Threats of legal action against Island Air, Hawaii’s second-largest airline, has seen the airline file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in order to protect it from any threatened action to ground its aircraft and leave hundreds of passengers stranded and to allow it to continue inter-island operations. Only this year Island Air had invested heavily in […]
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Aviation Capital Group (ACG) has closed the sale of US$750m of 3.500% senior unsecured notes due 2027. Proceeds from the Notes will be used for general corporate purposes, including repayment of existing indebtedness. The Notes are not guaranteed by ACG’s parent company, any of ACG’s subsidiaries, or any third party. “Today’s issuance marked the company’s
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The new generation of Airbus’ popular A330 jetliner family is ready for its maiden. The A330neo features extensive technology transfers from the A350XWB, including new engines, wings, and systems as well as the signature Airspace cabin. These new features will provide significantly enhanced operating efficiency for airlines, and best-in-class comfort for passengers as well as
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Canadian low-cost carrier Swoop has selected Navitaire as its reservation system. Navitaire is globally-recognized as the go-to reservation and retailing system for ultra-low-cost carriers (ULCCs) around the world. “Swoop is here to provide low fares for the price-sensitive traveller and our partnership with Navitaire will help Swoop create the low-cost structure and ancillary capabilities needed
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Three weeks after Hurricane Maria had heavily devastated the island of Puerto Rico, Lufthansa Technik Puerto Rico (LTPR) redelivered their one hundredth heavy maintenance check for Spirit airlines, the launch customer for the facility. “Thankfully all of our employees have been accounted for and while many have suffered from the consequences of hurricane Maria, all
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EDM, a global provider of training simulators to the civil aviation and defence sectors, has invested £1m in a suite of new CNC machines to support its strong growth. Purchased over the past 12 months to help meet the demands of EDM’s rapidly growing order book, the four new CNC machines enable the company to
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Embraer has confirmed April of 2018 as the delivery date of the first E190-E2 to Widerøe, the aircraft’s launch operator. The announcement was made at a press briefing in Athens, Greece, during the annual general meeting of the European Regional Airline Association. Widerøe, the largest regional airline in Scandinavia, will begin revenue service with the
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RBR Maintenance has added a Challenger maintenance program at their Dallas, Love Field facility in Dallas Texas. The new program will focus on routine scheduled and unscheduled maintenance and repair of Challenger 601, 604 and 605 models initially, with planned expansion into the 300 series. As a Certified Part 145 Repair Station, RBR is FAA-approved
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Constant Aviation, a full-service MRO with a nationwide network, has announced the opening of the hangar doors on its newest location at Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport in Mesa, Arizona. This location is the 5th service center for the company, in addition to twenty-one AOG locations across the US. The Mesa facility is poised to be a
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GA Telesis has appointed Kevin Ford as Director of Business Development for the Asia-Pacific Region. Kevin brings more than 30 years of experience in fleet management, managerial and technical operations, aviation consulting, as well as, senior roles in service quality and team development. Mr. Ford joins GA Telesis from Air New Zealand, having served as
