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GE Aviation selects Strother, Kansas, to assemble Passport 20

GE Aviation chose its facility in Strother, Kansas, to assemble its new Passport 20, which will power the next-generation large-cabin business jet. GE’s additional US$7m investment in machinery and equipment will enable Strother to assemble, maintain, repair and overhaul the Passport 20 engine, which will power Bombardier’s Global 7000 and Global 8000 large, ultra long-range […]

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ATR names Christopher McGregor as Flight Safety Officer

ATR appointed Christopher McGregor as Flight Safety Officer. Christopher will lead the ATR Flight Safety team to continually drive improvement in its product safety. In this position he is responsible for the development and implementation of the Flight Safety strategy within ATR. He is also in charge of safety communications to airlines and lessors, and

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Lufthansa Technik to provide component support for long-range fleet of EVA Air

Lufthansa Technik AG has further extended its cooperation with Taiwan-based airline EVA Air and its subsidiary EGAT. According to the new contract, the Hamburg-based maintenance, repair and overhaul provider is now also being commissioned to provide component support for the Boeing 777-300ER fleet as well as the Airbus A330 aircraft the Star Alliance member EVA

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Precision Aircraft Solutions and Aerolease Aviation joint venture to develop and market B757-200CF Freighter

Precision Aircraft Solutions and Aerolease Aviation purchased from AeroTurbine a Pratt-powered 757-200 aircraft (MSN 25441), in a joint venture that will result in the conversion and sale of a high-payload, 15-position freighter. “This project is an exciting collaboration of two industry experts,” said Aerolease President Jep Thorton. “With Aerolease’s proficiency in 757 freighter development and

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Turkish Airlines orders four additional A330-200 Freighters

Turkish Airlines has signed a firm order for the purchase of four A330-200F freighter aircraft. The Airline selected Rolls-Royce Trent 700 engines and long-term TotalCare service support,  for the four  A330-200F aircraft. Operated by Turkish Cargo, a brand of Turkish Airlines, the additional aircraft will help to further boost the company’s expansion in the cargo

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ALC firms up order for 55 Airbus aircraft

Air Lease Corporation, the Los Angeles based aircraft leasing company, has firmed up its order for 55 Airbus aircraft, comprising 25 A330-900neo and 30 A321LR – the very latest members of Airbus’ modern, fuel-efficient aircraft family. ALC was first to sign up for the newest member of Airbus’ market leading widebody family, the A330neo, announcing

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President of Emirates and US to discuss Arab airlines’ supposed US$40bn subsidy

It has been announced that talks will take place between Tim Clark, President of the Emirates airline, and US officials, in Washington in two weeks’ time. The meeting comes as a result of continued claims by such US airlines as Delta, United and American, who just a few days ago had asked the White House

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IAG traffic in February increased by 5.5% versus February 2014, while Group capacity rose by 4.3%. The load factor for the month of February was up 0.9 points to 76.2%. Norwegian reported February total passenger traffic increased of 17% and the total capacity increased by 9% compared to February 2014. The load factor was 84.8%

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HAECO Group acquires maintenance training solution for Beoing 787 fleet

HAECO Group has acquired from Boeing an advanced, simulation-based maintenance training suite for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. The HAECO Group is the first Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) Organisation and Aircraft Maintenance Training Organisation (AMTO) in China to be equipped with the Boeing 787 training suite. The suite includes Boeing 787 Desktop Trainer Classroom Solutions,

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