November 3, 2022

Lufthansa and trade union UFO reach agreement on pay deal for 19,000 cabin personnel

German flag-carrying airline Lufthansa and Unabhängige Flugbegleiter Organisation e.V. (UFO) the trade union representing 19,000 cabin personnel have reached an agreement over a new pay structure for existing staff and terms for newly recruited cabin personnel. As of January 1, 2023 basic monthly pay will be increased by €250.00 and annual pay will be subject […]

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AirAsia sells remaining equity shares in AirAsia India to Air India

Financial

AirAsia Aviation Group Limited (AAAGL), the holding company of Capital A’s airline group, has entered into a share purchase agreement to sell the remaining equity shares held in AirAsia (India) Private Limited (AAI) to Air India, an affiliate of Tata Sons Private Limited (TSL). The latest agreement comes as AirAsia returns to the skies since

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Baltic Ground Services signs partnership agreement with Ukrainian carrier SkyUp Airlines

Other News

Baltic Ground Services (BGS), an international provider of ground handling, aircraft fuelling and logistics services and a family member of Avia Solutions Group, has signed a new contract with Ukrainian carrier SkyUp Airlines. Under the new contract, BGS will be providing SkyUp Airlines with ground handling services at Vilnius International Airport in Lithuania as well

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Seven Wencor MRO facilities achieve AS9110 certification

People

Wencor has released that seven of its MRO facilities have received ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board (ANAB) AS9110 certificates of registration. This represents a significant milestone in Wencor’s company-wide commitment to quality. This certification places Absolute Aviation, Accessory Technologies, Aerospace Coatings International, Fortner Engineering, PHS Aviation, Silver Wings Aerospace and Soundair Aviation Services in a select

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Vallair acquires two Airbus A320 aircraft from lessor Aviation Capital Group for teardown

MRO & Production

Vallair, the mature asset specialist, has purchased two A320 aircraft from Aviation Capital Group (ACG) for teardown. The aircraft (MSN 2372 and MSN 2393) are both 2005 vintage and the airframes will be dismantled at Vallair’s facility in Montpellier, France. According to Armando Filho, Material Management Director, “Both A320s are currently stored in Montpellier and

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Air Lease Corporation places three new Boeing 737-8 aircraft on lease with Aeroitalia

Aircraft & Engines

Air Lease Corporation has arranged long-term lease placements for three new Boeing 737-8 aircraft with Aeroitalia. These three new Boeing aircraft are scheduled to deliver to the Italian airline from ALC’s order book with Boeing beginning in 2023 through 2024. Aeroitalia is a new Italian airline with entirely private capital, born from the foresight of

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Safran and MBDA take majority stake in CILAS

Financial

Safran Electronics & Defense and MBDA have completed the acquisition of ArianeGroup’s 63% majority stake in CILAS, a French company specialized in lasers for military applications. The acquisition was carried out through a joint company created for the purpose called HMS Laser, equally owned by Safran Electronics & Defense and MBDA. Founded in 1966, CILAS

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Farsound opens new facility in Madrid to support Spanish flag-carrier airline Iberia

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Farsound is expanding its operations in Spain with the opening of a new facility close to Madrid-Barajas Airport to serve its airline customer Iberia. Farsound’s new warehouse and operational facilities will be located in San Fernando de Henares, a town in the province of Madrid and will be fully operational at the end of this

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AvEx to adopt Rusada’s ENVISION

Information Technology

Aircraft painting specialist Aviation Exteriors Louisiana (AvEx) has selected Rusada’s ENVISION software to manage its new line of heavy maintenance activities. With over 30 years of painting experience under its belt, AvEx, located in New Iberia, Louisiana, recently made the decision to expand its service offering by adding heavy maintenance and aircraft passenger-to-freighter conversion to

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