Leonardo has been awarded a £271 million (approximately €320 million) contract by the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) to deliver support and training services for their fleet of 62 AW159 Wildcat helicopters operated by the British Army and Royal Navy. The five year contract will commence 1st April 2017 and confirms the price the MOD […]
Grupo Aeromexico reported December 2016 operational results. Traffic for the month increased by 11.9%, year-on-year, while Aeromexico’s capacity increased by 10.0% year-on-year. December load factor was 80.5%, an increase of 1.3 points compared to the same period of 2015.
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Pentagon 2000 Software, a market leader in fully integrated aviation and defense enterprise MRO & ERP systems, has completed an interface and integration with The145.com, an industry leader in supplying online marketing and support services to the aviation repair industry. Gabriel Mofaz, President at Pentagon 2000 Software, commented that “The145, formerly OneAero MRO Repair, has
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AAR has further strengthened its portfolio of North American PBH customers with the addition of Allegiant Air. AAR will provide repair-by-the-hour integrated component services to Allegiant’s fleet of A320 aircraft. Allegiant currently operates 36 A320 aircraft and plans to expand to more than 100 aircraft during the term of the agreement. Allegiant is a low-cost,
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Following the opening of Avtrade’s new office in Guangzhou China, Avtrade has appointed Toby Smith as Regional Sales Director – North Asia. Toby joined Avtrade’s Sales team in 2008 and developed his career managing key accounts in Europe and importantly the Asia region. Since 2013, Toby has become a key figure in the development of
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EASA issued final approval for the R66 Turbine Marine pop-out float installation. After tests conducted in July demonstrated the pop-out float installation meets Sea State 4 requirements, EASA officially approved the Marine to be used in emergency situations and for commercial operations. Sea State refers to the height, period, and character of waves on the
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Aviation Capital Group, the commercial aircraft leasing subsidiary of Pacific Life Insurance Company, has promoted James A. Zembrzuski to senior vice president and general counsel. In this role, Mr. Zembrzuski will lead ACG’s legal department and serve as a member of the senior leadership team.
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Ryanair released December traffic statistics, reporting a 20% increase in traffic compared to December 2015. The load factor for the month was up 3.0 points, to 94%.
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Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) confirmed that it has completed the acquisition of a 25 aircraft portfolio from Air Lease Corporation (ALC). The portfolio comprises 23 ATR 72-600 and 2 ATR 42-600 aircraft leased to 9 airlines globally. These 25 aircraft increase NAC’s total fleet to 380 aircraft and serves to further establish its position as
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Unison Industries has been selected by Textron Aviation to provide additively manufactured air-air heat exchangers for the new Cessna Denali high performance single engine turboprop. With a maximum occupancy of 11, the clean sheet Denali single engine turboprop will be powered by GE Aviation’s Advanced Turboprop Engine and is targeted to achieve first flight in
