Aergo Capital has appointed Dewey Yee as Special Advisor to the Board. Based in Hong Kong, Dewey will advise Aergo’s management and Board of Directors on the Chinese and Asian aviation markets. Dewey began his aviation career at GPA in the mid-1980s with the task to open the China aircraft leasing market. Over 30 years’ […]
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Qatar Airways launched its new record-breaking Auckland service on February 5. Qatar Airways touched down on the North Island of New Zealand, just after sunrise. Celebrations to commemorate the launch of the world’s longest commercial flight, which takes 17 hours and 30 minutes and covers a distance of 14,535 kilometres, began at the airport with
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Helijet International has appointed Brendan McCormick as Director of Flight Operations, effective February 15, 2017. Brendan has served as Helijet’s Chief Pilot, Rotary Wing Operations, for the past five and half years and will now oversee all facets of flight and operating standards for both fixed and rotary wing operations at Helijet. Brendan joined Helijet
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In order to get permission to build a long-hoped-for third runway at London’s Heathrow, the airport will have to ban night flights and adhere to environmental targets established through legally binding promises. The UK government has also given details over why it has chosen to back the creation of a third runway at Heathrow as
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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced full-year global passenger traffic results for 2016 showing demand rose 6.3% compared to 2015 (or 6.0% if adjusted for the leap year). This strong performance was well ahead of the ten-year average annual growth rate of 5.5%. Capacity rose 6.2% (unadjusted) compared to 2015, pushing the load factor
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Christian Unrath, previously Chief Representative of Airbus Group Bank GmbH, has been appointed Chairman of the Managing Board of the bank by the company’s Supervisory Board with effect from January 3, 2017. Christian Unrath was responsible on the part of Airbus for the acquisition of the fromer Salzburg München Bank – known since December 23,
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Milestone Aviation Group, a GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) company and the global leader in helicopter leasing, has signed a commitment letter with Bristow Group, a leading provider of global industrial aviation services. Under the agreement, Milestone is providing a US$230m secured term loan facility to a subsidiary of Bristow, secured by a pool of
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SkyWest reported financial and operating results for the fourth quarter of 2016, including a net loss of US$270m, compared to net income of US$41m for Q4 2015. Adjusted net income for Q4 2016 was US$29m, compared to adjusted net income of US$25m for Q4 2015. The adjusted results for Q4 2016 exclude (pre-tax) a US$466m
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Vancouver International Airport (YVR) released its final passenger numbers from 2016, demonstrating significant growth across all major sectors. YVR welcomed a record total of over 22.3 million passengers—an increase of 9.7% over 2015—putting the airport on track to meet the goal of 25 million passengers by 2020. Year-Over-Year Passenger Growth Highlights: January – December, 2016:
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IBM and United Airlines announced a collaboration to deliver a robust suite of enterprise iOS apps, unleashing the power of the more than 50,000 iOS devices in the hands of the airline’s front-line employees. As part of IBM and Apple’s global partnership to redefine the way work gets done, these made-for-business apps will be powered
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