TrueNoord, the specialist regional aircraft lessor, has appointed Richard Jacobs to Head of Sales and Marketing and Carst Lindeboom as new Sales Director. Jacobs and Lindeboom both joined the TrueNoord team this month as the organisation expands its senior management in line with significant portfolio growth and emerging global opportunities. A graduate of the faculty […]
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GECAS has arranged a sale-leaseback along with pre-delivery payment financing for Viva Air in a transaction for ten A320ceo aircraft, to be delivered in 2018 and 2019. Viva Air has been a GECAS customer since the inception of VivaColombia six years ago and their fleet is currently comprised entirely of A320ceo aircraft powered by CFM56
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AAR, a leading integrator of aviation supply chain solutions, will provide in-flight connectivity logistics, repair and aftermarket management services to Viasat, a global communications company. Through this partnership, AAR’s OEM Aftermarket Solutions group will manage the aftermarket inventory pool of Viasat components including modems, antennas, radomes, wireless access points (WAPs) and power supply units (PSUs).
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IBA, the independent aviation consultancy, has released that Alice Gondry, Head of Operations – Intelligence, has earned Senior Appraiser status through the International Society of Transport Aircraft Trading (ISTAT). Alice joined IBA in 2005 and is responsible for managing operations within the commercial aviation intelligence team. She oversees the production and delivery of intelligence-derived projects,
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Only six months after the opening announcement of their third paint shop, Sabena technics has been selected by Airbus for the construction and operation of a fourth painting facility dedicated to Airbus wide body aircraft in Toulouse Blagnac airport. This new facility reinforces Sabena technics’ footprint in Toulouse and comes in addition to two facilities
Ethiopian Airlines has finalized shareholders agreement with the Government of Zambia for the re-launch of Zambia Airways. The Government of Zambia will be the majority shareholder with 55% and Ethiopian will have a 45% stake in the airline. The airline is meant to initially serve national and regional destinations before embarking on international flights. Tewolde
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Kazakh flag carrier Air Astana has taken delivery of its first Airbus A321neo aircraft. The aircraft, powered by Pratt & Whitney Geared Turbofan™ (GTF) engines, arrived at the airline’s hub in Almaty, Kazakhstan on December 30 and is scheduled to start passenger service on January 16.
GA Telesis has announced the addition of its newest support team, the Government Solutions Group (GSG), to begin supporting all U.S. Government procurement activities. The GSG team will begin offering various aviation and non-aviation based materials to multiple agencies including the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) and Foreign Military Sales (FMS). The team will be led
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DAE Capital, Dubai Aerospace Enterprise’s leasing division, has reported the creation of DAE Aircraft Investor Services (DAE-AIS), a separate unit dedicated to servicing the needs of debt and equity investors in aviation assets. DAE-AIS will leverage DAE’s full service, global platform to provide bespoke asset management solutions to investors in aviation assets, provide investors a
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In what has, over recent years, become a very sensitive topic, the Chinese government has issued a warning Qantas requesting the carrier amend its website listing of Taiwan and Hong Kong as individual countries, as opposed to Chinese territories. In an emailed statement, Qantas confirmed: “Due to an oversight, some Chinese territories were incorrectly listed
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