Only a few days after American Airlines announced that it has canceled its order for 22 Airbus A350s, Sweden’s flag-carrying airline Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has announced it intends to buy or lease a total of 50 Airbus A320neos, with an option for a further five. The purchase is part of a transition by SAS to […]
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Av8 PMA, a leader in the reverse engineering, certification and manufacturing of PMA aircraft parts, will expand its current operation by adding a 3,320 ft² facility in Dallas, TX, dedicated to the company’s engineering activities. The new location is scheduled to be operational in April 2018. The facility will act exclusively as an engineering facility,
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Czech Airlines Technics (CSAT), a daughter company of the Czech Aeroholding Group providing aircraft repair and maintenance services, has received the approval of the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) to perform Line Maintenance services for Chinese airlines. CSAT’s employees can now verify aircraft post-maintenance airworthiness without having to request the presence of the official
Safran Nacelles has unveiled the NacelleLife™ service offering, providing complete coverage of its jet engine nacelle systems – including thrust reversers. This new offering provides tailor-able nacelle services to the requirements of operators, involving any or all steps from preparations for a jetliner’s service entry through its retirement from operation. NacelleLife™ is developed for responsive,
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Air Transport Services Group has announced the delivery by its ATSG West Leasing Limited subsidiary, of one Boeing 767-300 converted freighter under a six-year dry lease with Air Incheon of South Korea. Air Incheon has agreed to lease a second 767-300 freighter when the aircraft completes modification in the second half of 2018. ATSG and
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Responding to the growing demand of airlines to increase ancillary revenue, and to enable a new generation of revenue-generating inflight services, Panasonic Avionics (Panasonic) announces NEXT Marketplace, their new retail platform for customers of their NEXT and eX3 systems. NEXT Marketplace provides a complete end-to-end digital retail solution that incorporates an easy and flexible set
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Ireland-based Elix Aviation Capital (Elix) has concluded a sale and lease-back transaction with Ethiopian Airlines Group including two new Bombardier Q400 aircraft. The first of these two aircraft, MSN 4578, was purchased on April 6th, 2018 and immediately delivered to Ethiopian from Bombardier’s facility in Toronto, Canada. The second aircraft in the transaction will be
London Southend Airport, UK based Jota Aviation has taken delivery of the first of four 146-300 QT pure Freighter aircraft in a multi-million dollar deal which is set to substantially increase its market share and position the company as a market leader in the cargo charter sector. The first aircraft (registered G-JOTE) will enter service
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Finnair’s March capacity increased 18.2% year-on-year, while traffic grew by 23.4% compared to the previous year, driven by the increased demand for long-haul leisure travel. The Passenger load factor increased by 3.5%-points to 84.5%.
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The Civil Aviation Administration of China issued the Validated Type Certificate (VTC) for CFM International’s LEAP-1A engine on March 30, 2018, a critical milestone that paves the way for the Airbus A320neo validated type certification and enabling aircraft operations in China. The document signed by the CAAC validates the original European Aviation Safety Administration (EASA)
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