Airbus Helicopters has signed the first order for four ACH160s with an undisclosed, North American customer. The launch customer, a major US business entity with extensive experience in corporate aviation, has opted for one aircraft to be delivered in Stylence by ACH configuration, the in-house, private and business design product line; with the remaining three […]
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Air Asia is to sell its plane leasing operations to firms managed by BBAM Ltd. and which will see the sale of an impressive 182 Airbus jets. The initial part of the deal with one of the world’s largest aircraft portfolio managers is valued at US$1.2 billion and will assist AirAsia, the region’s largest budget
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After almost 16 years as Senior Vice President and Head of Lufthansa Group International Relations and Government Affairs, Thomas Kropp is handing over the responsibilities of his office to his successor Dr. Kay Lindemann as he retires after 24 years at the company. Since 2002, Thomas Kropp and his teams in Frankfurt, Berlin, Brussels, Moscow
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Delta Air Lines has reported operating performance for February 2018. System traffic for the month increased 3.8% compared to the previous year, while capacity was up 3.4% compared to February 2017. The load factor improved 0.4 points to 81.5%.
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Cobalt Air, Cyprus’s largest airline has announced its membership to the International Air Transport Association (IATA). The membership certificate was handed to Cobalt Air at a ceremony in Larnaca airport on March 2nd. Cobalt is the only Cyprus registered airline to be a member of IATA. Rafael Schvartzman, IATA’s Regional Vice President for Europe, said:
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Just five years after breaking ground, GE Aviation is investing an additional US$105m in its Asheville, NC, production facility to meet growing demand for the revolutionary ceramic matrix composite (CMC) components produced at the plant. As part of the investment, GE Aviation will create 131 new jobs at the Asheville facility, a significantly increasing its
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Babcock is set to become the global launch customer for the H160 after signing a five year frame agreement for the purchase of a fleet of H160s. The fleet of H160s is destined for EMS and other critical services missions starting in Europe and to be deployed progressively across Babcock’s bases worldwide. “The H160 was
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