The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is urging governments to get together and lift border restrictions as well as finding alternatives to quarantine measures if further economic damage is to be avoided. Despite a more recent increase in air traffic over the last months, helped by the reopening of borders between Schengen and non-Schengen EU […]
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East Midlands based global engine and aircraft consultants, TGIS Aviation Management, has announced a new service to the aviation leasing community. TGIS has teamed up with BCT Aviation Maintenance to offer a combined asset management, storage maintenance and return-to-service package. BCT can offer both EASA and FAA certification. Ian Smith, Technical Director of TGIS commented,
Traffic at Munich Airport has been picking up again. As of early August, 45 airlines already connect Munich with 140 destinations, including 13 destinations in Germany, 18 destinations in Greece, 15 in Spain, 13 in Italy, nine in Turkey, seven in France, five in Croatia, four in Portugal, and three in Bulgaria. The North African
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Following the appointment of Arjan Meijer as President & CEO of Embraer’s Commercial Aviation business in June, the Brazilian planemaker is making a number of key leadership appointments in its global commercial team. Martyn Holmes has been appointed Chief Commercial Officer of Embraer’s commercial unit. He joined the company in 2012 and is moving on
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Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA and Lufthansa Technik have extended their cooperation for the overhaul of the carrier’s 90 Boeing 737NG-strong fleet by another five years. The services are performed at Lufthansa Technik’s location in Budapest, Hungary, within the framework of a Total Base Maintenance Support (TBS®) contract, with the first contract events planned for September
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Fly Leasing (FLY) has posted its financial results for the second quarter of 2020. FLY is reporting net income of US$9.6 million for the second quarter of 2020, compared to net income of US$54.1 million for the same period in 2019. Net income for the six months ended June 30, 2020 was US$47.7 million, compared
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Jet Aviation’s maintenance facility in Geneva has re-delivered its first 240-month check on a Global Express. The inspection was successfully performed in conjunction with an avionics modification and a number of service bulletins. The company has since initiated a combined 120/180-month check on a Global Express XRS — with more in the pipeline. Essentially a
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GECAS (GE Capital Aviation Services) has signed an agreement with S7 Airlines for two 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF) aircraft. S7 Cargo, general agent for cargo operations sales of S7 Group, will manage freight services. S7’s air freight program currently utilizes belly capacity on passenger planes and these narrowbody freighters will mark the inauguration of
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As CNBC’s Leslie Josephs reports, American Airlines is preparing to scrap flights serving two-dozen medium and small cities as the expiration of federal coronavirus aid that placed restrictions on carriers from cutting service approaches, according to an executive at the carrier. Airlines are required to maintain minimum levels of service through Sept. 30 under a US$25
