January 3, 2020

Airbus teams up with Aston Martin to launch ACH130 Aston Martin Edition helicopter

The ACH130 Aston Martin Edition, the first offering from the recently-announced partnership between Aston Martin Lagonda and Airbus Corporate Helicopters, was revealed on January 3rd, at Courchevel in the French Alps. This stylish special edition of the ACH130 helicopter comes equipped with a range of four interior and exterior designs generated by Aston Martin which […]

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Eirtech secures redelivery contract with SAS Scandinavian Airlines

Aircraft & Engines

Eirtech has contracted with SAS Scandinavian Airlines for Phase II End of Lease Redelivery Programme. The first phase of the programme, for which Eirtech managed the redelivery of a significant volume of aircraft to multiple lessors, has commenced in 2015 and has concluded at the end of 2019. Phase II of the programme will begin

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11 injured as nitrogen gas line ruptures at Kansas aircraft plant

Other News

11 members of a skeleton crew at the Textron Aviation plant near Wichita, Kansas were injured on Friday, December 27, when a three-inch line carrying liquid nitrogen ruptured, also damaging a storage tank, resulting in nitrogen venting out of the building. County and company officials have advised that the incident may have set back the

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AerCap and AirSial sign lease agreement for three Airbus A320 aircraft

Aircraft & Engines

AerCap has signed an agreement with AirSial, a privately-owned Pakistani startup airline, for the lease of three used Airbus A320 aircraft. The aircraft are scheduled to deliver in the second quarter of 2020 and will be the first aircraft to be delivered to the airline. Aengus Kelly, CEO of AerCap, said, “For more than a

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Delta completes tender offer to purchase shares in LATAM

Financial

Delta Air Lines has successfully completed its previously announced tender offer and has acquired a 20% equity stake in LATAM Airlines Group S.A for approximately US$1.9 billion., an important milestone toward bringing together the leading airlines in North and South America. This investment continues Delta’s strategy of making equity investments in key airline partners around

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American Airlines and Royal Air Maroc launch codeshare agreement

Airlines & Routes

American Airlines has launched a reciprocal codeshare agreement with Morocco’s largest airline, Royal Air Maroc, to add new options for travel to Morocco starting Dec. 26. American’s customers will be able to purchase select Royal Air Maroc flights to Casablanca, Morocco (CMN), which will provide seamless connecting service to Marrakech, Morocco (RAK). The codeshare will

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COMAC highlights safety priority as 6th C919 prototype jet takes to the skies

Aircraft & Engines, Uncategorized

The Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) has announced that its sixth C919 AC106 prototype has successfully undergone its first test flight which lasted just over two hours after the jet took off from Shanghai on Friday, December 12. The C919 is China’s solution to the Airbus-Boeing duopoly involving the A320- and 737-family jets respectively

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Rolls-Royce Pearl 15 receives US certification

Aircraft & Engines

The Pearl® 15, the exclusive engine option for Bombardier’s Global 5500 and Global 6500 aircraft, has received its official certification by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The engine, which was developed at the Rolls-Royce Centre of Excellence for Business Aviation engines in Dahlewitz, Germany, has previously been certified by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency

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12 killed and 49 seriously injured as Fokker 100 crashes on take-off at Almaty Airport

Other News

It was reported on Friday, December 27, that a Bek Air aircraft – identified as a Fokker-100, a medium-sized, twin-turbofan jet airliner – crashed when it lost altitude just after it had taken off at 7:22 a.m. from Almaty International Airport, in Kazakhstan. Of the 93 passengers and five crew on board, 12 were killed,

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Air Kiribati is launch operator for E190-E2 jet in Asia Pacific

Aircraft & Engines

Air Kiribati, the flag carrier of the Republic of Kiribati, has received its first E190-E2 jet. Embraer has signed the contract with the Government of Kiribati, in partnership with its national airline, Air Kiribati, in December 2018. The airline has ordered two E190-E2s and has purchase rights for two more. Air Kiribati is the launch

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Airbus teams up with Aston Martin to launch ACH130 Aston Martin Edition helicopter

Eirtech secures redelivery contract with SAS Scandinavian Airlines

11 injured as nitrogen gas line ruptures at Kansas aircraft plant

AerCap and AirSial sign lease agreement for three Airbus A320 aircraft

Delta completes tender offer to purchase shares in LATAM

American Airlines and Royal Air Maroc launch codeshare agreement

COMAC highlights safety priority as 6th C919 prototype jet takes to the skies

Rolls-Royce Pearl 15 receives US certification

12 killed and 49 seriously injured as Fokker 100 crashes on take-off at Almaty Airport

Air Kiribati is launch operator for E190-E2 jet in Asia Pacific

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