JetBlue has announced the appointment of Martin St. George to be the company’s next President, effective February 26, 2024. He will report to Joanna Geraghty, JetBlue’s current President and incoming Chief Executive Officer. Since 2020, St. George has served as Chief Commercial Officer at LATAM Airlines Group, Latin America’s largest airline holding company, in Santiago, […]
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Finnair has introduced a unique approach to estimating cargo weight by inviting passengers to voluntarily participate in weigh-ins at Helsinki airport departure gates. The initiative, initiated on Monday, February 5, seeks to enhance the airline’s ability to calculate the weight of its planes before take-off. To Finnair’s surprise, 600 volunteers had already taken part by
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Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, has recently finished testing the integrated mission systems and sensors on three MH-60R SEAHAWK® helicopters procured by the Hellenic Navy. The comprehensive tests, completed in early December 2023, confirm that each MH-60R aircraft is a proficient and potent air weapon system capable of executing anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare missions both
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BBN Airlines Indonesia, a part of Avia Solutions Group, has added three Boeing 737-800s and one Boeing 737-400F to its fleet to strengthen the airline’s position in the Indonesian aviation sector. The addition of these aircraft is a strategic step for BBN Airlines Indonesia to improve its charter flight services in Indonesia. The acquisition was
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Airline industry net profit per passenger is predicted to increase by almost 60% between 2023 and 2024, according to data recently revealed by IBA, a leading aviation market intelligence and advisory company. IBA’s experts forecast that the net profit per passenger will rise from US$6.40 in 2023 to US$10.20 in 2024 – an increase of 59.4%.
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Heston MRO continues its growth as the largest independent total care MRO in Australasia through acquisition of Melbourne-based Aviation NDT Services. Aviation NDT services was established in 1986 and has since positioned itself as a quality provider of independent and flexible NDT services across Australia, Pacific Island and the Asia region. The company provides its
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Pratt & Whitney Canada’s PT6A-52 engine has been selected by Piper Aircraft for the Piper M700 Fury aircraft. This is the first time the PT6A-52 engine will be used to power a single-engine turboprop. Pratt & Whitney collaborated closely with Piper to incorporate a pioneering electronic low-oil-level indicator into the new Piper M700 Fury, marking the
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DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight specialist of DHL Group, and Fraport AG, the owner and operator of Frankfurt Airport (FRA), have officially began construction of a new air freight centre at Frankfurt Airport. Tobias Schmidt, the CEO of DHL Global Forwarding Europe, and Anke Giesen, Fraport AG’s Executive Director Retail and Real
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Emirates is set to elevate its offerings to Osaka by introducing the A380 on flights starting from June 1, 2024. The retrofitted A380 deployed to Osaka will showcase the airline’s latest product, Premium Economy, marking the second Japanese gateway to operate the newly upgraded aircraft. This enhanced service not only increases seat capacity on routes
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Honeywell will invest US$84 million to expand its Olathe manufacturing facility in Kansas, U.S.A. The project, which is expected to generate nearly US$47 million in total gross domestic product (GDP) and contribute US$18.3 million to state and local taxes in the first six years, supports the company’s alignment with the compelling megatrend of the future of
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