On July 7 and 8, Safran has inaugurated three new production sites in India and announced the construction of a major new facility in 2025, bolstering its strategic partnership with the country. Safran has operated in India for 65 years and now counts ten facilities and 750 employees in the country. These announcements, which represent […]
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The dispute between Airbus and Qatar Airways has gathered further momentum with the European planemaker cancelling the fourth of six A350s, this one at the end of June. It is anticipated that the A350 due for delivery at the end of July will also be cancelled by Airbus. The spat has developed over a difference
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ST Engineering’s aviation asset management business will lease four Airbus narrow-body Passenger-to-Freighter (P2F) aircraft consisting of two A320P2Fs and two A321P2Fs to Malaysian cargo operator, Raya Airways. Raya Airways’ Group Managing Director, Mohamad Najib Ishak, said, “The air cargo industry, being an integral part of the global supply chain, is expected to grow in tandem
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J&C Aero, an international aviation centre for innovation in cabin transformation, has been contracted by the flag carrier of Poland – LOT Polish Airlines – to produce more than 3,000 highly durable leather seat covers for the carrier’s Embraer 170/175/190/195 fleet. The contract covers the production of a full seat cover set, covering the headrest,
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The Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) has released U.S. airlines’ May fuel cost and consumption numbers indicating U.S. scheduled service airlines used 1.41 billion gallons of fuel, (4.4%) more fuel than in April 2022 (1.35B gallons) and (10.8%) less than in pre-pandemic May 2019. The cost per gallon of fuel in May
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Airbus Corporate Jets (ACJ) has delivered an ACJ319neo, powered by CFM International LEAP-1A engines, to a new West European undisclosed private customer from the final assembly line in Hamburg. The aircraft will be managed by Jet Aviation and will be available for charter flights. The ACJ319neo joins more than 2,200 A320neo and A321neo aircraft already in service
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Blueberry Aviation has announced the addition of Gregoris Dassios to its team as Commercial Director. Dassios has nearly 30 years’ experience in the aviation industry. Most of his career was spent at Airbus in Toulouse, France, where he held several positions, firstly in Engineering and then as Customer Support Director, where he managed part of
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In June, Finnair carried 907,300 passengers, which was 609.4% more than in June 2021. The number of passengers in June 2022 was 16.6% more than in May 2022, The overall capacity, measured in Available Seat Kilometres (ASK), increased in June by 352.8% year-on-year and by 2.0% month-on-month. Finnair operated, on average, 255 daily flights (cargo-only
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