Virgin America took delivery of the Airbus A321neo aircraft on April 20, powered by CFM International’s advanced LEAP-1A engines. The San Francisco-based airline is the first in the world to take delivery of this aircraft type. “We have been with Virgin America from the beginning and we are excited to launch this new chapter in […]
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Engine MRO facility Aero Norway AS has been granted UAE GCAA CAR 145 Maintenance Organisation Approval. The engine MRO centre is now multi-release FAA, EASA, TCCA, CAAC and GCAA certified. GCAA certification allows Aero Norway to carry out maintenance of engines for aircraft registered in the UAE in accordance with CAR Part-145. The certification covers
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EDM, a provider of training simulators to the civil aviation and defence sectors, is launching its new range of virtual reality (VR) cabin crew training simulators at the World Aviation Training Symposium (WATS) in Orlando. EDM has developed its new VR product range to meet the increasing demand from airlines wanting to train their cabin
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After lengthy negotiations between unions and the Italian flagship carrier Alitalia, mediated by the Italian government, a rescue package for the ailing airline has been put to the vote, with approximately 12,500 employees casting their ballots between Thursday, April 20 and Monday April 24. In mid-March a comprehensive restructuring deal was put on the table
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Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings has reported the ratification of a collective bargaining agreement with the dispatchers of its subsidiaries, Atlas Air and Polar Air Cargo Worldwide. The dispatchers are represented by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) Local 210. The four-year extension agreement follows an initial five-year contract that was ratified in 2012. The agreement
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United Airlines (UAL) and Lufthansa Cargo have signed a joint venture agreement for extensive cargo cooperation on routes between the U.S. and Europe. The cargo joint venture partners plan to provide a wide range of benefits to customers by cooperating on the availability of their capacity and aligning booking and handling processes. The carriers’ joint
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Nordic Aviation Capital has delivered one Bombardier Dash 8-Q400, MSN 4339, to Hawaii Island Air, on lease. This is the first aircraft to deliver as part of a two aircraft lease deal signed in 2017. Island Air is an airline in the Hawaiian Islands, offering flights each week between Oahu, Maui, Kauai and Hawaii. Island
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Air Lease Corporation has signed a long term lease agreement with LOT (Poland) for a new Boeing 787-9 aircraft with Rolls Royce Trent 1000 engines. The aircraft is from ALC’s order book with Boeing and will deliver in the second quarter of 2018. “We are very pleased to announce this new 787-9 lease placement with
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StandardAero’s European Service Center (ESC), located in Tilburg, the Netherlands, has received EASA and FAA certifications for Honeywell HTF7000 turbofan MRO services and is now authorized to support business aviation operators within the EMEA region. In March of 2016, StandardAero was authorized by Honeywell Aerospace as the industry’s only independent MRO heavy maintenance provider for
GA Telesis Composite Repair Group (CRG) and GA Telesis Component Repair Group Southeast (CRGSE) announced the addition of three veteran sales executives to expand their global sales and solutions footprint. Richard Eusebio will serve as Vice President of Sales for CRG and Phil Nardini will serve as Vice President of Sales for CRGSE. Additionally Ryan
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