On Monday October 31, 2016, Lufthansa sayed farewell to its fleet of Boeing 737 aircraft, after almost 50 years. On a special flight, LH9922, between Frankfurt and Hamburg, the B 737-300 D-ABEC will be officially bid farewell at a joint event with Lufthansa Tachnik, after which it will fly back to Frankfurt with Captain and […]
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Boeing (BA) and Intrepid Aviation marked the delivery of Intrepid’s first direct ordered Boeing airplane, a 777-300ER that will be leased and operated by Philippine Airlines. This airplane is the first of four 777-300ERs ordered by Intrepid. Philippine Airlines plans to use the new airplane primarily on routes to North America. The carrier is scheduled
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Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) reported that its PW617F1-E engine received type certification from Transport Canada. The modified PW617F1-E turbofan engine offers more thrust with superior hot-and-high performance for the entry level jet market segment. The PW617F1-E engine powers the new Embraer entry-level Phenom 100 EV, launched during the EAA AirVenture Fly-In and Convention in
Aircraft leasing and trading company Aergo Capital has appointed Stan Barnes as Chief Financial Officer and Lorraine Carew as Head of Commercial Operations. These senior appointments demonstrate Aergo’s continued growth in 2016.
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Pattonair, has achieved qualified approved supplier status from Pratt & Whitney to supply standard hardware and detail components to Pratt & Whitney globally, and for Pattonair to supply its sub-contractor and MRO base. Pattonair received the approval by meeting Pratt & Whitney’s rigorous quality standards and as a result of its excellent relationship and performance
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Ville Iho, Senior Vice President, Strategy and Resource Management and a member of Finnair’s Executive Board will leave the company as of December 31, 2016. Mr Iho, who also serves as the Deputy Chief Executive Officer for Finnair, has had a long career in different leadership positions at Finnair. He joined Finnair in 1998 and
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North America-based Flying Colours Corp. has extended the range of airframes on which it can now install the INAIRVATION pre-engineered retrofit solutions in North America. At this year’s NBAA Flying Colours will be promoting the options now available for Bombardier Challenger 300, Bombardier Challenger 605, Gulfstream G450 and Gulfstream G550 models. This is in addition
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Guangzhou Aircraft Maintenance and Engineering Company (GAMECO) has signed a contract for maintenance and engineering support with Uni-Top Airlines. The new contract covers base maintenance, engineering service, material support and component repair for Uni-Top Airlines’ fleet of A300F aircraft. Wu Rongxin, deputy general manager of GAMECO, said, “Uni-Top Airlines is growing to support the economic
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During 3Q16, Embraer delivered 29 commercial jets and 25 executive jets (13 light and 12 large). The Company’s firm order backlog ended the quarter at US$21.4bn versus US$21.9bn in 2Q16. Revenues in 3Q16 grew 17.9% on a year-over-year basis to US$1,514.3m, driven by higher revenues in the Commercial Aviation and Defense & Security segments. Consolidated
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Global aeronautical communications provider, Satcom Direct (SD), has agreed to acquire TrueNorth Avionics, a company based in Ottawa, Canada that offers the latest technology in cabin communications solutions. With the purchase of TrueNorth, SD significantly expands its ability to provide advanced communications systems for business aviation aircraft. Founded in 2006, TrueNorth Avionics designs, develops, and
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