Based on principles that have been debated for years, President Trump has endorsed a proposal to privatize air traffic control in the U.S. with the signing of a memo and letter to Congress. The move forms a part of Trump’s US$1 trillion initiative to rebuild the country’s ageing infrastructure, which includes old and inefficient airports. […]
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GA Telesis has appointed Marc Cho as its Chief Investment Officer. In his new role Mr. Cho will entail oversight of GA Telesis Capital Management as well as managing and monitoring the company’s portfolio of assets, devising strategies for capital and growth, while also managing risk. Furthermore, he will act as the direct liaison with
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A new sprayable secondary fuel vapor barrier is in development by PPG that uses ultraviolet (UV) radiation to cure in seconds instead of 24 hours or more and can greatly reduce production cycle times for commercial aircraft manufacturers and subcontractors. The revolutionary PPG eco-friendly sealant uses PERMAPOL polymer technology and is expected to be commercialized
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Airstream International Group have arranged the long term wet lease of one CRJ200 aircraft from Voyageur Airways (Canada) to Backbone Aviation (Denmark). It is an exciting time for Backbone with expansion in the charter market. The aircraft will be available for short to long term charter and ACMI contracts.
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Aircraft remarketing specialist Airstream International Group has arranged the sale of Saudi Arabian Airlines’ fleet of 15 Embraer E170-100LR aircraft to AerFin. The sale package included spare engines, spare parts, tooling and equipment. Airstream provides aircraft sales, leasing and financing services for an international client base that has included airlines, government organisations, lessors, investors and
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SOCOMORE and the owners of ELIXAIR have signed an agreement under which Socomore acquires the company and signs an exclusive worldwide license for the commercialization of composite plastic scrapers that allow easy removal of adhesives and cured sealant residues. Along with the Skywipes, the Skyscrapers line of products are complementary to SOCOMORE pre-saturated wipes for
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Aeronautical Engineers (AEI) has signed a contract to provide Mexico-based Aeronaves T.S.M (TSM) with two additional MD-83SF freighter conversions. The first MD-83 aircraft (MSN 53288) will commence modification in the beginning of June and will be re-delivered to TSM in September 2017. Commercial Jet’s Miami, Florida facility will perform the modification and maintenance requirements on
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Direct Maintenance and Etihad Airways have extended their existing partnership to include Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta International Airport as its next support location. Direct Maintenance is now appointed to provide comprehensive and dedicated aircraft line maintenance support at 3 each east-African locations on behalf of Etihad Airways. The National Carrier of the United Arab Emirates is
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Finnair’s overall capacity in May increased by 1.2% year‐on‐year, and traffic grew by 12.8%. The passenger load factor for May rose by 8.4 points to stand at 81.3%.
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AeroCentury, an independent aircraft leasing company, reported that Karen Rogge has been appointed to its Board of Directors, effective immediately. Ms. Rogge has executive financial and operations management experience with leading public technology companies including Hewlett Packard, Seagate Technology, and Extreme Networks, as well as private companies. She is President of the RYN Group LLC, a
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