Lease Corporation International (LCI), the aviation division of the Libra Group, has taken delivery of its first Airbus Helicopters H175 aircraft and placed it on lease with CHC. The aircraft will be based out of Aberdeen, Scotland, supporting oil and gas production activities in the North Sea. The Airbus Helicopters H175 is a new generation […]
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TMSaero has announced the addition of Jim McMillen to the company. McMillen’s 50+ year career in aviation has covered all aspects of jet propulsion from design, development, operation, and maintenance to buy, sell, and lease. He has worked with 3 different engine manufacturers (Rolls Royce, GE and CFM International), 3 different airlines (Eastern, National, and
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The United Arab Emirates Air Force & Air Defence has ordered five Airbus C295 medium transport aircraft. The agreement, announced at the Dubai Airshow, takes the C295 orderbook past 200. The aircraft will serve with the UAE Air Force replacing the existing CN235s still in operation. Deliveries will begin in the fourth quarter of 2018.
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Bombardier has released its 2018 guidance and confirmed that its five-year turnaround plan remains on track. The Company also affirmed its 2017 guidance, as revised with the announcement of its third quarter 2017 results. For 2018, Bombardier is targeting revenues in the range of US$17.0bn to US$17.5bn which represents a year-over-year increase of approximately US$1.0bn
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Delta and U.S. Customs and Border Protection are launching the latest test project at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, that aims to enhance the customer experience, add to Delta’s biometric pilot projects across the network, and make boarding seamless for customers and gate agents alike. At gates E10 and E12, customers will be able to use
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Boeing and leasing company Avation PLC have delivered Avation’s first Boeing airplane, a 777-300ER (Extended Range), that will be leased and operated by Philippine Airlines. This airplane is the 10th 777-300ER for Philippines’ national carrier. Philippine Airlines took delivery of its ninth 777-300ER earlier in the week and will use the new airplanes primarily on
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On Friday, December 15, Ryanair has written to the pilot unions in Ireland, the UK, Germany, Italy, Spain and Portugal inviting each of them to talks to recognise these unions as the representative body for pilots in Ryanair in each of these countries, as long as they establish Committees of Ryanair pilots to deal with
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Azores Airlines has taken delivery of its first Airbus A321neo aircraft. The airline, fully owned by SATA (Sociedade Açoreana de Transportes Aéreos) becomes the first Portuguese operator to receive a member of the A320neo Family. The aircraft, on lease from Air Lease Corporation (ALC), was delivered during a ceremony held at the Airbus Hamburg site.
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Alaska Air Group has reported a 9.2% increase in traffic on a 9.3% increase in capacity compared to November 2016. The load factor for November decreased 0.1 points to 84.2% compared to the previous year.
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Deutsche Lufthansa AG has welcomes the approval of about 80% of the members of the German Airline Pilots Union “Vereinigung Cockpit” (VC) with regard to the signed collective labor agreements. Thus, long-term stable labor relations could be reached. Among others, the parties have agreed on a framework collective agreement and a new remuneration agreement as
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