U.S. carrier Delta Air Lines has placed a firm order for 100 A321neo ACF (Airbus Cabin Flex configuration) aircraft, the largest of the Airbus single-aisle Family. The aircraft will be powered by Pratt & Whitney PW1133G-JM geared turbofan engines. Delta CEO Ed Bastian is quoted as saying: “This is the right transaction at the right […]
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Stewart R. Cordner has been appointed as Senior Vice President Commercial for SuperJet International (SJI). He joins SJI to take a leading role in the Sales & Marketing activities of the Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) Program. Stewart and his team based in Venice (Italy) will have the responsibility for delivering on SSJ100 sales and expanding
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As the geared turbofans (GTFs) of the first generation are busy clocking up mileage in revenue service, MTU Aero Engines engineers already have their hands full working on the second generation: Under the European Union’s Clean Sky 2 research project, the German engine manufacturer continues to enhance the fuel-efficient, low-emission, low-noise propulsion system, developing new
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Andrew Kemmetmueller has joined AAR in the newly created position of Chief Digital Officer reporting to President and Chief Operating Officer John M. Holmes. Kemmetmueller brings with him 17 years of aviation experience, most recently as the head of Aviation at Uptake, a prominent Chicago data science company, where he led his team to develop
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Czech Airlines Technics (CSAT), a daughter company of the Czech Aeroholding Group providing aircraft repair and maintenance services, and the Faculty of Transportation Sciences of the Czech Technical University in Prague (CTU) have signed a Memorandum of Co-operation in the field of aviation. The organizations are to work together on projects, share professional knowledge and
International Aero Engines (IAE) and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) have signed a 10-year general- terms agreement for maintenance of V2500 engines at IAI’s BEDEK, Engine Division. The first V2500 turbofan engine which powers the Airbus A320 family has arrived on December 14 at IAI. In a ceremony held on Thursday, December 14, IAE, which is
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Oriens Aviation, the British Isles Pilatus Centre, has reinforced its commitment to the single engine turboprop (SET) Pilatus PC-12 and the growing SET commercial operations’ market in Europe by acquiring Avalon Aero’s business aviation MRO facility at London Biggin Hill Airport. The business will be formally renamed and inaugurated as Oriens Aviation Limited effective immediately,
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BOC Aviation has delivered three new Airbus A320ceo aircraft to Chinese carrier Zhejiang Loong Airlines, as part of a five-aircraft A320ceo lease placement to Loong Air from the Company’s orderbook, under which one was delivered in October 2017.
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Boeing and the Netherlands Ministry of Defence have signed an agreement that will upgrade six Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) Chinook helicopters to the latest F-model configuration, ensuring commonality of systems for their entire fleet of 20 F-model Chinooks. Deliveries of the six modernized Chinooks are planned to begin in 2021.The upgrade to a common
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Funds affiliated with Apollo Global Management, (together with its consolidated subsidiaries, Apollo) have signed a definitive agreement to acquire Sun Country Airlines, the largest privately-held fully independent airline in the United States, from brothers Marty and Mitch Davis. The transaction, which is subject to regulatory approvals and other customary conditions, is targeted to close during
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