IAG, parent company to BA, Vueling, Iberia and Aer Lingus, has decided to cut back on an anticipated summer ramp-up in short-haul flights owing to staffing problems. As a result of the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus which has led to flight crew shortages, together with a general lack of ground staff, plus IT …
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Goshawk, the Dublin-based global aircraft lessor, has delivered its first aircraft to Lufthansa. The Airbus A350-900 will complement Lufthansa’s existing order book and is an exciting milestone for Goshawk as it opens a partnership with the German flag-carrier. Stephen Murphy, Head of Airline Marketing at Goshawk welcomed the news saying, “Lufthansa represents an instantly recognisable …
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Rex has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with a lessor for the lease of one Boeing 737-800NG. The aircraft is expected to be available for service after its major check. Rex’s Deputy Chairman, the Hon John Sharp AM, said, “With the full reopening of borders, Rex will continue to expand its domestic fleet and …
Embraer has chosen Netherlands-based Fokker Services to provide maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services, covering a series of engine line replaceable units (LRUs) enrolled in Embraer’s Pool Programme, supporting Embraer’s first-generation E-Jets aircraft, including the E170, E175, E190 and E195. The multi-year agreement includes more than 60-part numbers of engine LRUs. The engine LRUs will …
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Astronics Corporation, a leading provider of advanced technologies for global aerospace, defence, and other mission critical industries, has expanded its CorePower® product portfolio and capabilities to address the needs of the emerging electric aircraft industry. The company’s CorePower product line offers advanced flight-critical electrical power generation, conversion, distribution and control, primarily for smaller rotary and …
APOC Aviation and SmartLynx Airlines have worked together to purchase a package of four Airbus A321 airframes. The frames, MSNs 941, 961, 1185 and 1241, were acquired in passenger configuration and will be converted into freighters which will join the SmartLynx fleet early next year. Jasper van den Boogaard, VP Airframe Acquisition & Trading at …
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Textron Aviation has achieved Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) type certification for the Cessna Citation XLS Gen2 business jet and has delivered the first customer aircraft to a long-time Citation operator in the Midwest. The Cessna Citation XLS Gen2 is the latest model of the Citation 560XL midsize business jet series, which began with the introduction …
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Volotea, the airline for small- and medium-sized European cities, has signed a contract with Iberia Maintenance to perform C-check overhauls on Airbus A320 aircraft at its facilities in Madrid and Barcelona for the next five and a half years. Volotea will send its A320 aircraft to Iberia MRO for a comprehensive maintenance service to be …
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Canadian aircraft lessor Chorus Aviation has posted net income of CA$ 22.9 million for the first quarter of 2022, a quarter-over-quarter increase of CA$61.0 million primarily due to a decrease in one-time restructuring costs of CA$81.8 million related to the 2021 Capacity Purchase Agreement (CPA) amendments and lower expected credit loss provisions of CA$2.5 million …
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