February 25, 2019

Germania subsidiary Germania Flug now 100% Swiss owned

Germania Flug, the Zurich, Switzerland-based subsidiary of the now defunct Germania airline, is now fully operational under all-Swiss ownership. While details of the transaction are yet to be disclosed, principally because the carrier’s operational aspects have yet to be fully resolved. Various procedures are currently in progress and services which until now have been provided […]

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Aviation Capital Group Arranges Financing of One B747-8F Aircraft for AirBridgeCargo

Financial

Aircraft operating lessor Aviation Capital Group, has structured, arranged, and provided a guarantee of a loan by MUFG Bank (MUFG) to finance a portion of the purchase price of one Boeing 747-8F aircraft delivered to AirBridgeCargo (ABC) Airlines. The ABC financing utilized ACG’s Aircraft Financing Solutions (AFS) program. The AFS program complements ACG’s operating lease

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Bruno Vazzoler Appointed EVP, Avionics Division of Safran Electronics & Defense

People

Effective February 1st, 2019, Bruno Vazzoler is appointed as Executive Vice President, Avionics Division and member of the Executive Committee of Safran Electronics & Defense Bruno Vazzoler started his career within the Thales Group where he was, in particular, Director of the « Ground Surveillance Radars » business line, Director of the Cockpit activities at

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Rolls-Royce Engineers Successfully Test Key Component of UltraFan Engine Design

Aircraft & Engines, Top Stories

Engineers at Rolls-Royce in Derby, UK, have successfully tested a key component of the UltraFan engine design. UltraFan will redefine the world of jet engines, delivering significant weight, noise and fuel burn reductions, and will be 25% more efficient than a first-generation Trent engine. For the first time, all composite elements of the Advanced Low

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Southwest Airlines’ Flight Simulator Technicians Ratify New Agreement

Other News

The Southwest Airlines’ Flight Simulator Technicians, represented by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT), have voted to ratify a new five-year contract. Southwest’s 50 Flight Simulator Technicians provide maintenance and engineering support for the equipment at the Company’s Flight Training Center, where all of Southwest’s Pilots receive training. This agreement was reached prior to the

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ST Engineering’s Aerospace Sector Secures 10-year Airframe MRO Contract

MRO & Production

Singapore Technologies Engineering (ST Engineering) has released that its Aerospace sector has signed an agreement with a contract value of about US$600 million (approximately S$813 million) to provide aircraft heavy maintenance services to a major North American operator. ST Engineering will support the operator, an existing customer, on a fleet of over 160 widebody and

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ATR Extends Type ‘A’ Maintenance Visit Intervals

MRO & Production

Turboprop manufacturer ATR has received certification from EASA to extend the intervals between the Type A maintenance checks from 500 to 750 hours, for all of its aircraft series. This 50% increase in intervals will allow ATR customers a significant reduction in aircraft maintenance costs and an increased aircraft availability of one additional day every

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OGMA to Modify Portuguese Air Force C-130 Aircraft

Military & Defense

OGMA has been announced the prime Contractor in the Avionics Modification Program involving four Portuguese Air Force (PoAF) C-130 aircraft, which will consist of a nearly full replacement of the aircraft communication, navigation and flight control systems and instruments. Such modification will upgrade POAF C-130 aircraft to the latest CNS/ATM requirements (communications, navigation, surveillance/air traffic

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ACTSI Eyes Subic as Business Aviation Hub

MRO & Production

Aviation Concepts Technical Services Inc. (ACTSI) – a business aviation services provider based in the Philippines – has signed a lease agreement with Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) to transform the Subic Bay International Airport (SBIA), a former United States Navy Base, into a hub for business aviation in the Asia Pacific region. Under a

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Virgin Galactic reaches higher altitude and faster speeds during latest test flight

Aircraft & Engines, Top Stories

During the second test flight in a ten-week period, Virgin Galactic announced on February 22 that its commercial SpaceShipTwo, VSS Unity, reached space for the second time in its five test flights, achieving an apogee distance of 295,007ft and a speed of M3.04, beating both records from its previous flight into space. This was also

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Germania subsidiary Germania Flug now 100% Swiss owned

Aviation Capital Group Arranges Financing of One B747-8F Aircraft for AirBridgeCargo

Bruno Vazzoler Appointed EVP, Avionics Division of Safran Electronics & Defense

Rolls-Royce Engineers Successfully Test Key Component of UltraFan Engine Design

Southwest Airlines’ Flight Simulator Technicians Ratify New Agreement

ST Engineering’s Aerospace Sector Secures 10-year Airframe MRO Contract

ATR Extends Type ‘A’ Maintenance Visit Intervals

OGMA to Modify Portuguese Air Force C-130 Aircraft

ACTSI Eyes Subic as Business Aviation Hub

Virgin Galactic reaches higher altitude and faster speeds during latest test flight

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