October 11, 2022

BNDES approves financing for six SkyWest Embraer E175 commercial jets

The Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) has confirmed its approval of R$670 million in financing for the export of six Embraer E175 commercial jets to North America’s SkyWest Airlines (SkyWest). Delivery will take place by the end of this year. The financing will be through BNDES Exim Post-shipment, with disbursements made in reais in Brazil in […]

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Japanese airline Toki Air to start operations with new ATR 72-600 aircraft

Aircraft & Engines

Toki Air, the new Japanese airline, has taken delivery of an ATR 72-600 aircraft to start its operations. The carrier will lease the new aircraft from lessor Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC). Covered by a ten-year ATR global maintenance agreement, the aircraft will support Toki Air’s mission of revitalising Niigata city and the surrounding regions of

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American makes strategic equity investment in Universal Hydrogen

Financial

American Airlines has released that it made a strategic equity investment in Universal Hydrogen Co., a company building a green hydrogen distribution and logistics network for aviation. The investment supports American’s science-based targets to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2035, and ultimately its commitment to achieve net-zero GHG emissions by 2050. This investment makes American the

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Air Atlanta Icelandic ready to transition to TRAX eMRO software

Information Technology

Air Atlanta Icelandic (Air Atlanta) has been successfully running its global charter and ACMI operation for 36 years. For 25 of those years the carrier has been a TRAX Maintenance & Engineering software customer. The company is now ready to transition to the TRAX eMRO product to allow its employees to be connected no matter

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AerFin and Safran sign collaborative agreement covering support of narrow-body landing gears

Uncategorized

At the MRO Asia event in Singapore last month, AerFin and Safran have signed a reciprocal agreement that will see AerFin provide flexible landing gear leasing support for narrow-body aircraft. “We have a long-standing history of working with Safran and are delighted to extend and formalise our partnership with this agreement”, said Nick Filce, Director

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Alliance Air takes delivery of two new ATR42-600 aircraft from TrueNoord

Aircraft & Engines

Alliance Air, India’s only public airline, has taken delivery of two brand-new ATR42-600s from regional aircraft lessor TrueNoord. The aircraft join Alliance Air’s fleet on a long-term operating lease and will serve domestic routes within India, specifically focusing on challenging airfields in the Himalayas. The aircraft were funded by TrueNoord’s new warehouse facility with Citibank,

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Ian Thompson to join JMC Group’s business development team

People

JMC Group, a provider of aviation manpower and engineering services, has announced that Ian Thompson is joining its business development team. Thompson will also support JMC’s sister company ELMS Aviation, the cloud-based risk management competence and compliance specialist, in its drive to attract new customers. With 20 years’ experience supporting engineering companies and airlines,

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Fly Gangwon receives tailor-made CFM56-7B support services from AFI KLM E&M

MRO & Production

Fly Gangwon and AFI KLM E&M have announced the conclusion of a full engine support agreement for the CFM56-7b units powering the South Korean airline’s threer Boeing 737-800 aircraft (as well as any others added to the fleet while the contract remains active). The MRO solutions to be provided cover a wide range of needs,

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