Lufthansa and Germanwings successfully complete transfer of decentralized routes

The Lufthansa Group has made a successful start to the new year with the transfer of the Düsseldorf–Zurich route from Lufthansa to Germanwings on Thursday, January 8th, 2015). One of the biggest structural projects ever undertaken by the company has thus been successfully completed on time. The concept of the new Germanwings was presented in […]

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AgustaWestland to supply AW189 Civil Helicopters to Rosneft

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Finmeccanica-AgustaWestland, announced that, following an agreement signed on 29th December, it will provide 160 AW189 civil helicopters to the oil company Rosneft by 2025. The supply will be provided mainly through HeliVert, a joint venture between Finmeccanica-AgustaWestland and Russian Helicopters (a subsidiary of the corporation Rostec). HeliVert will be responsible for the final assembly (at

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Boeing and Silk Way West finalizing purchase agreement for three 747-8 Freighter

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Boeing and Azerbaijan-based airline Silk Way West announced that the two companies are finalizing terms and working toward a purchase agreement for three 747-8 Freighter airplanes. When finalized, the contract will be valued at more than US$1.1bn at current list prices. The order will be posted on Boeing’s Orders & Deliveries website once all contingencies

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Republic Airways' load factor in December down 4 points

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Republic Airways reported preliminary passenger traffic results for December 2014. Traffic increased 3.0% over the same period in 2013, on an 8% increase in capacity. The load factor decreased 4 points from the same period in 2013.

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Air Lease Corporation announces pricing of public offering of US$600m of 3.750% unsecured Senior Notes

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Air Lease Corporation announced the pricing of its public offering of US$600m in aggregate principal amount of 3.750% unsecured senior notes due 2022 (the “Notes”). The Notes were offered to the public at a price of 99.289% of par. The sale of the Notes is expected to close on January 14th, 2015, subject to satisfaction

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Thomas Global Systems confirms long-term support for Airbus A320 displays

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Thomas Global Systems confirmed its long-term support for the FCD-66 cathode ray tube (CRT) based cockpit display used on the Airbus A319/320/321 and A330/340 aircraft. The FCD-66 is the primary cockpit flight display in these aircraft. The company’s long-term support program for FCD-66 is underpinned by its secure supply of new CRTs and its long

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Guangzhou Hangxin selects GE Aviation for health monitoring on AC313 fleet

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GE Aviation has been selected by Guangzhou Hangxin Company/AVICopter to provide the Health & Usage Monitoring System (HUMS) for their AC313 helicopter fleet in China. The fleet of civilian AC313 helicopters is designed to carry 27 passengers and two crew in the transport role. It also has been designed to be used for VIP transport,

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AJW Aviation welcomes Danielle Kaskel as Senior Manager for Business Development, North America

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AJW Aviation announced the appointment of Danielle Kaskel as the new Senior Manager for Business Development – North America, based in the Miami office. In her new role at AJW, Danielle will focus on developing the Company’s relationships with new customers while seeking key opportunities to ensure its corporate success across the competitive marketplace in

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Finnair traffic performance in December 2014

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In December Finnair’s overall capacity decreased by 1.5% and traffic grew by 0.2% year‐on‐year. Passenger load factor for December was 77.0% up 1.3 points.

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Concerns surrounding Middle East airspace continue with South Sudanese warning

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In July last year the FAA ordered a temporary ban on flights in and out of Tel Aviv after rockets landed close to Ben Gurion Airport, though the EASA did not invoke a total ban. In August, EASA demanded airlines to be cautious when operating in Syrian airspace and the FAA prohibited US airlines from

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