As of January 1, 2020, Marcel de Nooijer will start as Transavia’s new CEO. He succeeds Mattijs ten Brink, who left Transavia on September 30, 2019. Marcel de Nooijer is currently Executive Vice President Air France-KLM Cargo and Managing Director of Martinair. In addition, commercial director Erik-Jan Gelink has indicated that he will leave Transavia […]
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Swiss International Air Lines AG (Swiss), part of the Lufthansa group of companies and based near Basel, Switzerland, has announced that it has been forced to ground its fleet of 29 Airbus 220 jets in order to make engine checks after a technical problem was encountered by one of its jets on a London to
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MTU Aero Engines has built a new test center for engine parts on its Munich premises, investing an amount of more than €25 million (US$27.5 million) in a new building and the most advanced test equipment. After two years of construction, the test center is now operational. With the new test center, MTU not only
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StandardAero has signed an exclusive long-term contract with Fort Lauderdale-based Silver Airways for Pratt & Whitney PW127M engine support. Silver Airways is an Amerian, independent regional airline and StandardAero will provide it with comprehensive engine services in support of its  fleet of brand-new ATR -600 regional turboprops, including responsive overhaul-level support from StandardAero’s Summerside, PE,
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Bombardier’s two latest additions to the Global family, the Global 5500 and Global 6500 business jets, have received European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certification, validating the requirement for the aircraft’s operation in the European Union. This certification comes on the heels of Transport Canada certification and entry-into-service on September 30. The aircraft went through the
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West Star has promoted Eric Valdes to Gulfstream Program Director with associated programs for Egyptian contracts, Accessories, NDT and Window Repair at its East Alton, IL (ALN) facility. Valdes brings over 26 years of aviation experience with him, formally serving as Gulfstream Program Manager at West Star for the past 12 years and previously at
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Amaszonas LÃnea Aérea ( Amaszonas) of Bolivia is the newest Embraer E-Jet operator. The airline started flying the E190 on October 15, between Santa Cruz de la Sierra’s Viru Viru Airport and La Paz. Amaszonas is adding a total of six E190s to its fleet. The airplanes will fly to several domestic and international destinations.
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MRO service provider SR Technics, has been awarded a seven-year exclusive engine maintenance contract with Ukraine International Airlines (UIA). The agreement covers a minimum of 34 CFM56-7B shop visits. Meanwhile, work began on the first engine in the SR Technics engine shop in Zurich in August of this year. UIA and SR Technics have had
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Panasonic Avionics Corporation subsidiary, AeroMobile and TrueMove Thailand, a subsidiary of True Corporation, have partnered to launch an inflight data roaming bundle for its customers. The inflight bundle, which commercially launched in September 2019, will place inflight mobility at the heart of TrueMove Thailand’s roaming packages. As the first operator in the country to launch
Aerospace and aviation recruitment specialist, Aeropeople, has been awarded CAMO Part M approval, which adds to an already extensive portfolio of global services. The company has held Part 145 line maintenance approval since 2004 and is officially recognised as a Line Maintenance Organisation, so this latest approval further broadens its offering to airlines and enables
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