Eva Air Corporation (Eva Air) has been forced to cancel a further 550 flights after negotiations to end the cabin crew strike, which began on June 20, broke down. Including the latest cancelations, it is estimated the strike will have cost the carrier in the region of US$56 million and will have affected 2,000 flights […]
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Falko Regional Aircraft, an aircraft operating leasing and asset management company, has reached a final close on Falko Regional Aircraft Opportunities Fund II with total commitments of US$650 million. The Fund will make investments in regional aircraft leased globally. Falko significantly surpassed its original target of US$600 million and received commitments from a diverse group
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Steven Zaat has been appointed EVP Finance at Air France, as of July 3, 2019. He will report directly to Anne Rigail and will be a member of the Executive Committee. Zaat takes over from Marc Verspyck who stepped down from his position as EVP Finance of Air France on July 3, before leaving the
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Singapore Airlines (SIA) will be investing more than S$50 million in a major revamp of its SilverKris and KrisFlyer Gold Lounges at Changi Airport Terminal 3. Renovations are due to commence in August 2019 and are expected to be completed by mid-2021. The redevelopment project will see an overall 30% increase in space and total
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Norwegian carried almost 3.5 million passengers in June. The company’s unit revenue improved by 10% compared to the same month in the previous year. Total traffic increased by 7% and capacity growth was 5%, compared to June 2018. The load factor improved 1.0 point to 91.5%.
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HEICO Corporation has released that its Buc, France-based 3D PLUS subsidiary has acquired substantially all of the assets and business of Bretigny-sur-Orge, France-based BERNIER, SAS in an all cash transaction. 3D PLUS is part of HEICO’s Electronic Technologies Group. No further financial details were disclosed, but HEICO expects the acquisition to be accretive to its
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Geisinger Life Flight has successfully implemented digital signatures for its aviation management software, WinAir Version 7, and is now live with this new feature. Digital signatures provide Geisinger with the ability to have mechanics and inspectors electronically sign -off on maintenance tasks and job completion. As a result of this implementation, Geisinger has become the
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On June 27, 2019, AFG Aviation Ireland has successfully delivered one Airbus A320-214, MSN 2764, to Sirius Opportunities No.1 DAC, managed by World Star Aviation (UK).
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Boeing has announced US$100 million in funds to address family and community needs of those affected by the tragic accidents of Lion Air Flight 610 and Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302. These funds will support education, hardship and living expenses for impacted families, community programs, and economic development in impacted communities. Boeing will partner with local
From airport checkpoints to counter terrorism to future medical imaging devices, the use of x-ray 3D imaging is the cornerstone of many of the applications that are critical to security and medical markets. Notably, airport checkpoint technology is facing an immediate challenge, with global passenger numbers on track to double by 2030 (source: IATA). The evolving
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