Helijet International has appointed Brendan McCormick as Director of Flight Operations, effective February 15, 2017. Brendan has served as Helijet’s Chief Pilot, Rotary Wing Operations, for the past five and half years and will now oversee all facets of flight and operating standards for both fixed and rotary wing operations at Helijet. Brendan joined Helijet […]
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In order to get permission to build a long-hoped-for third runway at London’s Heathrow, the airport will have to ban night flights and adhere to environmental targets established through legally binding promises. The UK government has also given details over why it has chosen to back the creation of a third runway at Heathrow as
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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced full-year global passenger traffic results for 2016 showing demand rose 6.3% compared to 2015 (or 6.0% if adjusted for the leap year). This strong performance was well ahead of the ten-year average annual growth rate of 5.5%. Capacity rose 6.2% (unadjusted) compared to 2015, pushing the load factor
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Christian Unrath, previously Chief Representative of Airbus Group Bank GmbH, has been appointed Chairman of the Managing Board of the bank by the company’s Supervisory Board with effect from January 3, 2017. Christian Unrath was responsible on the part of Airbus for the acquisition of the fromer Salzburg München Bank – known since December 23,
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Milestone Aviation Group, a GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) company and the global leader in helicopter leasing, has signed a commitment letter with Bristow Group, a leading provider of global industrial aviation services. Under the agreement, Milestone is providing a US$230m secured term loan facility to a subsidiary of Bristow, secured by a pool of
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SkyWest reported financial and operating results for the fourth quarter of 2016, including a net loss of US$270m, compared to net income of US$41m for Q4 2015. Adjusted net income for Q4 2016 was US$29m, compared to adjusted net income of US$25m for Q4 2015. The adjusted results for Q4 2016 exclude (pre-tax) a US$466m
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Vancouver International Airport (YVR) released its final passenger numbers from 2016, demonstrating significant growth across all major sectors. YVR welcomed a record total of over 22.3 million passengers—an increase of 9.7% over 2015—putting the airport on track to meet the goal of 25 million passengers by 2020. Year-Over-Year Passenger Growth Highlights: January – December, 2016:
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IBM and United Airlines announced a collaboration to deliver a robust suite of enterprise iOS apps, unleashing the power of the more than 50,000 iOS devices in the hands of the airline’s front-line employees. As part of IBM and Apple’s global partnership to redefine the way work gets done, these made-for-business apps will be powered
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Sycamore Aviation has opened its new US facility at Goodyear, AZ. With its excellent infrastructure and easy access through Phoenix Sky Harbor, Goodyear is a well established and premium location for aircraft disassembly and storage. January 2017 saw Sycamore Aviation take residency within a new US$10m facility at the airport and to date, have carried
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GMF AeroAsia has signed a long-term agreement with Satair Group concerning the Airbus Managed Inventory (AMI) and Just In Time (JIT) services. The Airbus subsidiary Satair Group’s AMI solution optimises inventory management and ensures that high-usage and non-repairable parts are automatically replenished. To improve the competitiveness of GMF AeroAsia, AMI guarantees parts availability and decreases
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