December 7, 2016

Pakistan International ATR-42 crashes killing all 48 on board

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Pakistan International Airlines flight PK661, an ATR-42 turboprop aircraft travelling from Chitral to Islamabad, has crashed near the town of Havelian, 30 miles from the country’s capital, Islamabad, killing all 48 on board. The flight manifest showed there were five crew, one ground engineer, and 42 passengers, including one of Pakistan’s most famous singers, Junaid […]

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TAM secures two Saab 340B cargo conversion contracts

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Täby Air Maintenance, TAM, has been selected by Scottish airline Loganair to convert two Saab 340B’s to cargo configuration. This is a follow on to a previous, highly successful, conversion of two Saab 340A’s for Loganair. TAM has been approved by the US Federal Aviation Administration, FAA, as well as the European Aviation Safety Authority,

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Global Aviation Services awarded GSE maintenance contract from Delta Air Lines

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Global Aviation Services, has been notified by Delta Air Lines that Global had been awarded a five-year contract for 28 locations in connection with Delta’s 2016 ground support equipment (GSE) maintenance RFP process. The total annualized revenue of the new award and services at other Delta locations not part of the 2016 RFP process is

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Justice Department clears Alaska Air Group's acquisition of Virgin America

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On December 7., the Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) completed its review and approved Alaska Air Group’s acquisition of Virgin America. Alaska Air Group is the parent company of Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air Industries. Alaska was not required to divest any assets as a condition of DOJ clearance. Alaska

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Southwest Airlines reports November traffic

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Southwest Airlines reported an increase in traffic for November 2016 of 7.2% compared to November 2015. Capacity for the month increased 4.9% in November 2016, compared with November 2015. The load factor was a record for the month of November at 85.1%, compared with 83.3% in November 2015.

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South African Airways signs US$180m order to extend TotalCare service for Rolls-Royce engines

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South African Airways has signed a new TotalCare service order, worth US$180m, for Trent 700 engines that power five Airbus A330 aircraft that are entering service. The aircraft are in addition to six A330s the airline already operates – all powered by the Trent 700 with TotalCare. The engines are assembled at Rolls-Royce’s facility in

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PEMCO redelivers first B737-400 converted aircraft to Vallair

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Pemco World Air Services (PEMCO), has announced the redelivery of its first converted aircraft (MSN 24690) to Vallair. The European-based aviation asset management company holds options for additional PEMCO-converted aircraft. Vallair’s B737-400 PEMCO-converted aircraft features 11 pallet positions, up to 48,000 pounds of payload, and 4,600 cubic feet of total volume. The optimized center of

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AAR’s ISU 56000 Series Sontainers certified for commercial B747 aircraft

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AAR reported the certification of the ISU (Internal Airlift/Helicopter Slingable Container Units) 56000 series on commercial Boeing 747 aircraft. With the certification, these containers are now recognized as a size code B Unit Loading Device and are no longer required to be netted. The third generation 56000 Series ISU Container is the mainstay for military

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Heike Birlenbach appointed VPS Sales Lufthansa Group for new merged EMEA sales region

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Changes to the sales structure of the Lufthansa Group have resulted in the reshaping of the current sales areas and senior sales positions being appointed, effective as of 1 January 2017. Since 2014 Mrs. Heike Birlenbach holds the position of Vice President Sales Europe Lufthansa Group Airlines. As of next year, 2017, she now has

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German federal police to receive three H215 helicopters