British Airways (BA) has announced that it is to start introducing blended fuel into its transatlantic flights from 2022. BA will be investing in a new Georgia-based LanzaJet U.S. plant which will produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at a commercial-scale volume, which will be made from ethanol which has been derived from agricultural and other […]
The first Boeing KC-46 tanker destined for the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) took to the skies on its maiden flight on February 8. This successful flight highlights an important milestone as the aircraft now transitions into the certification phase of development. Japan is the KC-46 program’s first international customer and is scheduled to receive
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Swissport International has appointed Warwick Brady as President and CEO. He will succeed Christoph Mueller, who has been acting as the interim CEO since January 1, 2021. Mueller will become Chairman of the Board of Directors once Brady assumes the CEO role in Spring 2021. Brady is currently the CEO of Esken Limited, formerly Stobart
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Airbus has handed over the first completed cockpit upgrade for UPS Airlines’ fleet of 52 A300-600 Freighters. The aircraft (MSN868), revitalized with state-of-the-art Honeywell cockpit avionics, was redelivered to UPS on February 3, at Airbus’ U.S. facility in Mobile Alabama following the certification by the EASA on December 22, 2020 and by the FAA on
Seabury Solutions, a subsidiary of New York-based Seabury Capital Group and one of the market leaders in delivering aircraft M&E & MRO software solutions for the aviation industry, has announced that the U.S. regional airline, Ravn Alaska, has reiterated its ongoing commitment to Alkym®, the company’s end-to-end enterprise MRO IT platform. Bruce Gowling, Seabury Solutions’
Nasmyth Group has appointed Tony Sexton as Group Sales Director. Sexton joined Nasmyth Group in 2007 as Managing Director of IEC and has more recently held the position of Director of Systems and Defense for both the Nasmyth IEC and Nasmyth CE businesses. In his new position, he will develop a new, integrated, global sales
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GAMECO (Guangzhou Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Company Limited) has announced the addition of a third conversion line for the 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF) at its Guangzhou facility. Concurrently, GAMECO is also inducting the first aircraft into its second BCF line, which was announced in September 2020.With the addition of the third line, GAMECO will also
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