3 July 2019

German Efromovich sets sights on ailing Alitalia

Having been ousted as Chairman of Columbia’s Avianca airline after defaulting on a loan from United Continental Holdings (United), Bolivian-born German Efromovich has now made an approach to acquire a 30% stake in the struggling Italian flag-carrying airline Alitalia. Italian daily financial newspaper Il Sole 24 reported a conversation it had with Efromovich in which …

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Spanish airline Volotea to invest €15 million to improve customer experience this summer

Volotea, the Spanish airline of mid and small-sized European cities, has implemented a set of measures that include the coordination of flight operations, new and improved passenger services and new additions to the onboard experience that will improve customers’ satisfaction and travel experience. The company has invested €15 million to launch these improvements ahead of …

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Elix Aviation Capital delivers two ATR 72-500 to Sky Express

Elix Aviation Capital has confirmed that it has delivered two ATR 72-500 Aircraft (MSN 699 and MSN 767), on lease to Sky Express of Greece.  With these two deliveries, Elix expands its portfolio of leased assets operating in Greece, a market with short-haul routes ideally suited to the performance and efficiency of turboprops. Sky Express …

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Flexjet selects GE Aviation for Digital Flight Operations Technology

Flexjet and GE Aviation have implemented a comprehensive safety and fleet modernization project including flight operations quality assurance (FOQA), quick access recorders (QARs) and cellular data services. The equipment will monitor Flexjet’s fleet of 150 aircraft including Embraer Phenom 300 and Legacy 450, Bombardier Challenger 300, 350, Global Express and the Gulfstream G450 and G650. …

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Aircraft End-of-Life Solutions purchases Airbus A330 from TAP

Aircraft End-of-Life Solutions (AELS) has purchased one Airbus A330-223 from Portuguese operator TAP. The aircraft will be flown to Twente Airport at the end of July. AELS will disassemble and dismantle the aircraft according to the highest industry standards. The A330, MSN 195, with registration CS-TOI, has been operated by TAP since 2007. The aircraft …

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Boeing debuting 777 to serve as 2019 flying test bed

Boeing is launching its latest round of flight-testing to assess new technologies that could address real-world challenges for airplane operators and passengers — from enhancing safety and sustainability to improving the flying experience. The company is debuting a Boeing 777 that will serve as the 2019 flying test bed for 50 projects. Boeing’s ecoDemonstrator program …

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RUAG sells business aviation sites in Geneva and Lugano

As part of its new strategic alignment, RUAG, the international technology group, is selling its Swiss business aviation sites. The buyer of the sites at the Geneva-Cointrin and Lugano-Agno airports is the French aerospace group Dassault Aviation. The successful sale of RUAG Business Aviation AG is the first step to realign the portfolio of RUAG. …

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Astronics acquires Freedom Communication Technologies

Astronics Corporation  has acquired Freedom Communication Technologies, Inc. (FCT), a developer and manufacturer of communication test equipment for the land-based mobile radio test market, providing innovative solutions to Long-Term Evolution (LTE) high-speed wireless communications customers globally. Astronics has acquired 100% of the equity of FCT for US$22 million in cash. Based in Kilgore, TX, FCT …

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