Ryanair performs perfect volte-face over transatlantic flights announcement

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On Monday 16th March, in an interview reported in the Financial Times, Ryanair confirmed that its board had approved plans to go ahead with the long-anticipated development of transatlantic flights. It also confirmed that Ryanair was in discussion with manufacturers for new aircraft to launch a service covering a network of somewhere between 12 to […]

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Nordic Aviation Capital A/S increases Debt Facility from US$300m to US$400m

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Nordic Aviation Capital A/S (NAC) has increased the Debt facility it signed in January 2015 to US$400m. The company will use the proceeds to part finance the acquisition of turboprop and regional jet aircraft, which will then be leased to airline partners around the world. The US$400m facility was led by Deutsche Bank as sole

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Avolon delivers first Boeing 787-9 to Virgin Atlantic

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Avolon, the international aircraft leasing company, delivered its first Boeing 787-9 to Virgin Atlantic. The delivery is the first of four B787-9 aircraft scheduled for delivery to Virgin Atlantic by Avolon.

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MTU Aero Engines develops new turbine blade material

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MTU Aero Engines’ materials experts and their partners have jointly developed a new class of unique, intermetallic high-temperature materials for highly stressed engine components: Titanium aluminide (TiAl) is the name of the new lightweight material for turbine blades that combines the advantages of metallic and ceramic materials, offering the best of both worlds. The job

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Airbus celebrates delivery of its 9,000th aircraft

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Airbus has celebrated the delivery of its 9000th aircraft at a ceremony in Hamburg, Germany on 20th March 2015. The aircraft is the first A321 to be delivered to Vietnamese carrier VietJetAir and will join the carrier’s all-Airbus A320 Family fleet flying on its fast-growing Asia-Pacific network. VietJetAir first took to the skies at the end

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EMRISE Corporation to sell electronic devices business unit to Data Device Corporation

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EMRISE Corporation, a multi-national manufacturer of defense and aerospace electronic devices and communications equipment, has entered into a stock purchase agreement with an affiliate of Data Device Corporation, to sell all of the issued and outstanding shares of the common stock of the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, EMRISE Electronics, for a cash purchase price of US$22m, net of debt, transaction and other related

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Rockwell Collins expands information management offerings with acquisition of Pacific Avionics

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Rockwell Collins has acquired Pacific Avionics, a Singapore-based company specializing in technologies used for wireless information distribution, including inflight entertainment and connectivity (IFEC). “This acquisition builds on our overall information management strategy by enabling wireless distribution of digital information aboard the aircraft,” said Kelly Ortberg, CEO and President of Rockwell Collins. Pacific Avionics’ powerful wireless cabin intranet

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Abu Dhabi International Airport sees 21.5% increase in traffic for February

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Abu Dhabi Airports reported that passenger traffic at Abu Dhabi International Airport increased by 21.5% in February 2015. A total of 1,715,540 passengers passed through Abu Dhabi International Airport during the month, compared with 1,411,881 in February 2014. There were 12,852 aircraft movements in February 2015, which was a 15% increase over February 2014’s figure of

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Aergen Management Services makes senior level appointments

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Aergen Management Services made several senior appointments including Heinz Westen as Chief Financial Officer, Michael Barry as Chief Marketing Officer and Tom Kaluza as Senior Vice President. Chief Executive Officer, Robert J. Genise, who previously served as CEO of both DAE Capital (“DAE”) and Boullioun Aviation Services stated “I am delighted to have assembled a

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PART appoints new CEO

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John R. Gawsyszawski has been appointed Chief Executive Officer for the Victorville, CA based Pacific Aerospace Resources & Technologies (PART). John joined PART in 2014 as Chief Operating Officer and succeeds David Green who is now Chairman of the Board. Prior to joining PART, John served as VP of Business Development at Air Services based

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