Boeing and Biman Bangladesh Airlines (Biman) announced at the 2019 Dubai Airshow that the carrier is expanding its 787 Dreamliner fleet with two additional airplanes valued at US$585 million at list prices. The purchase – recorded in October as an unidentified order on Boeing’s website – complements Biman’s fleet of 787-8 jets with the larger […]
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Virgin Galactic unveiled its Future Astronaut Readiness Program at the global headquarters of Under Armour, who are providing the spacesuits for all Virgin Galactic’s customers. A number of Future astronauts, who will be among the first to participate in space flight with Virgin Galactic, were in attendance and underwent guidance and instruction from a number
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MRO solutions provider Sanad Aerotech, a wholly owned subsidiary of Mubadala Investment Company PJSC (Mubadala), has signed a landmark agreement with GE Aviation (GE) to provide maintenance services to GE for the next generation of narrow-body and wide-body aircraft. Under this agreement, the Abu Dhabi-based company will provide performance restoration overhaul services on the GEnx-1B
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Joramco, the Amman based MRO and the engineering arm of Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) has won another base maintenance contract from Kenya Airways, Kenya’s flag carrier, to perform seven heavy checks and modifications on its 787 aircraft. The checks will commence in 2020, between January and September. A new customer for Joramco is Corendon Airlines,
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) has delivered the first of two factory new Airbus A350-900 aircraft to Fiji Airways during a delivery ceremony at the Airbus facility in Toulouse, France. Both aircraft are being delivered on long-term leases. The Airbus A350 XWB is the first of the type to enter Fiji Airways’ fleet, making Fiji Airways
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Jet Aviation Dubai and the University of South Wales (USW) Dubai have announced their cooperation to help support the development of aspiring aviation professionals. Effective immediately, Jet Aviation will provide required on-the-job training opportunities to students in Dubai enrolled at USW Dubai, while USW will support tuition for qualified Jet Aviation employees. This collaboration will
Embraer and Cairo-based CIAF Leasing have signed a firm order for three E190 aircraft. The deal has a value of US$161.4 million at current list prices and will be added to Embraer’s fourth-quarter backlog. The three new aircraft will join CIAF’s existing fleet of three E170s, two of which are on lease with Jasmin Airways,
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BOC Aviation has delivered the first of ten new Airbus A320neo aircraft to Air China. The aircraft will be powered by Pratt & Whitney GTF™ PW1100G-JM engines.
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SalamAir and GECAS have entered into a lease agreement for two Airbus A321neo to enter service with Oman’s first low-cost carrier. The aircraft are from GECAS’ new order skyline and are outfitted with the latest technology CFM-LEAP engines. Based in Oman’s Muscat International Airport and serving routes between 28 destinations across 16 countries, SalamAir will
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AeroCentury, an independent aircraft leasing company, has reported a third-quarter 2019 net loss of US$8.2 million, compared to a net loss of US$4.5 million for the third-quarter of 2018. In the first nine months of 2019, the Company reported a net loss of US$9.6 million, compared to a net loss of US$4.2 million in the
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