Ryanair has agreed to meet with two more unions, this time pilot unions in Germany and Ireland, on Wednesday, December 20. The aim of the meeting is to further confirm that Ryanair is prepared to recognize unions. It is understood that Ryanair has also agreed to meet the Portuguese pilots’ union on Thursday, December 21. …
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Spirit AeroSystems has released that its Advanced Technology Centre in Prestwick, Scotland, has developed an improved method for manufacturing composite parts. In collaboration with the University of Strathclyde and the Scottish Innovation Centre for Sensor and Imaging Systems (CENSIS), Spirit developed an intelligent heated tool for curing composite components. The new technology can cure composite …
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Under the European Clean Sky 2 research program, long-term partners MTU Aero Engines, German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR)), and GKN Aerospace Engine Systems, Sweden have joined forces to enhance an engine’s compression system and make it lighter. The new technologies could already go into the next generation of geared turbofan …
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Skyworld Aviation has come to the end of 2017 with 21 aircraft transactions completed, and 3 further aircraft planned for delivery in the new year, making a total of 547 transactions in total to date. Continuing its success in the ERJ market, the company concluded 9 transactions involving ERJ 145’s in 2017, five of which …
Amedeo, an asset manager and a principal investor focused on widebody aircraft leasing, has completed a management buyout of its majority shareholder Pine Brook, a private investment firm focused on building businesses in the energy and financial services sectors. Financial terms of the private transaction were not disclosed. Amedeo’s four-year partnership with Pine Brook saw …
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MAC Aero Interiors has gained AS9100 certificate meeting high quality system requirements in aerospace industry. AS9100 is the standardised model quality management system certified by Lloyds Register Quality Assurance, which has issued our certificate confirming MAC Aero Interiors to be compliant with this internationally recognised quality standard. Following-on from the recent AS9100 certification, MAC Aero …
AerCap has signed an agreement to sell a 21-aircraft portfolio to Peregrine Aviation Company (Peregrine), an investment entity established by NCB Capital. NCB Capital has US$37bn of assets under management and is the brokerage arm of the National Commercial Bank, the largest bank in Saudi Arabia. The 21-aircraft portfolio consists of a mix of wide-body …
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TrueNoord, the regional aircraft lessor, has appointed its General Counsel, Joram Lietaert Peerbolte. Peerbolte joined the expanding team in November 2017 and his primary responsibilities will be to manage the delivery of in-house legal advice and liaise with all global legal advisers. He will provide guidance and support to the Company in the execution and …
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Effective January 1, 2018, Lufthansa Technik AG will be the new training organization for approximately a dozen young people who are currently in training programs at Air Berlin Technik. As a consequence, all of Air Berlin’s aircraft mechanic and avionic trainees who began their training in 2015, 2016 or 2017 will have the opportunity to …
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