Having taken over the role of CEO at United Airlines (United) in September 2015, Oscar Munoz is to become Chairman of the Board of Directors and current President, J. Scott Kirby will take over Munoz’ role, both new positions to take effect after the shareholder’s meeting on May 20, 2020. As CEO, Munoz has been […]
South Korean start-up, Aero K Airlines, has signed up for Rusada’s MRO and Flight Operations software, ENVISION. Aero K is scheduled to commence passenger flights as of March 2020 serving destinations across Asia, including China, Japan and Vietnam. Aero K will use ENVISION to manage the airworthiness of its fleet and line maintenance activities as
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China Airlines has selected the Pratt & Whitney GTF™ engine to power an order of up to 30 Airbus A321neo aircraft. The initial firm order is for 25 A321neo aircraft with purchase options for an additional five aircraft and represents a combination of new aircraft purchases from Airbus and leased aircraft from ALC and CALC.
Trenchard Aviation Group, a well-known partner in aircraft cabin component design, manufacture, repair and on-wing maintenance, has appointed Neil Watkins to Group Sales & Marketing Director. The primary focus of his new role will be the development of a single sales strategy for the entire Group – comprising Aero Technics, Airbase, Servecorp, and Reheat International
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In November, Finnair carried 1,084,000 passengers, 10.6% more than in the corresponding period of 2018. The overall capacity increased in November by 9.4%. Finnair’s traffic increased by 13.1% and the Passenger Load Factor (PLF) increased year-on-year by 2.5% points to 77.1%.
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Pratt & Whitney has reported a US$30 million investment in its engine services facility in Bridgeport, West Virginia for the maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) of PW800 engines. Specifically, the site will service the PW814GA and PW815GA engines that power the Gulfstream G500 and G600 aircraft, respectively, with the capacity to expand its capabilities to
Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Panasonic), a market leader in in-flight entertainment and connectivity, has signed a multi-year agreement for Ku-band capacity on two multi-beam payloads on the EUTELSAT 10B satellite, due to be launched in 2022. This contract with Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) will enable Panasonic to provide multiple gigahertz of new extreme throughput (XTS[1] Ku-band
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GECAS and Sculptor Capital Management (Sculptor) have announced the closing of STARR 2019-2. Under the terms of the transaction, GECAS is selling twenty in-production Boeing and Airbus narrowbodies to START III Ltd. The diversified portfolio has an average aircraft age of 8.4 years and includes aircraft currently on lease to 17 airlines in 14 countries,
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BOC Aviation has delivered the second of ten new Airbus A320neo aircraft to Air China. This aircraft is the 100th aircraft to be delivered to Air China’s Southwest branch.
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SAS had an unsatisfactory full year result, significantly lower than last year, due to headwinds from higher jet-fuel costs, unfavorable currency movements and a strike. Despite these challenges, SAS’ customer offerings and operational efficiency improvements together with reduced market capacity, especially in the fourth quarter, led to a positive result for the full-year 2019. During
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