June 7, 2022

JetBlue ramps up pressure in battle for Spirit Airlines

JetBlue Airways Corp (JetBlue) has substantially increased its offer for ultra-low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines (Spirit), ahead of this Friday’s shareholder vote with respect to Frontier Group Holdings’ (Frontier) offer for Spirit. JetBlue is trying to woo Spirit’s current staff with the promise of better pay and benefit, additional jobs, no furloughs and improved career development, …

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ExecuJet MRO Services Middle East receives India’s DGCA approval for Falcon 2000 ‘Classic’ aircraft

MRO & Production

ExecuJet MRO Services Middle East has received approval from India’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to perform line and base maintenance on Falcon 2000 ‘Classic’ aircraft. ‘Classic’ refers to the first model of Falcon 2000, which is equipped with a Collins Proline 4 Avionics System and powered by CFE738 engines. CFE was a joint …

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Eve and Falcon Aviation Services to introduce eVTOL flights in Dubai

Aircraft & Engines

In April 2022, Eve and Falcon Aviation Services (Falcon), a business aviation services operator in the Middle East and Africa region, have signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) for up to 35 electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. With deliveries expected to start in 2026, the partnership will introduce the first eVTOL touristic flights …

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Saab receives order for studies on future fighter aircraft development

MRO & Production

Saab has received an order from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration, FMV, relating to future fighter aircraft development. The contract includes studies on future combat air capabilities. The study is preparatory in nature and its purpose is to widen the work on how future combat air capabilities can be developed and realised. The order value …

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Terminal 4 at Heathrow will reopen to travellers on June 14

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On 14 June, Terminal 4 will reopen to travellers for the first time in over two years as part of Heathrow’s long-standing plan to ramp up airport capacity ahead of the summer. Qatar Airways will be the first to move, followed by around 30 airlines over the following month. The move will allow Terminal 4 airlines …

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3TOP Aviation acquires two B737NGs

Aircraft & Engines

3TOP Aviation Services (3TOP), a fast-growing aviation asset acquisition and management company specialising in aftermarket inventory support solutions, has announced the acquisition of two Boeing 737-900 aircraft bearing MSNs 33646 and 33648, to support growing demand from its global customer base. Chris Emechete, CEO at 3TOP, comments: “With the pandemic now increasingly in our rear-view …

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Finnair reports clear improvement in most May passenger traffic figures

Traffic

Finnair carried 778,300 passengers in May, which was 840.3% more than in May 2021. The number of passengers in May 2022 was 14.4% more than in April 2022 (month-on-month figures are not fully comparable as there was one fewer day in April). The overall capacity, measured in Available Seat Kilometres (ASK), increased in May by …

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