October 7, 2021

Air Asia Group and Airbus reach agreement over restructuring of massive plane order

Malaysia’s Air Asia Group has come to an agreement with European planemaker Airbus over changes to an existing order for 362 narrow-body planes. As part of the arrangement, 13 A320neos will be switched to the larger A321neo model. While the original schedule for deliveries is not publicly known, the new schedule will see deliveries through …

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Finnair reports traffic performance for September 2021

Traffic

In September, Finnair carried 298,200 passengers, which was 158.1% more than in September 2020. The number of passengers in September 2021 was 11.9% more than in August 2021 (month-on-month figures are not fully comparable as there is one fewer day in September). The COVID-19 impact, including the strict travel restrictions imposed by several countries, still …

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Grazia Vittadini joins Rolls-Royce as Chief Technology Officer Designate

People

Rolls-Royce has released that Grazia Vittadini, former CTO at Airbus, will be joining as Chief Technology Officer, Designate, to succeed Paul Stein when he steps down next year after almost 12 years leading the company’s pioneering research and technology efforts. Separately, Harry Holt, Chief People Officer, has decided to leave to take up the post …

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SIA Engineering announces divestment of Asian Surface Technologies

Financial

SIA Engineering Company (SIAEC) has entered into an agreement with PAS TECHNOLOGIES B.V. (PAS) for the sale of SIAEC’s entire 39.2% shareholding in Asian Surface Technologies (AST) to PAS. AST is a joint venture based in Singapore between SIAEC (39.2%), United Technologies International (20.0%) and PAS (40.8%). Its principal activities include the repair of aircraft …

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Norwegian passenger numbers show continued increase

Traffic

Norwegian’s traffic figures for September have shown a continued increase in the number of passengers as demand strengthens across its network. Traditional booking patterns are beginning to return and the carrier is seeing more people planning ahead and booking to travel to popular city breaks and winter sun destinations. In September, Norwegian carried 977,719 passengers, …

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Joramco names Adam Voss new COO

People

Joramco, the Amman-based aircraft maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) facility, and engineering arm of Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE), has named Adam Voss as its new Chief Operating Officer (COO) reporting directly to Fraser Currie, Joramco’s CEO. Voss has more than 30 years’ aviation experience in the maintenance and engineering of large commercial aircraft. He has …

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APOC acquires first CFM56-5b for up-cycling as engine portfolio expands

MRO & Production

APOC has purchased its first CFM56-5b engine for immediate part-out. It is one of a range of engines that the business is sourcing to augment the new spare parts division and will comprise the complete array of components for overhaul including LLPs, fan blades, HPT, and HPC blades. The part-out will be undertaken by GA Telesis …

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Alaska Airlines launches new code-share agreement with Iberia

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Alaska Airlines further expanded its global reach today with the announcement of a new code-share agreement with Iberia Airlines, a fellow member of the oneworld alliance. The agreement further strengthens the existing partnership between the two airlines by providing flyers with exciting and convenient travel options. The agreement allows passengers on Iberia to book travel and easily connect …

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C&L Aerospace acquires Legacy 500 inventory