February 13, 2019

SilkAir Selects Thompson Aero Seating For Flat-Bed Business Class Seat Upgrades

Singapore Airlines’ (SIA) regional wing, SilkAir, has selected Thompson Aero Seating for the upgrade of Business Class seats on its Boeing 737 MAX 8 fleet. The upgrades are a part of a significant investment programme that will eventually see SilkAir merged into SIA. The upgrades will commence in May 2020 and will feature new lie-flat […]

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Etihad Airways to Deploy Latest Generation 787 Dreamliners on Flights to China

Airlines & Routes

Etihad Airways will introduce the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner on its daily service from Abu Dhabi to Chengdu, effective July 1, 2019, replacing the Airbus A330-200 currently operating the route. Also from July 1, the airlines’ daily service from Abu Dhabi to Shanghai will be upgraded from the 787-9 to the larger 787-10 Dreamliner. Once the

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Toyota Industries and ANA to Test Autonomous Towing Tractors

Airlines & Routes

Toyota Industries Corporation and All Nippon Airways (ANA), are collaborating to test Japan’s first autonomous towing tractors at Saga Airport. During this trial, which will be for two weeks at the end of March 2019, the tractors will run a distance of roughly 100 meters in the airport, which is the same distance between the

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JetBlue reports Load Factor of 80.4% in January

Traffic

JetBlue Airways has reported its preliminary traffic results for January 2019. Traffic in January increased 7.9% from January 2018, on a capacity increase of 9.9% compared to the previous year. Load factor for January 2019 was 80.4%, a decrease of 1.5 points from January 2018.

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IATA Calls on US Government, Industry, to Work Together to Grow Aviation’s Benefits

Other News

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) urged the United States government and industry to work together to ensure that aviation is able to accommodate an expected 62% rise in demand for air travel to, from and within the country over the next 20 years. Speaking at the International Aviation Club in Washington, D.C., Alexandre de

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Embraer Signs Pool Program Contract to Support Air Astana’s new E-Jets E2 fleet

MRO & Production

Embraer and Air Astana, a flag carrier of Kazakhstan, have reached a multi-year agreement on a Flight Hour Pool Program to support the component needs for the airline’s new E2 fleet, Embraer’s second generation of the E-Jets family of commercial aircraft. The E2’s entry into service marks the beginning of Air Astana’s fleet renewal. Currently

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Boeing and Safran Announce New APU Joint Venture

MRO & Production, Top Stories

Boeing and Safran have jointly announced the name of their 50-50 joint venture to design, build and service Auxiliary Power Units (APUs): Initium Aerospace. From its Latin roots, initium means ‘the beginning’ or ‘to start.’ This is what an APU is and does when it provides the power to start the main aircraft engines and

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Avolon Posts Annual Net Profit of US$717 million

Financial

Avolon, the international aircraft leasing company, has announced results for the 2018 full year. Avolon’s lease revenue for the year was US$2.6 billion; an increase of 10% year on year. The company generated US$2.2 billion of net cash of operating activities in 2018 and delivered US$717 million in profit for the year, an increase of

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Air Astana records US$5.3 Million Net Profit in 2018

Financial

Air Astana has declared net profit for 2018 of US$5.3 million, driven by higher revenues and higher jet fuel costs. Total airline revenue rose by 10% to US$840.8 million. Capacity as measured in ASKs rose by 5% and total passenger numbers by 3%, to 4.3 million. However, transit business via the airline’s Astana and Almaty

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TAG Aviation Appoints New Head of Compliance and Safety

People

TAG Aviation (UK) has appointed Stuart Stevenson as Head of Compliance and Safety. In this important role, Stevenson will head up a team comprising Compliance, Safety and Flight data specialists and hold overall responsibility for overseeing TAG’s (UK) regulatory compliance, as well as ensuring the promotion and effective management of the Safety Management System, the

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