Michael Erfert, currently ‘Head of Global Sales Steering, Products & Processes Hub Airlines Lufthansa Group, will join Eurowings as Head of Sales on August 15, 2020. In addition to his function as Head of Sales, Distribution and Digital at Eurowings, he will also become Managing Director of the Eurowings digital subsidiary. Erfert will be responsible […]
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Bondholders in Virgin Australia Holdings (Virgin Australia) have made an application to the Takeover Panel seeking approval to submit an alternative purchase proposal to creditors to consider against the currently accepted offer from private equity group Bain Capital for an as-yet undisclosed sum. Bondholders are not the only ones to object to what they see
Textron Aviation has been awarded a contract by Sundt Air for two Beechcraft King Air 350C turboprop aircraft to support air ambulance and medevac missions throughout Greece. The Athens-based aircraft will be owned by the country’s Ministry of Health, with the Hellenic Air Force overseeing maintenance and operation in support of disaster relief, medical rescue,
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As part of validation for the certification process of the ATR 42-500 with modification 5948 in China, a certification flight test took-off and landed from Francazal airport in Toulouse. The flight, which took place on Friday, July 3, is a major step toward ATR type certification validation in China, expected in autumn 2020. The ATR
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SkyWorks Holdings has reported transactions and activities performed during the second quarter of 2020. SkyWorks was retained by a group of bondholders in the LATAM 2015-1 EETC to manage the repossession and remarketing of 17 aircraft consisting of 11 A321-200s, four 787-9s, and two A350-900s. Copa Airlines retained SkyWorks to manage the sale of up
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Airbus’ manufacturing subsidiary Premium AEROTEC in Augsburg, Germany, has commenced production of the first Rear Center Tank (RCT) for the Airbus A321XLR. The “first metal cut” – the production of the first machined part for the tank – took place on June 25, 2020. The RCT, which is unique to the new long-range A321XLR, is
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In June, Finnair carried 55,200 passengers, which is 96.0% less than in the corresponding period of 2019 but 107.2% more than in May 2020. The overall capacity decreased in June by 96.9% year-on-year. Finnair’s traffic decreased by 98.4%. The passenger load factor decreased by 42.4% points to 43.8%. All passenger traffic figures were still heavily
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Trip & Co and SII have joined forces in order to develop efficient products to transport cargo on board of passenger flights. They now have received a tremendous number of requests from companies and corporations all over the world. Their new products are designed specifically for cargo-in-cabin applications and while suitable for all sorts of
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North American Aerospace Industries Corporation (NAAI)’s Managing Principal/General Manager, Sven Daniel Koechler, PhD, believes the aviation industry can do more to promote sustainability. The top executive of this end-to-end aircraft recycling solutions provider stated: “We are about to break ground on our planned aircraft recycling facilities in the GlobalTrans Park in Kinston, North Carolina. Although,
