October 1, 2018

Airbus Partners with AMSilk for development of next-gen aerospace composite fibers

As the aerospace industry continues to move away from metal and steel fuselages and wings, adopting carbon fiber as a means to reduce and thus reduce fuel consumption, Aerobus, a leader in this change in construction materials has now teamed up with AMSilk to explore the potential use of Biosteel® fiber. Biosteel® fiber is identical …

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Jet Aviation acquires KLM Jet Center in Amsterdam and Rotterdam

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Jet Aviation has completed its acquisition of KLM Jet Center, a leading provider of comprehensive FBO/Handling services at Amsterdam and Rotterdam International Airports. With a new flagship operation and presence at two of Europe’s top airports, the KLM Jet Center acquisition represents a significant step in strengthening Jet Aviation’s position as a leading FBO service …

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Turkish Airlines and flybmi sign new codeshare agreement

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This new partnership introduces Istanbul as a destination for flybmi and offers Turkish Airlines’ passengers the benefits of flying on eight of flybmi’s European routes including Brussels to Newcastle and East Midlands; Norrköping and Saarbrücken to Munich; Oslo to Aberdeen and Hamburg; Dusseldorf and Paris to Bristol. In return, flybmi customers will be able to …

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First Air announces new Senior Executives

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Following the announcement on Friday September 28th regarding the merger of the airlines First Air and Canadian North, the Board of Directors is announcing a change of leadership. The Board and Makivik Corporation have named Brock Friesen as President and Chief Executive Officer. The Board has appointed Chris Avery as the new First Air President …

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Weston Aviation agrees terms to open new FBO at Gloucestershire Airport

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Weston Aviation, the UK and Ireland based FBO and Business Aviation specialist has agreed terms to open a new Business Aviation Centre and FBO at Gloucestershire Airport (EBGJ/GLO). Weston Aviation CEO and founder, Nick Weston said “We are delighted to be opening a new FBO facility at Gloucestershire Airport and this will be an exciting …

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DAE signs MOU with Emirates Aviation University to cooperate on learning and work experience programs

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Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Emirates Aviation University (EAU) to jointly develop cooperative learning opportunities and work experience programs for EAU students. As part of the cooperation agreement, DAE will participate in guest speaker opportunities at the University to further facilitate student learning and will support the University at …

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Air Partner Remarketing completes sale of ATR72-500 on behalf of Investec Bank

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Air Partner Remarketing, has sold an ATR72-500 on behalf of Investec Bank. The aircraft, serial number MSN776, has been bought by Nepalese operator Yeti Airlines, as the latest addition to its increasing ATR72 fleet. The appointment continues a successful year for Air Partner Remarketing; earlier this year it concluded the sale of a fourth B777-200ER …

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AJW Group signs PBH contract with Air Mediterranean

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AJW Group is set to provide full power-by-the-hour (PBH) support to Greek carrier Air Mediterranean. Support of its rapidly-growing B737-400 fleet and the augmenting of its dispatch reliability has started as the airline looks to expand. Air Mediterranean is an airline, which began commercial operations in January 2017, operating out of Athens airport and offering …

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Qatar Airways grows A350-1000 fleet

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Qatar Airways has upsized five A350-900s currently on order to the bigger A350-1000 version. This latest endorsement for the largest member of Airbus’ successful A350 XWB family reflects the five-star-airline’s need for growth and capacity at best comfort and efficiency levels available. The amended order reinforces Qatar Airways’ position as the A350-1000 largest customer with …

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Tokyo Century Corporation and All Nippon Airways Trading Company to acquire significant stake in GA Telesis

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GA Telesis has announced that its current shareholder Tokyo Century Corporation (Tokyo Century) along with All Nippon Airways Trading Company (ANATC), have collectively entered into a definitive agreement to acquire all shares held by Global Principal Finance Company LLC (GPFC). Tokyo Century’s ownership after the closing of the transaction will increase to 49.2% and ANATC …

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