Emirates and Airbus firmed up an earlier Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and signed a contract for the 20 additional A380s with a further 16 options to be confirmed at a later date. The total agreement for 36 aircraft is valued at US$16 bn based on latest list prices. Deliveries are to start as early as […]
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The U.S Transportation Department has released 2017 figures for the number of passengers ‘bumped’ off flights, revealing a total of 23,223 passengers were forced off an aircraft or had their flights tickets revoked. This equates to a figure of approximately one passenger for every 29,000 travelers. The biggest ‘culprit’ was Southwest Airlines, which accounted for
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CTT SYSTEMS AB (CTT), a leader of aircraft humidity control systems, has announced launch customer order for a Cair™ VIP Inflight Humidification system from Jet Aviation for one Boeing BBJ MAX 8. This completion will feature increased humidity in the entire aircraft cabin which requires support from three humidifiers. This award is CTT Systems’ 86th
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Rolls-Royce has signed contracts with Singapore Airlines at the Singapore Airshow covering Trent 1000 and Trent 700 engines. Singapore Airlines formally confirmed a US$1.7bn order for Trent 1000 engines to power 19 Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft, which will be covered by Rolls-Royce’s flagship TotalCare® engine support service. The order, originally announced in February 2017, was
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The investigation of Airbus Defence and Space GmbH by the Munich Public Prosecutor (Staatsanwaltschaft München I) related to the sale of Eurofighter aircraft to the Republic of Austria in 2003 has been terminated. The result of the investigation by the Munich Public Prosecutor, which had been ongoing since 2012, did not confirm the allegations of
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SIA Engineering Company has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with CaseBank Technologies (CaseBank) – a division of Aircraft Technical Publishers (ATP) and the leading provider of integrated diagnostic and troubleshooting software solutions – to collaborate in the field of data analytics. Under the MOU, the parties will explore collaborating in the areas of research,
Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) has selected Pratt & Whitney Geared Turbofanâ„¢ (GTF) engines to power 15 total Airbus A320neo and A321neo aircraft. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in 2019. SWISS currently operates a fleet of 15 GTF-powered Bombardier C Series aircraft, including both the CS100 and CS300 models, with another 15 aircraft on order.
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) has released that its engineering division Joramco has appointed Abdelmalek Murad as the newly appointed Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Murad has occupied various positions in aircraft maintenance, quality assurance, development engineering and airworthiness positions, most notably with Royal Jordanian Air Force, Parker Hannifin Corporation, Royal Jordanian, Etihad Airways and Gulf Air.
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Liebherr-Aerospace Toulouse SAS, has been selected by Airbus Helicopters to supply the heating valves for its H160 helicopter program. Liebherr-Aerospace will not only develop, qualify and manufacture the environmental control system components, but the company will also service them. Liebherr will supply two valves of the heating system that will be installed in the helicopter
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