European planemaker Airbus has announced that it is stepping up its quest for new talent and in the next year will be taking on approximately 13,000 new employees across the globe. Roughly 7,000 of these employees will be for newly created posts and will be responsible for supporting the industrial ramp-up as well as the […]
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IBA, a leading aviation market intelligence and consultancy company, has published its monthly Aviation Industry Barometer for December 2022, showing that global passenger capacity reached 82% of pre-pandemic levels. Data from IBA’s Insight platform reveals that the Asia Pacific region continues to lag behind global capacity, whereas most regions are now within 90-100% of pre-pandemic
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Leonardo and Safran Helicopter Engines have joined forces to further enhance the capabilities and competitiveness of the next-generation AW09 single-engine helicopter. The production aircraft will feature the 1,000 shp class of power Arriel 2K engine, the newest generation of the Arriel family. The selection of the new engine guarantee the most efficient level of industrialisation,
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Alaska Air Group (Alaska) has posted financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2022. Alaska reported net income for the fourth quarter and full year 2022 under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) of US$22 million and US$58 million respectively. These results compare to net income for the fourth quarter and
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Air France-KLM’s fleet renewal continues in an ongoing effort to improve the Group’s economic and environmental performance. In this context, the Group announced that the Air France-KLM Board of Directors has approved a firm order for four Airbus A350F full-freighter aircraft, to be operated by Martinair on behalf of KLM Cargo. These Airbus A350Fs will
Air Canada has appointed Jon Turner, currently Vice President Inflight Services, as Vice President Cargo effective February 18, 2023. An accomplished airline executive with expertise in global strategy, operations and customer service, Turner has held a wide range of progressively critical, senior leadership roles at Air Canada and other Canadian airlines. These have included Vice
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AAR CORP. a leading provider of aviation services to commercial and government operators, MROs, and OEMs, hosted Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, leaders from Rock Valley College and local officials and partners at its Rockford, Illinois, MRO facility on January 26. Governor Pritzker announced a US$2.6 million investment by the State of Illinois to support and
Copa Airlines, a subsidiary of Copa Holdings and a member of the global Star Alliance airline network, has announced the launch of its new service from its Hub of the Americas® in Panama City, Panama to Baltimore, Maryland, United States starting on June 28, 2023. With this new flight, Copa strengthens its leadership in the
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American Airlines Group (American) has released its fourth-quarter and full-year 2022 financial results. The company reported fourth-quarter and full-year net income of US$803 million and US$127 million respectively. Excluding net special items, fourth-quarter and full-year net income was US$827 million and US$328 million respectively. American recorded fourth-quarter revenue of US$13.2 billion, which represents a 16.6%
