September 11, 2019

Heathrow braces itself for climate change drone protest this Friday

London’s Heathrow Airport is on high alert as climate change protestors look to fly drones in proximity to the airport’s runways this Friday. The protesters, Heathrow Pause, are an offshoot of the larger Extinction Rebellion climate change group. They are protesting principally against the proposed third runway necessary for Heathrow’s expansion. Extinction Rebellion’s co-founder, Roger …

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Nasmyth Ferndown makes significant investment in new component inspection and design equipment

MRO & Production

Nasmyth Ferndown, part of the global engineering Nasmyth Group, has made a major investment in new equipment which will significantly enhance its component inspection and design process. The new Hexagon Absolute laser arm will improve the efficiency of the inspection process by approximately 50%. Providing much greater accuracy across more dimensions supported by the RS5 …

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West Star Aviation announces retirement of Robert Rasberry

People

After nearly 20 years, Robert (Bob) Rasberry, Chairman of the Board, is retiring from West Star Aviation. Rasberry will continue with West Star’s Board of Directors as Chairman Emeritus and join Norwest Equity Partners (NEP), a middle-market equity investment firm and parent of West Star Aviation, as a Senior Advisor supporting NEP’s continued interest in …

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Norwegian reports increased unit revenue and higher load factor in August

Airlines & Routes, Traffic

Norwegian has carried more than 3.5 million passengers in August. The unit revenue increased by 3% while the load factor was 90%, up 0.4 points. Total traffic increased by 5% and capacity growth was 4% compared to the previous year.

S7 Technics launches aircraft seat cover repair facility

MRO & Production

Russian aircraft maintenance provider S7 Technics has launched a new facility for the repair and refurbishment of cabin components for Western-built aircraft at its Novosibirsk Tolmachevo maintenance base. In doing so it becomes the first of its kind beyond the Urals to be able to help airlines in Siberia, the far east of Russia, and …

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Finnair and LATAM Airlines Group launch codeshare partnership

Airlines & Routes

Finnair and LATAM Airlines Group have implemented a new codeshare agreement on flights between Finnair’s hub in Helsinki and LATAM’s hubs in São Paulo, Brazil, and in Santiago, Chile, via five European gateways: London, Paris, Madrid, Barcelona and Milan. As part of the codeshare agreement, Finnair’s AY code will be added to LATAM’s transatlantic flights …

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Locatory.com to invest US$10 million in engine stands leasing business

Financial

Locatory.com, part of the Avia Solutions Group and an aviation IT company primarily acting as an aircraft parts locator, has invested in a new business. The company is spreading its services portfolio and has started the global leasing of aircraft engine stands. It is planned that in the five upcoming years Locatory.com will invest over …

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Valsoft enters aviation vertical with acquisition of Commsoft Oases

Financial

Valsoft Corporation (Valsoft), a Montreal-based company specializing in the acquisition and development of vertical market software businesses, has acquired Communications Software (Airline Systems) Limited (Commsoft OASES), a leader in the aviation engineering and maintenance software market, based in Tiptree, U.K. Founded as a software house in 1971, Communications Software (Airline Systems) Limited won its first …

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IAMA welcomes first Advisory Member to the alliance

Other News

IAMA, the Independent Aircraft Modifier Alliance, has announced that aviation supplier EURO-COMPOSITES® has signed a Letter of Intent to join as IAMA’s first Advisory Member. EURO-COMPOSITES, a leading parts supplier and EASA 21J Design Organization in the aviation aftermarket, has operations in Luxembourg, Germany and the United States. IAMA, which was launched in early April …

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GA Telesis’ increase in product demand leads to increase in Q3 engine and airframe inventory levels

MRO & Production

GA Telesis Component Solutions Group (CSG) has acquired one CFM56-5B, six CFM56-5A, two CF6-80C2B engines, two 777-200ER and two 737NG to meet the demand of its customer inventory requirements. The inventory will be used to support the GA Telesis SNAP, ACCESS, and Flight Hour Programs, as well as day-to-day replenishment requirements of the Company’s Airline …

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Heathrow braces itself for climate change drone protest this Friday

Nasmyth Ferndown makes significant investment in new component inspection and design equipment

West Star Aviation announces retirement of Robert Rasberry

Norwegian reports increased unit revenue and higher load factor in August

S7 Technics launches aircraft seat cover repair facility

Finnair and LATAM Airlines Group launch codeshare partnership

Locatory.com to invest US$10 million in engine stands leasing business

Valsoft enters aviation vertical with acquisition of Commsoft Oases

IAMA welcomes first Advisory Member to the alliance

GA Telesis’ increase in product demand leads to increase in Q3 engine and airframe inventory levels

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