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Sukhoi Civil Aircraft delivers tenth production SSJ100 aircraft

JSC “Sukhoi Civil Aircraft“ (SCAC) delivered its tenth production Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) MSN 95017, the ninth to enter into service with Aeroflot. On completion of Technical acceptance procedure, SCAC and Aeroflot signed the Act of Delivery & Acceptance for this aircraft at Ulyanovsk on July 28, 2012. The aircraft is planned to fly from Ulyanovsk to Moscow on August 2, 2012.

Saudia Group orders 105 additional A320neo-family aircraft

Monday May 20, 2024

Saudia's latest order comprises 12 A320neo and 93 A321neo aircraft © Airbus

Saudia Group, represented by Saudia, the national flag carrier of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and flyadeal, the group’s low-cost carrier, has signed a firm order for an additional 105 A320neo-family aircraft. The order comprises 12 A320neo and 93 A321neo ai... Read More »

Ryanair posts record profits, appoints Amber Rudd as new Board member

Monday May 20, 2024

Ryanair has reported record annual profits of €1.9 billion (£1.6 billion) and announced the appointment of former UK Home Secretary Amber Rudd to its Board. Additionally, the airline indicated that summer fares would be lower than previously anticipated. Th... Read More »

ATR appoints Andrea Coccetti as new CFO

Monday May 20, 2024

The Board Members of ATR have appointed Andrea Coccetti as the company’s new Senior Vice-President Finance and Chief Financial Officer, effective May 1, 2024. He succeeds Antonio Di Gennaro, who will assume new responsibilities within the Leonardo Helicopter... Read More »

Boeing ecoDemonstrator tests new technologies for sustainable cabin interiors

Monday May 20, 2024

The Boeing ecoDemonstrator will test 36 technologies in the third year of testing on a 777-200ER © Boeing

Boeing is testing three-dozen technologies in its ecoDemonstrator programme, focusing on enhancing operational efficiency and sustainability in cabin interiors, one of the most challenging aspects of recycling an airplane. The testing, using a 777-200ER (exten... Read More »

Embraer and Eve partner with Groupe ADP to advance Paris-Le Bourget operations

Monday May 20, 2024

Representatives from Embraer, Eve and Groupe ADP at the MoU signing

Embraer, Eve Air Mobility (Eve) and Groupe ADP (Aéroport de Paris) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) aimed at fostering innovation and sustainable development to prepare for the future of low-carbon aviation at Paris-Le Bourget Airport. This par... Read More »

ADE Cambodia receives AMO certification

Monday May 20, 2024

Asia Digital Engineering (ADE) has received AMO certification from the Cambodian State Secretariat of Civil Aviation

Asia Digital Engineering (ADE), the Maintenance, Repair and Operations (MRO) subsidiary of Capital A, has released that ADE Cambodia Co Ltd (ADE Cambodia), a joint venture with Sivilai Asia, has received the approved maintenance organisation (AMO) certificatio... Read More »

Biden signs landmark aviation law to enhance safety, boost staffing and protect consumers

Friday May 17, 2024

On May 16, President Joe Biden signed sweeping aviation legislation that will boost U.S. air traffic controller staffing, increase funding to avert runway close-call incidents © Shutterstock

On Thursday, May 16, President Joe Biden signed sweeping aviation legislation that will boost U.S. air traffic controller staffing, increase funding to avert runway close-call incidents, and speed up refunds for cancelled flights, according to Reuters. The US$... Read More »

Airbus achieves preliminary design review for Eurodrone

Friday May 17, 2024

The Eurodrone programme has completed preliminary design review

The Eurodrone programme has successfully completed the Preliminary Design Review (PDR). Led by Airbus Defence and Space as the prime contractor, this significant milestone in the programme was achieved with OCCAR and representatives from the four customer nati... Read More »

Spirit AeroSystems announces job cuts amid financial challenges

Friday May 17, 2024

Spirit AeroSystems Wichita, Kansas facility © Shutterstock

In response to mounting financial difficulties and a decline in deliveries to Boeing Co., Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc. intends to trim its workforce by approximately 450 employees at its Wichita, Kansas headquarters. The reduced production of 737 Max airfr... Read More »

EasyJet’s Johan Lundgren to step down in early 2025

Friday May 17, 2024

EasyJet’s chief executive, Johan Lundgren, will step down at the beginning of next year after seven years at the helm of the budget airline. The carrier is promoting its chief financial officer, Kenton Jarvis, to take his place, with Lundgren to hand over th... Read More »

FLYHT partners with MBS for secure avionics software solution

Friday May 17, 2024

FLYHT and MBS have developed a secure wireless avionics software and onboard data loading solution © Shutterstock

FLYHT Aerospace Solutions (FLYHT) has announced a partnership with MBS Electronic Systems GmbH & Co. KG (MBS), a provider of secure data loading solutions that enable compliant avionics software maintenance and safer flight operations. The two companies ha... Read More »

Azorra takes delivery of first A220 aircraft, leased to Breeze Airways

Friday May 17, 2024

Azzora has taken delivery of its first A220-300 aircraft which will be leased to Breeze Airways © Airbus

U.S.-based aircraft lessor Azorra has taken delivery of its first A220-300 aircraft. The aircraft, delivered from the Airbus facility in Mirabel, Quebec, Canada, will be leased to Utah-based Breeze Airways. This is the first aircraft delivered out of the 22 A2... Read More »

Heart Aerospace opens U.S. R&D hub

Thursday May 16, 2024

Heart Aerospace ES-30 aircraft © Heart Aerospace

Swedish hybrid-electric aeroplane maker, Heart Aerospace, has opened a new research and development (R&D) hub in the United States. This strategic move comes as the company prepares to enter a new phase of hardware testing in developing its first regional ... Read More »

Gulfstream G700 earns EASA certification

Thursday May 16, 2024

The Gulfstream G700 has earned EASA certification

Gulfstream Aerospace Corp., has released that the all-new Gulfstream G700 has received European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) type certification, following the aircraft’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) type certification on March 29, 2024. “Th... Read More »

SIA Group posts record full-year net profit of SG$2,675 million

Thursday May 16, 2024

SIA Group (SIA) has posted its highest full year operating and net profits in the Group’s history as robust demand for air travel drives record passenger revenue and load factors. The demand for air travel remained buoyant throughout FY2023/24, boosted by a ... Read More »

Portugal to build new international airport in Alcochete

Thursday May 16, 2024

Portugal will construct a new international airport in the municipality of Alcochete, across the River Tagus from Lisbon, Prime Minister Luis Montenegro announced on May 14, after decades of debate over the location, REUTERS news agency reported. The new airpo... Read More »

AeroSHARK rolled out to entire SWISS Boeing 777 fleet

Thursday May 16, 2024

All Boeing 777s at SWISS have been equipped with AeroSHARK © SWISS

Over the past one and a half years, SWISS International Air Lines (SWISS) has equipped its entire Boeing 777-300ER fleet with AeroSHARK, the sharkskin technology from Lufthansa Technik and BASF. The AeroSHARK surface film mimics the flow-optimising characteris... Read More »

Finnair to resume flights to Tartu, Estonia

Thursday May 16, 2024

Finnair has suspended flights to Tartu for a month to introduce an approach solution that does not require a GPS signal at Tartu airport. Previously, the approach methods at Tartu airport were GPS-based, and GPS interference in the area occasionally prevented ... Read More »

February 2024 Air Travel Consumer report released

Wednesday May 15, 2024

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has released its Air Travel Consumer Report (ATCR) for February 2024, detailing airline operational data on on-time performance, mishandled baggage, and mishandled wheelchairs and scooters. The ATCR aims to provide c... Read More »

Norwegian and Strawberry agree on jointly owned loyalty company

Wednesday May 15, 2024

Norwegian and Strawberry have finalised an agreement to create a joint platform for their loyalty programmes, Norwegian Reward and Strawberry, which together boast 10 million members. Following an initial announcement in June last year, the arrangement has now... Read More »