March 7, 2023

U.S. government puts pressure on its carriers to cancel family seating fees

In an attempt to get U.S. carriers to eliminate “junk fees” the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has confirmed that three airlines will not be charging family seating fees. American Airlines, Alaska Airlines and Frontier Airlines will now include a guarantee in customer service plans. In so doing, they have committed in writing to eliminate …

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Storm Aviation appoints new Director of Maintenance

People

Storm Aviation announced the appointment of Kenny Chan as Director of Maintenance. In his new role, Chan will be responsible for the management and development of all line maintenance, light maintenance and AOG services and he will reporting directly to Storm Aviation CEO, Thomas Buckley. He joins Storm Aviation from Cathay Pacific Group, where he …

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Airbus Corporate Helicopters wins order for two ACH160 helicopters

Aircraft & Engines

Airbus Corporate Helicopters has won an order for two ACH160 helicopters from India – the first sale of the type in the region. The helicopters will be delivered with the ACH160 Exclusive configuration for business use by the customer who is an experienced helicopter operator. Under the terms of the contract, Airbus Corporate Helicopters will provide a …

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Finnair carries 85.9% more passengers in February 2023

Traffic

In February, Finnair carried 823,500 passengers, which was 85.9% more than in February 2022 and 0.9% more than in January 2023. Month-on-month figures are, however, not fully comparable as there were three fewer days in February. As the COVID-19 pandemic impacts is fading, passenger traffic figures for Finnair have improved year-on-year. The negative impact of …

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Air Lease Corporation and Air France sign lease placements for three Airbus A350-900s

Aircraft & Engines

Air Lease Corporation (ALC) has signed long-term lease placements for three new Airbus A350-900 wide-body aircraft with Air France. The aircraft are scheduled to deliver to Air France in the second quarter of 2024 from ALC’s order book with Airbus. “This strategic lease placement of three new A350-900s is another important step in the long-haul fleet …

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Colin Copp officially begins tenure as President and Chief Executive Officer at Chorus Aviation

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Chorus Aviation has released that Colin Copp has officially begun his tenure as President and Chief Executive Officer of Chorus following the retirement of Joseph Randell. Copp has also been appointed to the Chorus Board of Directors in place of Randell who stepped down from the board concurrent with his retirement. “Colin has been an …

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C&L Aviation Group signs contract repair agreement with subsidiary of Héroux-Devtek

MRO & Production

C&L Aviation Group has signed a contract repair agreement with APPH Ltd., a subsidiary of Héroux-Devtek to provide factory-authorised repair, overhaul, and warranty services on Héroux-Devtek products on the HS-125, Bae-125, BH-125, Hawker 800 and derivatives. Work will take place at C&L’s 200,000 ft² MRO facility in Bangor, Maine. “We’re thrilled to be able to …

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