CommutAir names Lon Ziegler as its Vice President of Maintenance, as the airline mobilizes to triple the size of its fleet and expand its flying footprint as it inducts 40 Embraer 145 aircraft under the previously announced United Express agreement. Mr. Lon Ziegler has been CommutAir’s Director of Maintenance for the past several months. He […]
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Boeing and Vietnam Airlines celebrated the delivery of the flag carrier’s 10th 787-9 Dreamliner on Nowember 25th. “Vietnam Airlines is proud to welcome our 10th Boeing 787 Dreamliner on behalf of Vietnam Airlines, only 16 months after we took delivery of the first of these state-of-the-art new aircraft,” said Phan Xuan Duc, Executive Vice President
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Air Calédonie took delivery of its first of 4 ATR 72-600 aircraft at a ceremony at ATR facilities in Toulouse, France. Air Calédonie’s ATR 72-600 will seat 68 passengers in all-economy configuration and will be used on the New Caledonia domestic network. Air Calédonie and ATR started a long-term partnership in 1986, when the first
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China’s largest online travel company, Ctrip, is looking to expand its reach beyond its home market by agreeing to buy Scotland-based Skyscanner, the air-ticketing specialist, for an agreed £1.4 billion. Back in January the Scottish startup had been valued at £1.0 billion after a round of financing. Skyscanner was founded 13 years ago, and currently
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El Al reported that revenues in the third quarter of 2016 amounted to approx. US$644m, compared to approx. US$647m in the third quarter of the previous year. Gross profit in the third quarter of 2016 amounted to US$173m, compared to approx. US$ 209m in the third quarter of the previous year. Profit before tax in
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Bombardier Commercial Aircraft released that Transport Canada and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) have awarded the CS100 and CS300 airliners with the Same Type Rating (STR) which provides operators with significant cost-saving opportunities. “The Same Type Rating is a reflection of the high commonality between the CS100 and CS300 aircraft. This is great news
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TAG Aviation Maintenance Services Europe has completed its first 120-month inspection on a Global Express aircraft. The 120-month inspection project – which was completed in August and has been carried out at TAG Farnborough’s Maintenance Services Centre – included a full strip and repaint of the aircraft’s livery, a SwiftBroadband upgrade and a cabin refurbishment
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Avolon, the international aircraft leasing company, has delivered one Boeing B737-800 aircraft to Aerolineas Argentinas. This is the second Avolon aircraft on lease to Aerolineas Argentinas.
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Air Transport Services Group said that its ABX Air pilots will be returning to work beginning November 24, following a ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Timothy S. Black that the striking pilots must resolve differences with ABX Air through arbitration and other provisions of their labor agreement. The judge determined that disagreements with the
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Monarch Aircraft Engineering Limited (MAEL), the engineering division of Monarch, has signed a line maintenance technical handling agreement with Olympus Airways. Commencing this month, MAEL’s experienced engineering teams will be providing line maintenance technical handling to Olympus Airway’s Airbus A320 family charter operation at Luton, Birmingham, Gatwick, Manchester and Kiev airports.
