With the announcement of a further cancelation of flights over a five-months period, the UK’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA)s Chief Executive, Andrew Haines has said he is ‘furious’ that the airline has failed to comply with the law with regard to how passengers have been treated. The initial round of flight cancelations has affected 400,000, […]
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Avolon, the international aircraft leasing company, has delivered one Airbus A320-200N aircraft to Tianjin Airlines. This is the fourth Avolon aircraft on lease to Tianjin Airlines.
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The Chairman of Etihad Aviation Group, His Excellency Mohamed Mubarak Fadhel Al Mazrouei, has confirmed the appointment of Tony Douglas as Group Chief Executive Officer, who will join the company in January 2018. Mr. Douglas joins Etihad from the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence, where he has served as CEO of the Defence Equipment and
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Argos Soditic, the European lower mid-market private-equity firm, has reported the acquisition of a majority stake in Revima Group, alongside its managers Olivier Legrand and Christian Grzanka, following a period of exclusive negotiations. Revima Group is a leading independent aerospace Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) service provider, primarily focused on Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) &
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Aerostar S.A, the Romanian aerospace company will expand its civil aircraft MRO capacity. It has signed a 49-year lease agreement with the local authorities at Iasi in northeast Romania for 16,000 m² of land at Iasi International Airport to enable it to build a new MRO facility. This new 4-bay MRO hangar, which is expected
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Jeppesen and Republic Airline have signed a three-year agreement for Jeppesen Crew Pairing for its fleet of Embraer 170s and 175s. This capability transforms data into insight, enabling the airline to optimize its monthly production planning and forecast pairings. Jeppesen Crew Pairing is part of the Boeing AnalytX portfolio of products. Jeppesen Crew Pairing helps
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A highly flexible repair procedure for structures made of fiber-reinforced composites (FRCs) is about to be introduced to the aviation industry: Lufthansa Technik AG has filed two important patent applications for its newly developed scarf joining robot, and preparations are underway to put the new system into commercial operation. The robot demonstrator developed during the
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Gladiator Aircraft Management has chosen the AerData Corporate Management System to support its fleet of aircraft. The platform will allow Gladiator Aircraft Manager to consolidate and manage data from multiple sources to improve efficiencies and enhance competitiveness. AerData Corporate Management System is an industry-leading platform that supports all business processes in aircraft leasing and asset
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Dubai’s Jumeirah Beach Residence saw a world first as a new two-seater self-flying taxi made its ‘proof of concept flight’. According to a government statement, the self-flying taxi will “be used for the world’s first self-flying taxi service set to be introduced by Dubai’s Road and Transport Authority (RTA)”, with passengers being shuttled across the
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JetBlue will become the first airline to introduce Airspace by Airbus on the A320 Family, following an agreement unveiled at APEX Expo. JetBlue customers will experience this newest A320 Family cabin aboard JetBlue aircraft starting in late 2020. Robin Hayes, President and CEO of JetBlue commented: “The Airspace cabin is aligned with our efforts to
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