The first serial H160 to roll off the brand new assembly line in Marignane performed a flight demonstration on the December 17, in front of the H160 team in an end-of-the-year celebration of the programme’s achievements in 2018. The helicopter, which will be delivered to launch customer Babcock in 2020, had already performed its first […]
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Bombardier has delivered a third Challenger 650 aircraft to Swiss Air-Rescue Rega, completing a next-generation fleet of air ambulances tasked with rescuing and repatriating Swiss citizens around the world. Rega, a long-standing Bombardier customer, took possession of two other Challenger 650 aircraft earlier in 2018. This trio of aircraft replaces Rega’s Challenger 604 fleet, and
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Alberto Martin, the airport’s current Planning and Investment Director has been appointed CEO of London Luton Airport (LLA) with immediate effect. Nick Barton has taken the decision to step down from his role as CEO of LLA to take up a new professional challenge in the New Year. Alberto is a highly experienced and well-regarded
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The Carlyle Group, a global asset manager, has agreed to purchase StandardAero, the global provider of aftermarket engine maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services for the aerospace and defense industries, from Veritas Capital, subject to customary regulations. While financial terms have not been disclosed, the equity will come from Carlyle Partners VII, an US$18.5 billion
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Embraer has delivered its 1,500th E-Jet, an E175, to Seattle-based Horizon Air, a wholly owned subsidiary of Alaska Air Group. Horizon Air’s E175 is configured with 12 seats in first class, 12 in premium class and 52 in the main cabin. By the end of the year, Horizon will have a fleet of 26 E175
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Aircraft leasing company Goshawk Aviation (NWS Holdings) and CFM International have finalized an agreement for the purchase of LEAP-1A engines to power 12 new Airbus A320neo aircraft. This order is valued at US$350 million U.S. at list price. Goshawk became a new CFM customer in July when the company placed an order for LEAP-1B engines
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GA Telesis together with its shareholders Tokyo Century Corporation (Tokyo Century) and ANA Trading Corp., U.S.A, a subsidiary of All Nippon Airways Trading Company (ANATC) have formed Gateway Engine Leasing (Gateway) to capitalize on the rising demand from airlines worldwide for long-term jet engine leases. Initially headquartered out of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, Gateway has plans
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Wizz Air and Lufthansa Technik have signed a ten-year AVIATAR agreement to provide one of Europe’s fastest growing airlines with innovative digital fleet solutions. Key element in the partnership approach is to further improve efficiency of Wizz Air’s technical operations by using AVIATAR’s modular solutions in the areas of predictive and preventive maintenance and reliability
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HAECO Xiamen, a member of the HAECO Group, has welcomed the industry’s leading composite repair professionals to Xiamen when the company hosted the Commercial Aircraft Composite Repair Committee (CACRC) meeting. It was the first time the meeting was held in China. Composite structures are becoming increasingly prominent in new-generation aircraft. Composite repair, with its associated
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After a common and shared journey with Swiss-AS, Evergreen Aviation Technologies (EGAT) has successfully accomplished its go-live with AMOS. EGAT, as the key development partner of Swiss-AS for the AMOS MRO Edition, has significantly influenced the realization of the advanced AMOS MRO functions. Therefore, implementing AMOS at EGAT was not just “another” project for Swiss-AS.
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