Apollo Aviation Group (together with its affiliates, Apollo Aviation), a multi-strategy aviation investment manager, reporte that since the second quarter of 2016 it has contracted to purchase 27 commercial aircraft and five aircraft engines for a total gross purchase price of US$750 m. All flight equipment is being purchased with leases attached to airlines in […]
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FL Technics has officially opened its MRO hangar at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Jakarta, Indonesia. FL Technics Indonesia has also reached cooperation agreements with ten Asian airlines. The newly opened 9000 m² facility accommodates up to 3 narrow-body aircraft at a time and is certified to service Boeing 737 NG and CL, as well as Airbus
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As part of the Floreat Aviation Portfolio, the first Airbus A330-200 was purchased on November 30, 2016. This aircraft is on lease to Virgin Australia. Three more A330s are expected to be added to the portfolio in December 2016, resulting in an investment volume of up to US$400m. Aside from the commercial debt procured by Doric,
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Rolls-Royce has won an order from New Caledonian airline Aircalin for Trent 7000 engines to power two Airbus A330neo aircrafts, supported by Rolls-Royce’s engine service, TotalCare. The order marks the first time that Aircalin has selected Rolls-Royce engines. The A330neo is exclusively powered by the Trent 7000 which brings together experience from the Trent 700
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Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group have signed a memorandum of understanding with Cranfield Aerospace Solutions, owned by Cranfield University. The MoU covers collaboration in various aspects of aerospace and aviation engineering, including concept, design, IP, conversion, modification, manufacture, test, operation, installation, certification maintenance, support and training. In addition to this, the MoU encourages the establishment
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AerFin (UK) continues its acquisition drive with the purchase of Airbus A319-131 aircraft, MSN 2308, from aircraft leasing company SMBC Aviation Capital. The 2004 vintage narrow-body is AerFin’s eleventh aircraft acquisition of 2016 and second A320 family aircraft purchase of the year. Bob James, CEO, AerFin Ltd commented ‘This acquisition reaffirms AerFin’s commitment to building
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Finnair and Japan Airlines will expand their codeshare cooperation as of December 1. Finnair’s flight numbers will be added to Japan Airlines flights from Frankfurt to Tokyo Narita starting on January 1, 2017. The codeshare expansion gives customers more flexibility and connectivity between Europe and Japan, enabling combinable routings via Frankfurt in one direction and
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In an attempt to avoid further industrial dispute, Lufthansa has made Vereinigung Cockpit (VC), the pilots’ Union, a new offer – a 4.4% increase in remuneration along with a one-off payment. The increase in remuneration would be in two tranches, 2.4% for 2016 and 2% FOR 2017. Lufthansa believes this offer meets a key VC
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Aircalin, the Noumea based carrier in the French territory of New Caledonia has signed an agreement (MoU) for two A320neo single-aisle and two A330-900 wide-body aircraft. The agreement was finalised and signed at a ceremony in the capital Noumea attended by airline officials and Airbus executives. The A320neo engine choice will be made at a
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West Star Aviation has received a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for the installation of a Future Air Navigation System (FANS) Controller Pilot Data Link Communications (CPDLC) application on F900B aircraft. The CPDL-C is a data link application that allows for direct exchange of text-based messages between the controller and a pilot. This application improves communication
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