LOT Polish Airlines has taken delivery of the first 737 MAX from Boeing, ushering the new and improved 737 airplane into the central and east Europe market. The jet is also the first MAX placed by airplane lessor Air Lease Corporation ALC. LOT, the Polish flag carrier, plans to take delivery of additional MAX airplanes […]
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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs), rose 5.9% in October 2017 compared to the year-earlier period. This was a slowdown from the 9.2% annual growth recorded in September 2017 but still exceeded the average annual growth rate of 3.2%
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West Star Aviation has named Sharon Klose as Director of Engine Programs. Sharon Klose has over 30 years of experience in aviation and most recently, she held the role of Senior Sales/Service Engine Manager at Duncan Aviation for the past 10 years. Previously, she held similar roles at KC Aviation, and Honeywell. In this role,
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GE Aviation and Praxair have opened a new facility for their PG Technologies business, which specializes in advanced coatings that enable jet engines to withstand higher temperatures and stresses. PG Technologies is a joint venture between Praxair Surface Technologies, a wholly owned subsidiary of Praxair, and GE Aviation. The 300,000 ft² facility is expected to
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Having previously headed Airbus innovations’ sector in San Jose, California and after just 18 months in his new role as Technical Officer, Paul Eremenko has left the company and is understood to have returned to America to join the industrial group UTC. It is understood Eremenko’s tenure at Airbus was turbulent as he looked to
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Liebherr-Aerospace officially has opened on November 30th, 2017 its new liaison office in Hamburg’s Center of Applied Aeronautical Research (Zentrum fuer Angewandte Luftfahrtforschung, ZAL). The office of the Liebherr-Aerospace liaison team is now closer to the facilities of Airbus in Hamburg (Germany), and will enable the engineering and R&D teams of Liebherr and the aircraft
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Jet Aviation’s maintenance facility at Moscow-Vnukovo has received certification from the Federal Air Transport Agency (RFAA) in Russia for Federal Aviation Rules 285 (FAP-285). Introduced by the RFAA in 2015, FAP-285 certification confirms adherence to all Russian civil aviation laws. With this approval, Jet Aviation’s MRO facility in Moscow is authorized to provide line maintenance
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DHL Express has become the first operator to take delivery of the A330-300 Passenger-to-Freighter (P2F) converted aircraft from Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW), the joint venture between ST Aerospace and Airbus. This delivery, which took place at EFW’s freighter conversion facilities in Dresden, Germany follows the successful completion of test flights in October and awarding of the
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GE and Concept Laser have layed the foundation for a new facility in Lichtenfels, Germany. In the future, the 3D Campus will unite research and development along with production, service, and logistics. The new offices should be ready for move-in early 2019, and around 40,000 m² will provide room for about 500 employees. The future
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Malaysia Airlines Berhad (MAB) has taken delivery of its first A350-900, leased from Air Lease Corporation (ALC), becoming the 17th airline to operate one of the newest, most modern and efficient twin engine widebody airliner. ALC receives its first A350-900 out of an order for 29 A350 Family aircraft. Eventually Malaysia Airlines will operate six
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