May 6, 2019

West Star Aviation sees major increase in number of Global Express inspections at ALN

West Star Aviation will be completing four 120-month Global Express inspections at its East Alton (ALN) location in the first half of 2019. The ALN location recently added additional state of the art hangar space, making room for such requests, along with highly experienced technicians to complete each detail of the process. In addition to […]

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Turhan Ozen, Chief Cargo Officer at Turkish Airlines, elected to International Air Cargo Association committee

People

Turhan Ozen, serving as Chief Cargo Officer at Turkish Airlines, was elected to the International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) committee, the joint voice of the industry that aims to enhance the air cargo profile with intensive efforts towards the global standards. Having a vast amount of knowledge about Balkan countries, the Middle East and Africa

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Air France KLM loss widens in first quarter 2019

Financial

In the first quarter 2019, the Air France-KLM Group posted an operating result of €-303 million, down €185 million compared to last year, which was impacted by the Air France strike for €-75 million. The unit revenue at constant currency of -2.2% compared to last year had a negative impact of €115 million on the

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41 believed dead as Aeroflot Sukhoi Superjet-100 catches fire mid-flight

Aircraft & Engines, Top Stories

An Aeroflot Sukhoi Superject-100 with 78 passengers on board caught fire after taking off from Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport a 17:15 local time, Sunday, en route for the city of Murmansk. According to the Interfax news agency, the flight crew issued a distress signal shortly after take-off, but the plane apparently failed with its first attempted

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7-day strike over as SAS reaches deal with pilots’ union

Other News

After the cancelation of over 4,000 flights affecting more than 380,000 passengers, Scandinavian airline SAS has reached an agreement with the pilots’ union which sees the 7-day strike come to an end, thought continued disruption of flights as a consequence of strike was expected. More than 1,400 pilots in Denmark, Norway and Sweden went on

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Fiji Airways opts for the A350 XWB as part of its expansion plans

Aircraft & Engines

Fiji Airways has adopted the A350 XWB as part of its expansion plans to broaden its international network. Two A350-900s will be leased from Dubai-based DAE Capital, making Fiji Airways the newest operator and DAE Capital the latest customer. With its common type rating with the A330 Family, the A350 XWB was the natural aircraft

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Embraer delivers 11 Commercial and 11 Executive Jets in first quarter

Aircraft & Engines

Embraer has delivered a total of 22 jets in the first quarter of 2019 (1Q19), of which 11 were commercial aircraft and 11 were executive jets (8 light and 3 large). As of March 31st, the firm order backlog totaled US$16.0 billion. In the first quarter 2019, Embraer has delivered the first E175 jet to

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Etihad innovates its narrowbody fleet with Acro’s Series 6 seat

MRO & Production

Acro Aircraft Seating has been selected by Etihad Airways to supply its Series 6 Economy Class seat. The seats are to be retrofitted on twenty-three of the airline’s A320 and A321 aircraft and are expected to enter service in May 2019. Series 6 is Acro’s next generation Economy Class seat which incorporates the company’s innovative

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BOC Aviation delivers first of seven Boeing 787-9 aircraft to Air Europa

Aircraft & Engines, Top Stories

BOC Aviation has delivered to Air Europa the first of seven new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners. These are part of a purchase and leaseback transaction. The remaining six aircraft – also Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners – are scheduled for delivery between now and the fourth quarter of 2020. All seven aircraft will be powered by Rolls Royce

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Ascent Aviation Services announces partnership with Working Heroes