September 25, 2017

Air Berlin staff hopeful of employment as Lufthansa and easyJet become front runners

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It has become clear that with the passing of the deadline for submission of offers for the insolvent German carrier Air Berlin, Lufthansa and easyJet are to be the preferred option as buyers. As a consequence, up to 80% of Air Berlin employees may be successful in remaining in employment. Currently, Lufthansa has its eyes […]

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Air Canada and AAR sign five-year MRO contract for Boeing 767 maintenance

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Global aviation services company AAR and Air Canada have signed a 5-year agreement to provide airframe maintenance for the airline’s fleet of 34 Boeing 767 at AAR’s Miami MRO facility. The contract will commence later this year and ramp up over three months. Air Canada’s Senior Vice President, Operations, Rich Steer, added, “We have been

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Sunrise Airways expands fleet with addition of new Boeing 737

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Sunrise Airways has ordered a next generation Boeing 737-800 aircraft, continuing the Haiti-based carrier’s aggressive expansion. The second jet aircraft to be added to the Sunrise Airways fleet in 2017, the 168-seat Boeing 737 is being acquired through a wet lease agreement with Travel Service, the largest aviation company in the Czech Republic. Sunrise Airways

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Air Transport Services Group intends to offer US$200m in aggregate principal amount of convertible senior notes

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Air Transport Services Group intends to offer, subject to market conditions and other factors, US$200 million in aggregate principal amount of convertible senior notes due 2024 (the “notes”) in a private offering to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). In connection with the

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British Airways to introduce high-tech remote controlled devices to push back aircraft

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British Airways has become the first airline to introduce high-tech remote controlled devices to push back aircraft across its short-haul operation. The airline is modernising its operation to maintain and further improve punctuality for its customers. In partnership with Heathrow, the eco-friendly Mototok tugs will allow British Airways staff to prepare aircraft for departure more

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DAE appoints Jeff Wilkinson as Joramco’s CEO

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Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) has appointed Jeff Wilkinson as Chief Executive Officer of its subsidiary company, Jordan Aircraft Maintenance Limited (Joramco). Jeff was most recently Chief Executive Officer of Etihad Airways Engineering based in Abu Dhabi, responsible for several core business functions including Airframe and Component maintenance services, Supply Chain Management, Design Engineering, CAMO, Line

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Small Planet Airlines Germany is growing to 10 aircraft in 2018

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Leisure charter carrier Small Planet Airlines is further expanding its presence in Germany – the airline signed contracts with German tour operators FTI Touristik and DER Touristik Deutschland and this way secured the top 4 German tour operators’ as its clients. Since 2016, Small Planet Airlines Germany is also cooperating with leisure travel giants TUI

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Experience seamless seat integration from IFPL

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IFPL has developed a fresh approach to the development of peripheral integration that can be applied to new seats or as an update to existing seats. IFPL are leading the way with peripheral integration thanks to working with seat vendors and IFE OEMs. IFPL’s aim has been to provide seamless seat integration, whilst maintaining a

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New CEO at Lufthansa Technik Vostok Services

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The engineer and international production manager, Martin Lutz, has moved from being Demand Manager at Lufthansa Technik AG in Munich to Moscow to become CEO of Lufthansa Technik Vostok Services, with effect from September 25. Martin Lutz is replacing Andreas van de Kuil, who had served as CEO of Lufthansa Technik Vostok Services since 2015.

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AviaAM Financial Leasing China concludes US$500m Aeroflot project