Brazil, home to the world’s third-largest commercial plane manufacturer, has decided not to pursue its complaint against Canada over what it saw as unfair subsidies paid to rival manufacturer Bombardier. At the time of the initial complaint, Bombardier was producing the CSeries of jets, a direct competitor for Embraer’s own ERJ series. That situation changed […]
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Lufthansa has decided to use the interruption caused by the pandemic to modernize the existing training concept at its in-house flight schools. The principle of ab-initio training will remain in place, as it has been proven to be successful for decades. However, in the future, a so-called “campus model” framework will provide modern, digital forms
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Rolls-Royce has signed a TotalCare® agreement with new customer Uganda Airlines for its two new Airbus A330neo aircraft powered by Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 engines. Uganda Airlines received the first A330neo in December 2020 and the second in January 2021. TotalCare® offers more than just an engine maintenance plan; it is a service concept based upon
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Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings has reported strong increases in volumes, revenue and earnings for the fourth quarter and full year of 2020. These results were driven by ongoing demand for its assets and services and its operational execution. On a reported basis, net income totaled US$184.0 million for the three months ended December 31, 2020.
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In a move to further enhance its global distribution network and improve the customer experience, Dowty Propellers has launched an e-commerce spare parts site for the R408 propeller system on De Havilland Dash-8 400 regional airliners. This digital sales portal offers live inventory updates as well as the functionality to place and track orders. Dowty
Astronics Corporation has been awarded contracts by Boeing to supply CorePower® aircraft power distribution units and custom-engineered exterior lighting for the MQ-25 unmanned aerial refueling program. The CorePower system replaces pilot-operated, thermal mechanical breaker systems with intelligently controlled, solid-state switches to provide safe, reliable performance remotely. The system planned for the MQ-25 incorporates the use
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Air Côte d’Ivoire, Ivory Coast’s flagship carrier based in Abidjan, has taken delivery of its first A320neo, becoming the first operator of the type in the West-African region. This latest-generation aircraft will join Air Côte d’Ivoire’s existing Airbus fleet of six aircraft. With improved levels of efficiency, this new aircraft will be deployed on Air
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Helfried Schwarz will be joining ORIX Aviation Systems’ (ORIX Aviation) legal team based in Dublin as General Counsel and Mike MacConnie will step up to the role of Chief Operating Officer, in addition to his current role of Chief Technical Officer. Schwarz was previously a partner in Milbank Transportation and Space Group where he practiced
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