Javier Sánchez-Prieto, currently Vueling chairman and chief executive, has been appointed chairman and chief executive of Iberia. Marco Sansavini, currently Iberia chief commercial officer, has been appointed chairman and chief executive of Vueling. Both Sánchez-Prieto and Sansavini will take up their new roles in late March when IAG’s chief executive, Willie Walsh, stands down to […]
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Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) has signed a US$300 million 5-year dual tranche unsecured term financing facility with Emirates Islamic and Emirates NBD Capital, the investment banking arm of Emirates NBD. The facility will contain a conventional and an Islamic tranche and can be upsized to US$600 million. The facility will support the future financing needs
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Rolls-Royce has appointed Arrow Aviation as the newest FIRST network™ Authorized Maintenance Repair & Overhaul Center (AMROC). Headquartered in Broussard, Louisiana, Arrow Aviation will provide certified MRO services for M250 and RR300 engine customers. Previously, as a Rolls-Royce M250 Authorized Maintenance Center, Arrow Aviation provided comprehensive in-house component repair reworks capabilities to customers worldwide. As
Bombardier has sold two Learjet 75 Liberty aircraft to North Dakota-based Fargo Jet Center (FJC). The aircraft are to be converted to dedicated medevac configuration and delivered to air ambulance service provider Lotnicze Pogotowie Ratunkowe (LPR), based in Warsaw, Poland. LPR selected the Learjet 75 Liberty aircraft, with FJC’s proposed medevac interior, to serve its
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American Airlines and the TWU-IAM Association have reached tentative agreements last week for new joint collective bargaining agreements that cover more than 31,000 team members. The tentative agreements are subject to ratification by maintenance and related and fleet service team members, represented by the Association. The association will communicate details of the agreements to its
Batik Air, the full service wing of Indonesia’s Lion Group has taken delivery of its first A320neo aircraft. The aircraft is the 46th Airbus aircraft in Batik Air’s fleet that already includes 44 A320 Family aircraft and one A330-300. The new aircraft features 156 seats (12 business and 144 economy seats) and will be deployed
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easyJet has welcomed the announcement by its partner Wright Electric (Wright) on its engine development program for its flagship 186-seat electric aircraft, named Wright 1. Wright is engineering electrical systems at the megawatt scale which will be necessary for commercial flight for its 186-seat electric aircraft. It is building a 1.5 MW electric motor and
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Airbus Helicopters concluded Heli-Expo 2020 with 38 orders, as well as 20 retrofits for the new five-bladed H145. German air rescue and ambulance provider DRF Luftrettung placed an order for 15 H145s, making them the largest operator of the H145. Show highlights included the increased power of the H125 that will enable operators to lift
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Embraer and SkyWest have signed a firm order for 20 E175 jets in a 76-seat configuration. The order has a value of US$ 972 million, based on 2019 list prices, and is already included in Embraer’s 2019 fourth-quarter backlog. Deliveries are expected to begin in the second half of 2020. “Embraer and SkyWest enjoy a partnership marked
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