The prospect of Air France appointing Philippe Capron as the troubled carrier’s new CEO has been met with hostility on both sides of the Atlantic. America’s Delta Air Lines, which holds an 8.8% stake in Air France-KLM and Holland’s KLM itself have both objected to the possibility of Capron taking the helm at Air France, […]
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Bombardier has reached collective bargaining agreements with the more than 2,100 production and office workers, represented by Unifor Locals 112 and 673, at its site in Toronto, Ontario. Members from Unifor Locals 112 and 673 ratified the agreements to reflect their continued commitment to the success of Bombardier’s Toronto site, and the future of the
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Kuwait Airways, one of the oldest airlines in the Middle East, has selected AMOS as their single software solution to manage the airline’s technical requirements regarding aircraft and components. With the arrival of A320neos and A350 in 2019, Kuwait Airways wanted to prepare for the next phase of their fleet renewal and concluded that AMOS
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Spatial, a leading provider of cabin crew training simulators, has been selected by Flywings Simulator Training Centre (FWSTC) to manufacture an A321 mid-cabin exit trainer. The fully functional, high fidelity mid-cabin simulator will incorporate a Type C door and A321NX ACF overwing exit and enable the comprehensive training of cabin crew in the safe operation
BLR Aerospace has announced that the Civil Aviation Administration of China has validated the Supplemental Type Certificate for the H125 FastFin® System, clearing the way for installation of FastFin on Airbus H125 helicopters in China. It is the first FastFin System to be validated in China, according to BLR President Mike Carpenter. The H125 FastFin
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Jean-Marc Domergue has been named CFM International’s vice president of Contracts, replacing Sharyn Cones. Cones, who had held the role since March 2015, has chosen to focus more time on raising her young family and will remain on the CFM Contracts team on a part-time basis. In his new role, Domergue is responsible for the
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Barfield, the US bridgehead of AFI KLM E&M’s global MRO network, has announced the signing of a regional distribution agreement with Falgayras SAS, a cutting-edge mechanical, electrical and electronics engineering oeM located at the heart of the aviation cluster around Toulouse in southern France. This is an exclusive multi-year agreement involving a selection of Falgayras
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The Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments) and ATL Partners (ATL) have announced that their jointly owned portfolio company, Sky Aviation Leasing International (SKY Leasing), has entered into a definitive agreement to sell Sky Aviation Leasing International (SALI), an Irish subsidiary of SKY Leasing, to Goshawk Aviation (Goshawk), an aircraft leasing company owned by
Financial Products Group (FPG), the Tokyo-headquartered, listed independent financial services firm and FPG Amentum (FPG Amentum), the Dublin-based aircraft leasing / management company have announced the acquisition of two Airbus A320-200s. The aircraft were acquired from another lessor and are on lease to Vueling Airlines, S.A.
Greece’s biggest airline, AEGEAN Airlines, has firmed up an order for the purchase of 30 A320neo Family aircraft. The purchase agreement, comprising 10 A321neos and 20 A320neos, was signed by AEGEAN Chairman Eftichios Vassilakis and Airbus Chief Executive Officer Tom Enders. It follows an earlier Memorandum of Understanding signed in March 2018. Currently, AEGEAN operates
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