AerCap has reported its major business transactions for the third quarter 2020. The company has signed financing transactions for approximately US$2.2 billion and signed lease agreements for 28 aircraft, including three wide-body aircraft and 25 narrow-body aircraft. During the third quarter, AirCap purchased nine new aircraft, including eight Airbus A320neo Family aircraft and one Boeing […]
S7 Technics has carried out complex work on dismantling the keel of a cargo Boeing 737 aircraft in the framework of a C-check. Until 2012, the aircraft flew as a passenger aircraft and was then converted into a cargo aircraft and transferred to ATRAN airlines. Aeronautical Engineering (AEI) developed the STC (Supplemental Type Certificate), an
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ZIPAIR, the new Japanese middle-to-long-haul carrier, has selected Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Panasonic) to provide inflight connectivity (IFC) solutions for its Boeing 787-8 aircraft. ZIPAIR’s B787s will be fitted with Panasonic’s inflight Wi-Fi service. Panasonic’s next-generation connectivity enables a host of connectivity benefits, from fast internet to video streaming, all powered by its new satellite modem featuring bandwidth
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Wizz Air Abu Dhabi and Routes have signed an exclusive strategic partnership to help identify new destinations to add to Wizz Air Abu Dhabi’s network. Routes’ digital platform, Route Exchange, is continuing to play an important role in the recovery of the aviation industry, as airlines and airports around the world look to rebuild their
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Eying a return to supersonic transatlantic air travel that ceased with the decommissioning of the Anglo-French Concorde 2003, Boom Supersonic (Boom) has unveiled its innovative XB-1 which has a 21.6 m (71 foot-long) fuselage, a carbon-composite airframe and three GE-designed J85-15 engines. Carbon-neutral flight testing is scheduled to begin towards the end of next year
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Since the contract for the power control actuator of the 777 and 777X’s main gear steering components was signed in 2018, Liebherr and Boeing have been working diligently to design, manufacture and test the new actuator. The first delivery of two units to Boeing’s lab marks a major milestone for this built-to-print project. A dedicated
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Dragon Aviation Capital of Singapore (DAC) has entered into an agreement with SOFEMA Aviation Services of Bulgaria (SAS) to support SAS to expand its footprint into the ASEAN market. DAC is one of SE Asia’s leading technical consultants with head office in Singapore and satellite offices in Seoul and Hong Kong. DAC aim to offer
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GKN Aerospace is leading the Smart Connected Shop Floor project as part of the U.K.’s Manufacturing Made Smarter challenge. The U.K. government and industry are jointly investing to support businesses to implement new technology to boost manufacturing productivity. GKN Aerospace is leading a cross-sectoral team of experts trialing advanced digital technologies in the manufacturing environment.
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There is a growing divergence between aircraft base and market values as the global effects of the Covid-19 pandemic drive down demand, according to data from leading independent aviation consultancy, IBA. The gap between aircraft base values – the underlying economic value of an aircraft in an open, unrestricted, stable market with a reasonable balance
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Qatar Airways has announced that it will operate four weekly flights to San Francisco – the fifth new destination launched by the national carrier of the State of Qatar since the start of the pandemic – from December 15, 2020. The San Francisco service will be operated by Qatar Airways’ state-of-the-art Airbus A350-900. Qatar Airways
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