GE plans to invest US$1.4bn to acquire additive manufacturing companies Arcam and SLM

GE reported plans to acquire two suppliers of additive manufacturing equipment, Arcam AB and SLM Solutions Group AG for US$1.4bn. Both companies will report into David Joyce, President & CEO of GE Aviation. Joyce will lead the growth of these businesses in the additive manufacturing equipment and services industry. In addition, he will lead the […]

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Delta and Korean Air strengthen partnership with new flights to Seoul

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Delta Air Lines (DAL) is expanding to Asia with new service between Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and Seoul Incheon International Airport beginning on June 3, 2017. The daily nonstop flight will operate with a 291-seat Boeing 777-200LR aircraft. Additionally, Delta and Korean Air are expanding their joint codeshare agreement. Delta’s new Atlanta flight complements Korean

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Aviation Technical Services acquires Texas Pneumatics Systems

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Aviation Technical Services (ATS) has acquired Texas Pneumatics Systems (TPS), a company that provides repair and overhaul services for commercial airlines predominantly for pneumatic and fuel related components and systems. Located near Fort Worth, Texas, TPS is a world recognized high-quality repair station with a 20 year proven record that employs an experienced team of

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Air Partner appoints Richard Jackson as non-executive Director

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Air Partner, the global aviation services group, announced the appointment of Richard Jackson as an independent non-executive director with immediate effect. Richard left the Civil Aviation Authority (“CAA”) earlier this year after 16 years as Group Director of Consumer Protection.

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Finnair traffic Performance in August 2016

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In August, Finnair’s overall capacity grew by 7.5% and traffic grew by 3.5%year‐on‐year. The passenger load factor declined by 3.2 points year-on-year to 83.1%.

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Southwest Airlines reports increased August traffic

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Southwest Airlines reported its August traffic statistics. Traffic increased 3.6% compared to the previous year while capacity increased 4.6% compared with August 2015. The load factor was 84.6% as compared with 85.4% in August 2015.

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TransDigm to acquire Young & Franklin and Tactair Fluid Controls

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TransDigm Group has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Young & Franklin and its subsidiaries, including Tactair Fluid Controls. The Company manufactures proprietary, highly engineered valves and actuators. Revenues are anticipated to be about US$75m for the fiscal year ending December 2016 with aftermarket comprising approximately 70% of the revenue. Nearly 100% of the

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Hawaiian Airlines reports August 2016 traffic statistics

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Hawaiian Airlines has announced its system-wide traffic statistics for the month of August. Traffic increased 7.1% compared to August 2015, while capacity increased 5.6%. The load factor for August increased 1.2 points, to 84.4%.

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Europe, U.S. and China to join ICAO’s aviation emissions scheme

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On September 4, 44 member states of the European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC) committed to joining the International Civil Aviation’s (ICAO’s) global market-based measure (MBM) scheme from the very beginning. On the same day, both the U.S. and China jointly announced they anticipated being “early participants” in the global MBM. The MBM is also referred

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AirAsia receives first A320neo

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AirAsia has taken delivery of its first A320neo at a dedicated ceremony in Hamburg. The aircraft is the first CFM International LEAP-1A powered A320neo in South East Asia and the second worldwide. Equipped with a Space Flex Cabin for an optimal passenger comfort and efficiency, the aircraft is configured with 186 seats. AirAsia is Airbus’

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GE plans to invest US$1.4bn to acquire additive manufacturing companies Arcam and SLM

Delta and Korean Air strengthen partnership with new flights to Seoul

Aviation Technical Services acquires Texas Pneumatics Systems

Air Partner appoints Richard Jackson as non-executive Director

Finnair traffic Performance in August 2016

Southwest Airlines reports increased August traffic

TransDigm to acquire Young & Franklin and Tactair Fluid Controls

Hawaiian Airlines reports August 2016 traffic statistics

Europe, U.S. and China to join ICAO’s aviation emissions scheme

AirAsia receives first A320neo

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