easyJet Switzerland, a subsidiary of easyJet, currently holds the company’s second AOC. […]

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AWAS delivers first of two planned A330-300 widebody passenger aircraft to Hong Kong Airlines

AWAS has delivered on lease the first of two planned A330-300 widebody passenger aircraft to new customer Hong Kong Airlines, an internationally – acclaimed full-service airline based in Hong Kong. These A330s will be used by the airline for adding more popular destinations to its well established network currently covering over 30 major cities across

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Rockwell Collins’ advanced avionics and IFE selected for 44 Shenzhen Airlines Boeing 737s

Rockwell Collins has been selected by China-based Shenzhen Airlines to provide its full suite of advanced avionics and PAVES Broadcast overhead In-Flight Entertainment (IFE) on 44 new airplanes, including 37 Boeing 737 MAX and seven Next-Generation Boeing 737 aircraft. Deliveries are expected to begin in July 2017. Avionics highlights of Shenzhen’s selection include Rockwell Collins’

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Triumph workers in Spokane return to work

Triumph Group reported that its workforce in Spokane, Wash., returned to work following ratification of a new contract with members of the Local IAM (International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers) District 751. The four-year collective bargaining agreement covers approximately 400 production workers at the company’s Precision Components composites facility in Spokane. This is the

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Ulrik Svensson named new Chief Financial Officer of Deutsche Lufthansa AG

Ulrik Svensson has been appointed to the Executive Board of Deutsche Lufthansa AG to serve as the company’s Chief Financial Officer. He will assume his new duties on 1 January 2017, with a contract of employment valid until 31 December 2019. Ulrik Svensson was appointed by the Deutsche Lufthansa AG Supervisory Board when it met

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Haeco Xiamen completes Boeing 747-400 cabin modification for Virgin Atlantic

HAECO Xiamen has completed a cabin modification on a Boeing 747-400 aircraft for Virgin Atlantic Airways. The scope of the project included a C-check and extensive cabin modifications, which focused on the first class and business class areas of the aircraft. Major tasks included reconfiguring the upper deck, lavatory relocation, galley installation, Wi-Fi modification, a

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