The United States Air Force (USAF) announced last Friday that two Boeing 747-8s, which were originally destined for the now bankrupt Russian carrier Transaero, have been purchased with a view to using them to replace the aging VC-25 aircraft which entered service back in 1990. According to Air Force spokesperson Ann Stefanek, “The Air Force […]
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Aircraft Propeller Service (APS) has appointed Stephen D. Aragon as Vice President of Operations. In this role, Aragon will be responsible for the company’s global manufacturing operations, supply chain management, training, quality and continuous improvement strategy. He brings over 20 years of related direct experience overseeing the implementation of Lean Manufacturing strategies and Lean Business
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Delta’s newest jet, touched down in Atlanta early morning on August 6, just after 2 a.m. following the trans-Atlantic crossing direct from Toulouse, France, where the aircraft was assembled. On board the widebody jet were a number of employees from TechOps, Fleet Strategy and Transactions, IT, Product Marketing, Flight Operations, On Board Services and others
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Kellstrom Aerospace has signed an inventory support agreement with OEMServices. Within the scope of this agreement Kellstrom Aerospace, a leading supplier of aircraft parts, will provide OEMServices, a global component PBH and logistics provider, full utilization of its aircraft component inventory for exchanges, loans or outright purchases. Kellstrom Aerospace’s inventory is to be located on-site
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easyJet reported that traffic for July 2017 increased 8.9% compared to the same period in 2016. The load factor for the month improved 1.1 points to 96.8% when compared to the previous year.
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airberlin has a new, strong partner in the USA. Passengers will benefit from attractive transfer connections in the United States, thanks to the new co-operation agreement with JetBlue. Passengers can book their flights to the USA with airberlin, as well as connecting flights operated by JetBlue to 31 destinations in the United States. These will
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Atlas Air Worldwide has reported the ACMI placement of three 747-400 freighters with Hong Kong Air Cargo Carrier, a subsidiary of Hong Kong Airlines. The aircraft will be operated by Atlas Air and will fly on behalf of Hong Kong Air Cargo through an aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance agreement. The first aircraft will enter
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Low-cost airline Allegiant Travel, has announced plans to establish a two-aircraft base at the Indianapolis International Airport. As part of Allegiant’s growth plans in Indiana, the company plans to create up to 66 new, high-wage jobs by 2017. The Las Vegas-based company is investing more than US$40m to establish its new, base of operations, which
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Precision Aircraft Solutions and Air Transport Services Group, through its subsidiary Cargo Aircraft Management have reported the formation of 321 Precision Conversions, a joint-venture company to develop a passenger-to-freighter conversion of Airbus A321-200 aircraft. 321 Precision Conversions anticipates approval of a supplemental type certificate (STC) for A321-200 conversions in 2019. PAS began feasibility analysis for
