SkyQuest International has acquired one Saab 340A freighter for its client, Ryan Air. The aircraft was purchased from Alandia Air AB based, Finland. Ryan Air — based in Anchorage — services regions in Alaska where the only way to send and receive goods is via air cargo. A familiar sight to remote Alaskan villages, Ryan […]
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Jeppesen has agreed to a new five-year service contract with Air Baltic, the flagship carrier of Latvia. The agreement includes both digital Jeppesen charts and navigation services and several crew solutions that use data analytics to optimize planning and decision making, based on real-time factors. Air Baltic will continue their digital transformation through integration of
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FL Technics, a global provider of tailor-made aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul services, has successfully introduced base and line maintenance services for wide-body aircraft – Airbus A330. The company expanded its EASA Part 145 certificate on February 22, 2017. The expanded EASA Part 145 approval allows FL Technics to conduct a wider range of maintenance
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MTU Aero Engines once again set new records in the financial year 2016. Revenues increased by 7% to a new high of €4,732.7m (2015: €4,435.3m). Operating profit reached €503.0m, beating the previous year’s record by 14% (2015: €440.3m). Earnings after tax surpassed the previous record of €306.9m, set in 2015, growing by 13% to €345.4m.
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Gogo, a leading global provider of broadband connectivity products and services to aviation, has taken its 2Ku performance to the next level, exceeding speeds of 100 Mbps. This performance was achieved on Gogo’s test aircraft, the Jimmy Ray, using Gogo’s proprietary 2Ku antenna, Gogo’s new next generation modem and a high-throughput satellite. “When we launched
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FedEx Express has entered into an extension to the express air transportation contract with the United States Postal Service originally executed on April 23, 2013. The contract modification extends the agreement through September 29, 2024. The modified contract is expected to generate revenue of approximately US$1.5bn per year for FedEx Express. FedEx Express will provide
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Despite immediate fluctuations, shares in the French plane manufacturer Airbus remained barely down on Tuesday after the announcement of a 63% drop in profits at €916 million for 2016, compared to €2.2 billion in 2015. The principal reason for the dramatic drop in profitability rests at the door of the A400M military jet, which took
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Cirrus Aircraft reported that new customer aircraft deliveries of its SR line of aircraft reached a recent multi-year high of 317 units for 2016. Further highlighting the year were initial customer deliveries of the world’s first single-engine Personal Jet, the Cirrus Vision Jet, as three units were delivered to customers in the U.S. Total new
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Korean Air took delivery of the airline’s first 787-9 Dreamliner on February 22. The Seoul-based carrier will be the first Korean carrier to operate the 787-9 Dreamliner in the country. The airline is scheduled to launch domestic flights to Jeju from Seoul (Gimpo) for a month as part of the required certification period, before launching
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Concourse D marks its first anniversary on February 24 following a successful inaugural year that saw over 16.6 million passengers. Concourse D, which represents the final major piece of infrastructure to be built at DXB as part of the US$7.8bn Strategic Plan 2020 programme, was a timely addition to the airport when it first opened
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