September 4, 2019

Pattonair expands portfolio with acquisition of aircraft spares company Adams Aviation

Global aerospace and defence industry expert Pattonair has expanded its portfolio with the acquisition of aircraft spares company Adams Aviation. The agreement is the second move in the aerospace industry in the space of a month by Pattonair, the Derby-based provider of innovative supply chain solutions to the global aerospace market. It follows the company’s …

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Embraer delivers first Multi-mission Airlift KC-390 to the Brazilian Air Force

Military & Defense

Embraer has delivered the first multi-mission airlift KC-390 to the Brazilian Air Force (FAB). at a ceremony held at Anápolis Air Base, in the mid-western state of Goiás, starting preparations for the aircraft’s entry into service by FAB’s First Troop Transport Group (1st GTT). Embraer has been conducting theoretical and practical training with the Air Force …

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Jet Parts Engineering adds two new members to its sales team

People

Jet Parts Engineering (JPE) has added two new members to its Sales team: Daniel Taylor, Sales Manager, and Yu Chin Teo, Sales Director for Asia-Pacific. Daniel Taylor has extensive experience in the aviation industry, having roles as technician, inside sales, project line manager, and outside sales. Prior to joining Jet Parts Engineering, Taylor worked for …

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TRU Simulation + Training signs agreements with Cathay Pacific Airways

Other News

TRU Simulation + Training has signed an agreement with Cathay Pacific Airways, flag carrier of Hong Kong, to provide three new flight simulation training devices. As part of the agreement, TRU will provide a Boeing 777-9 full flight simulator, a 777-9 flight training device, and an A320neo FFS. The 777-9 FFS will be one of …

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Cathay Pacific chief to step down amid Hong Kong turmoil

People, Top Stories

Cathay Pacific, Hong Kong’s largest and flag-carrying airline has announced on Wednesday, September 4, that it’s current chairman, John Slosar, is to step down, effective from November 6 at the conclusion of the carrier’s board meeting. According to Cathay Pacific, his relinquishing of his role is due to retirement, though the airline has come under …

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Lufthansa Group continues to expand service from Montreal offering direct flights to Brussels

Airlines & Routes

Brussels Airlines, Belgium’s home carrier and a member of the Lufthansa Group, will launch its new, non-stop seasonal service between Montréal, Quebec and Brussels, Belgium beginning in March 2020. Service will be offered five times per week between Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport and Brussels Airport, offering new travel opportunities between Canada and Brussels Airlines’ …

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Permira to acquire Topcast Aviation Supplies Company

Financial

Global investment firm Permira has released that a company backed by the Permira Funds will acquire the majority of the shares of Topcast Aviation Supplies Company Limited and its affiliates, the largest independent aircraft parts distributor in the Asia Pacific region, from its founders. The founders and current management team, including Managing Director Thomas Hung …

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Heston MRO adds ANA for Perth station, gains JCAB approval

MRO & Production

Heston MRO, an independent MRO organization in Australasia, has gained Japan’s JCAB approval for its Perth line station and extended cooperation with ANA airlines. In addition to the p daily flight between Tokyo (Haneda) and Sydney which has been operating for almost four years, ANA has launched daily flights to Perth. As part of its …

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Iridium and Thales expand partnership to deliver Aircraft Connectivity Services

Information Technology

Iridium Communications has named Thales as the newest Iridium Certus aviation service provider. While already developing the Iridium Certus-based FlytLINK terminal and antenna, Thales will now be able to offer both Iridium Certus terminals and Iridium Certus connectivity services to business jets, commercial aircraft, rotorcraft, general aviation and UAVs. Iridium Certus is a L-band broadband …

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France’s Aigle Azur joins growing list of failed airlines

Financial, Top Stories

Aigle Azur (Blue Eagle), France’s second-largest airline, is set to file for bankruptcy protection next Monday after struggling, and failing, to run profitably for many years. The move follows on from last week’s ‘coup’ which removed Frantz Yvelin form the carrier’s helm as chief executive. Shareholders have accused him of making “strategic mistakes over the …

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