United Airlines has ended its 47-year relationship with the Boeing 747 with a special ‘retro’ flight from San Francisco to Honolulu in acknowledgement of its first-ever commercial flight on July 23, 1970. This last flight follows on from the carrier’s final international 747 flight, from Seoul to San Francisco, on October 29. More than 300 …
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Boeing has completed the acquisition of Aurora Flight Sciences, a world-class innovator, developer and manufacturer of advanced aerospace platforms and autonomous systems. Aurora will operate under Boeing Engineering, Test & Technology as a subsidiary called Aurora Flight Sciences, A Boeing Company. It will retain an independent operating model while benefiting from Boeing’s resources and position …
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FedEx Express and ATR have signed a major contract for the firm purchase of 30 ATR 72-600s plus 20 options. These aircraft will be the first new ATRs to be directly delivered from the factory in a freighter configuration. This new aircraft version, designated as the ATR 72-600F, has a brand new windowless fuselage and …
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The SIA Group reported a net profit of SG$425m in the first half of the 2017-18 financial year, SG$103m (+32.0%) higher than last year. This was the result of a higher Group operating profit (+SG$211m) and lower share of losses from associated companies (+SG$46m), in the absence of last year’s gain on SIA Engineering’s divestment …
Embraer has delivered the 10th E190 to J-AIR, a subsidiary of Japan Airlines, bringing the total number of E-Jets operated by the airline to 27. The aircraft departed from Embraer’s facility at São José dos Campos on October 27 and arrived in Osaka Itami airport on October 31. The first revenue flight was scheduled for …
Air BP, the international aviation fuel products and service supplier, will supply biojet to its customers at Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD/KORD) in support of the “Fly Green Day” initiative, taking place at the airport on November 8, as part of the company’s broader commitment to a lower-carbon future. It marks the first time that …
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Astronics Corporation has released its financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017. Consolidated third quarter sales were down US$5.5m from the same period last year. Aerospace segment sales of US$128.7m were up $3.5 million and Test Systems segment sales of US$21.0m were down US$9.0m. Consolidated gross margin was 21.7% in …
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Eirtech Aviation Services has appointed Keith McKerchar, Director of Engineering and Eamonn McAuley Head of Design. Mr. McKerchar brings more than 35 years aviation experience in maintenance, engineering and leasing roles and has been part of Eirtech’s story, as Head of Design, for the last six years. He joined Eirtech Aviation Services as an Airworthiness …
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Finnair will add connections to Stockholm’s Bromma airport, and deepen its cooperation with the Swedish regional airline BRA. With the new frequencies, Finnair adds capacity between Bromma and Helsinki by a total of 40%, offering up to 7 connections per day between both cities. The new connections to Stockholm’s conveniently located downtown airport further improve …
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Having failed in its attempt to acquire approaching 10 percent of American Airlines, Qatar Airways has announced that it is now aiming to buy a 9.6 percent holding in Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific for US$660 million. The move comes as what will hopefully be the culmination of a two-year attempt to expand the Gulf-carrier’s global …
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