In the event of delay of more than three hours or cancelation of a flight, the airline that offered the flight must pay compensation to passengers – even if the aircraft and crew have been chartered. This was decided by the European Court of Justice (ECJ). Travelers who are delayed for over three hours will […]
Sahara Africa Aviation, Africa’s leading provider of end to end aviation services, has signed a multi-year Pool Program Agreement with Embraer for spare parts and support, covering more than 500 components for their two recently acquired Embraer ERJ 145 jets. Based in Nelspruit at Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport in South Africa, Sahara also has the
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International Airlines Group (IAG) traffic in June increased by 9.1% versus June 2017, while Group capacity rose by 5.4% year over year. Group load factor increased 3.1 points to 87.4% compared to the previous year.
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Qatar Airways has upgraded its capacity to the Scottish capital, Edinburgh to the state-of-the-art Airbus A350-900 in order to meet increasing demand from passengers. The daily service between Doha and Edinburgh was previously operated by a Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft. The new capacity to Edinburgh will provide even more flexibility and convenience to passengers travelling
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Direct Maintenance has entered into an agreement with Singapore-based airline Scoot Tigerair, to provide line maintenance support to Scoot’s latest B787 operation into Berlin-Tegel (TXL). Scoot Tigerair is the low-cost division within the Singapore Airlines Group, operating a rapidly growing fleet of A320 and B787 aircraft. The new TXL route was inaugurated on June 20,
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On May 28, AFI KLM E&M has received approval from the Federal Aviation Authority, to carry out on-wing/on site work on LEAP-type engines. The MRO Group has thus passed a new milestone in the industrialization and marketing of its maintenance services dedicated to the new-generation powerplant. Along with the European Air Safety Agency (EASA), the
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Technology Depository Agency (TDA) and Thales have signed a Pre-Industrial Collaboration Program Agreement (Pre-ICP agreement) on Wednesday, July 4, at Celestica plant in Kulim Hi-Tech Park. This agreement is a result of a thorough negotiation between TDA and Thales for the sub-contracting job of Thales’ In-Flight Entertainment (IFE) screens for global supply to be carried
The new Safran Aircraft Engines Poland plant has been inaugurated on July 4. The new facility will make low-pressure turbine blades for the LEAP turbofan engine from CFM International, the 50/50 joint company between GE and Safran Aircraft Engines. Safran has invested some €48 million in this new 8,000 m² (86,400 ft²) plant, outfitted with
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Honeywell International has been selected by Ethiopian Airlines for its maintenance support for cockpit, auxiliary power units and mechanical systems. The agreement will help ensure the safety and availability of the airline’s growing fleet, which is the largest on the African continent with 100 aircraft flying to 110 international destinations, as well as domestic locations.
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West Star Aviation has appointed Scott Sweeney as the General Manager of its East Alton, (ALN) facility. He will be responsible for overseeing all operations at ALN including maintenance, interior, avionics, paint, installations, parts and components, and AOG/MRT. Scott is taking over for Eric Kujawa, who has recently been promoted to Vice President of Falcon
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