Indonesian investigators have confirmed that the Lion Air Boeing 737 Max jet was not in an airworthy condition the day before its fatal crash on October 29 which killed all 189 passengers and crew on board. They have released that on the flight from Bali to Jakarta on the October 28, the pilot had to …
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AEGEAN Air has announced 2018, 9-month results with consolidated revenue at €939.3 million, 5% higher than 2017. Pre-tax earnings rose 14% to €115.8 million and net earnings after tax were up 13% to €80.9 million. During the 9-month period to September 30, 2018, AEGEAN and its subsidiary Olympic Air, carried 10.8 million passengers, 6% more …
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Arkia Israeli Airlines has signed a comprehensive technical services contract with Lufthansa Technik. Within the framework of a ten-year agreement, Lufthansa Technik will support the airline with Total Technical Support (TTS®) including Technical Operations Management (TOM) for Arkia’s three Airbus A321LR. Integrating all MRO activities into one service package, Lufthansa Technik will provide engineering, line …
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Barfield, an Air France KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M) subsidiary in the Americas and a major aviation industry player, has signed a multi-year components maintenance agreement with Ecuadorian based airline TAME. The flat rate agreement covers TAME’s Airbus A330 aircraft. The agreement also increases Barfield’s long term partnership with TAME with the support …
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BOC Aviation has delivered one new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft to Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA (Norwegian). The aircraft will be powered by Roll Royce Trent 1000 TEN engines. “We are delighted to welcome Norwegian as a new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner customer of BOC Aviation and to support its aims of broadening its long-haul, low cost …
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Boeing and Israel Aerospace Industries have signed a strategic agreement setting out principles of cooperation between the two companies in commercial and military aviation, in Israel and other markets around the world. According to the agreement, Boeing is expected to provide IAI with work packages totaling potentially billions of shekel, relating to potential future Boeing …
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MTU Maintenance and new customer Serene Air have signed a long-term contract. The agreement covers the maintenance, repair and overhaul of the Pakistani operator’s CFM56-7 engines, powering its Boeing 737-800 fleet. Further, the agreement includes on-site support and spare engine leasing. The contract also includes the option to expand the scope in the future to …
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Helga Bollmann Leknes has been appointed Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) of Norwegian Air Shuttle. “I am very pleased to announce that Helga Bollmann Leknes has been appointed Chief Commercial Officer of Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA. She will remain in her current role as Managing Director of Norwegian Air Resources (NAR), which she has led since …
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China Eastern has signed a new contract with AFI KLM E&M, covering its fleet of Airbus A350-900s, ultimately set to number 20 aircraft. The bespoke A350 contract covers repairs, access to a regional spares pool, and the provision of a Main Base Kit (MBK). The agreement also includes complementary training services and engineering development assistance. …
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Safran’s shareholders were invited to consider mainly the plan to merge Zodiac Aerospace into Safran at a meeting on November 27, 2018. All the resolutions submitted to the shareholders’ vote were approved. Following presentations by Safran of the merger plan and notably the reports of the merger appraisers concluding that the exchange ratio is fair, …
