October 24, 2022

Amazon Air to get its first Airbus jets with ten A330-300s on lease from Altavair

Altavair L.P. (Altavair), an asset manager focusing on the acquisition of new and used commercial aircraft for leasing to domestic and international passenger airlines and cargo operators, has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with Amazon Air for the lease of ten Airbus A330-300 jets. The aircraft are due to commence delivery …

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Fraport and Lufthansa establish joint venture

Financial

Fraport and Lufthansa have formed a new joint venture called “FraAlliance”. Each company holds a 50% share in the new venture. The two companies intend to use FraAlliance to strengthen their existing cooperation on strategic and operational matters at Frankfurt Airport and thus, plan to deepen their long-standing partnership in relation to enhancing services at …

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Poland selects GE’s CT7 engines for Leonardo AW149 fleet

Military & Defense

The Polish Government has selected GE Aerospace’s CT7-2E1 turboshaft engine to power its new fleet of Leonardo AW149 helicopters. As part of the recent contract announcement between the Government of Poland and PZL-Swidnik, the Polish company, fully owned by Leonardo, Poland, will receive 64 CT7-2E1 engines along with spare engines for its 32 AW149 helicopters …

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Textron Aviation enters into purchase agreement with Fly Alliance for up to 20 Cessna Citation jets

Aircraft & Engines

During the National Business Aviation Association’s Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE) Textron Aviation has entered into a purchase agreement with Fly Alliance for up to 20 Cessna Citation business jets, four firm with options for 16 additional aircraft. Fly Alliance will use the aircraft for its luxury private jet charter operations and expects to …

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Airbus and Salam join forces for High Altitude Platform Station (HAPS) connectivity services

Other News

Airbus´ HAPS Connectivity Business has signed a strategic partnership with Salam, a Saudi telecommunications and ICT company and part of the Mawarid Media & Communications Group (MMCG), to progress the development of private networks, IoT applications, disaster management solutions and other connectivity and high-altitude earth observation services from the stratosphere to serve the Kingdom of …

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Swissport opens air cargo centre at central Japan International Airport

Uncategorized

Swissport is opening an air cargo centre at Central Japan International Airport (Centrair) in November 2022. The new facility will support the development of air transport and logistics for central Japan’s Tokai region and will be Swissport’s third domestic base, following Narita International and Kansai International Airport. Set to open on November 1, the new …

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Hawaiian Airlines to operate ten A330-300 freighters for Amazon

Aircraft & Engines

Hawaiian Holdings, the parent company of Hawaiian Airlines, Inc. (Hawaiian), has come to an agreement with Amazon.com and its subsidiaries to operate and maintain an initial fleet of ten Airbus A330-300 freighters starting in the fall of 2023. Hawaiian will maintain and fly Amazon’s A330s under Hawaiian’s FAA air carrier certificate to move cargo between airports …

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