When questioned whether the Russian-built Sukhoi Seperjet-100 would be grounded following Sunday’s fatal Aeroflot crash which killed 41 people, the country’s transport minister, Yevgeny Ditrikh, commented bluntly that “There are no grounds for that.” The Sukhoi Superjet-100 is the first new passenger jet to be developed in Russia since the fall of the Soviet Union […]
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Air Canada has reported first quarter 2019 EBITDA of CA$583 million compared to first quarter 2018 EBITDA of CA$504 million. The airline reported first quarter 2019 operating income of CA$127 million compared to first quarter 2018 operating income of CA$86 million. Adjusted pre-tax income amounted to CA$24 million in the first quarter of 2019 compared
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The first A330neo for Lion Air Group has rolled out of the Airbus paint shop in Toulouse, France, featuring the airline’s distinctive livery. The aircraft will be operated on lease from BOC Aviation. Altogether, Lion Air Group will acquire 10 A330neo aircraft, eight of which will be leased from BOC Aviation. The aircraft will have
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Delta Air Lines has released operating performance for April 2019. Total system traffic for the month improved 5.9% compared to the previous year, while system capacity was up 5.0%. The load factor for the month was 85.8% up 0.7 points compared to April 2019. The company carried 16.9 million customers across its broad global network.
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The Supervisory Board of Deutsche Lufthansa AG has decided ahead of schedule to extend the contract with Thorsten Dirks by three years until April 30, 2023. Dirks will therefore be continuing as CEO of Eurowings. Thorsten Dirks has been an Executive Board Member of Deutsche Lufthansa AG since May 1, 2017, where he is responsible
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Japanese operator, New Central Airservice (NCA), together with their longstanding partner, Sojitz Aerospace Corporation (SOASCO), have accepted delivery of their factory new 19-passenger commuter aircraft during a ceremony at the RUAG MRO International facilities in Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany, on March 29, 2019. A RUAG Dornier 228 crew ferried the aircraft to Japan, on the customer’s behalf,
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Leonardo, CDP and ELITE have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) dedicated to supporting the growth of the companies that make up Leonardo’s supply chain. The agreement – which is linked to the partnership announced by ELITE and Leonardo last February and is part of Leonardo’s LEAP2020 programme – provides for the launch of a
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HAECO Group has selected AMOS as its preferred MRO software to be deployed in its Hong Kong operations. The main objective of this large-scale implementation project is to replace the current system – consisting of many point-to-point solutions – by a fully integrated end-to-end solution. HAECO Hong Kong will apply AMOS across its wide spectrum
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Macquarie Group has announced on Friday May 3, 2019, that PGGM Infrastructure Fund (PGGM), a leading Dutch pension investor, will take a 25% interest in Macquarie AirFinance. Macquarie AirFinance was established in 2006 and has evolved to become a leading and successful player in the aircraft operating lease industry, with a portfolio at March 2019
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Air Transat, a Canadian leisure and holiday travel airline, has taken delivery of its first Airbus A321LR aircraft. The A321LR is one of 15 the Montreal-based carrier is scheduled to receive. Air Transat leases the A321LR from AerCap. The A321LR, with its unique Airbus Cabin Flex configuration allowing for installation of additional fuel tanks, will
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