1 March 2018

Problems at O’Hare as American Refuses to Sign New Lease on US$8.5 Billion Expansion

American Airline has refused to sign a new lease for an expanded O’Hare International Airport in Chicago, indicating that fellow tenant United Airlines is being given preferential treatment through the “secret” provision for extra gates. These claims have been vehemently denied by United, who have stated that the agreement for the gates was made more […]

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Icelandair takes delivery of first 737 MAX airplane

Icelandair has taken delivery of the airline’s first 737 MAX airplane as the carrier seeks to grow and renew its fleet and enhance its trans-Atlantic operations. The MAX, a new and improved version of Boeing’s 737 airplane, will join Icelandair’s fleet of Boeing 757 and 767 jets in serving destinations throughout North America and Europe.

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Sikorsky will compete for German Air Force’s heavy lift helicopter contract with MTU Aero Engines as its partner

German engine manufacturer MTU Aero Engines and U.S.-based helicopter manufacturer Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Company, have jointly entered into an agreement for MTU to provide maintenance, repair and overhaul for the engines of the German Air Force with new heavy lift helicopters to replace its aging CH-53G fleet of aircraft. Sikorsky, MTU Aero Engines and

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Air Partner names Romain Vasset Freight Charter Sales Manager for France

Air Partner, the global aviation services group, has named Romain Vasset as Freight Charter Sales Manager for the French market. Romain will be based at Air Partner’s Cologne office, supporting Thierry Zemouli, Freight Account Manager. Before joining Air Partner, Romain gained experience within the aviation and charter industry at PRO SKY AG as a Project

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Lufthansa Technik launches Maintwise maintenance consulting service

Lufthansa Technik AG develops end-to-end maintenance concepts tailored to the individual needs of the customer. Its new product called Maintwise is available to customers of Lufthansa Technik as a consulting service. Maintwise allows Lufthansa Technik to address the individual aircraft operator’s highly specific circumstances. In cooperation with the customer’s planning and engineering experts, the Lufthansa

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Pilots of Spirit Airlines ratify 5-year agreement

Spirit Airlines and its pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), have ratified a new five-year working agreement on February 28. Of the 98% of pilots who voted, 70% cast ballots in favor of the agreement. “This agreement increases our annual compensation, delivers job protections, and maintains important quality-of-life protections,” said Capt. Stuart

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