A month after announcing that it had secured financing to ensure the airline’s continuation for the next 18 months, Britain’s Virgin Atlantic has filed for Chapter 15 bankruptcy protection in the U.S. The move is a strategic one employed by non-U.S. companies to restrict creditors from tying up assets or filing a lawsuit in the […]
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The DC Aviation Group has completed the successful upgrade of a Global 5000 with the Gogo Elite Smart Cabin System (SCS Elite). The aircraft was also equipped with an Inmarsat SwiftBroadband High Data Rate Service and a new satellite communication system. With the upgrade of a Global 5000 with the Gogo Elite Smart Cabin System
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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that Muhammad Albakri, IATA’s Regional Vice President for Africa and the Middle East (AME), will be appointed Senior Vice President for Customer, Financial and Digital Services (CFDS), based in Geneva and effective March 1, 2021. At that time Aleks Popovich, who currently holds the position, will retire. Albakri
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Sabre has renewed its long-term, worldwide distribution agreement with Air New Zealand. Under the renewed agreement, Sabre will continue to distribute global Air New Zealand content to hundreds of thousands of travel agents and thousands of corporations globally through its extensive travel marketplace. The agreement also includes an opt-in content program in New Zealand and
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Embraer has announced a Medevac solution for Phenom 300 series aircraft, the Phenom 300MED, which is also available for retrofit through a partnership with umlaut and Aerolite. Embraer and umlaut are jointly developing and certifying a new supplemental type certificate (STC) utilizing Aerolite equipment. The Phenom 300MED, which is now available for customer configuration, is
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The airport operator Fraport posted a sharp drop in revenue during the first half of 2020, with a clearly negative Group result. The operating performance, which already slowed down in the first quarter of the year, weakened further during the second quarter, in line with expectations. Frankfurt Airport’s passenger traffic plummeted by 94.4% year-on-year in
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The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced that it intends to issue an airworthiness directive for the troubled Boeing 737 MAX, which involves the updating of flight-control software, revised display-processing software to generate alerts, revising a number of flight-crew operating procedures, and changing the routing of certain wiring bundles. While significant, the announcement does
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AAR subsidiary Airinmar, the global independent provider of component repair cycle management and aircraft warranty solutions, has signed a new services agreement with civilian helicopter operator Air Methods. Airinmar’s services will include the identification, claim, recovery and reporting of rotorcraft/aircraft component warranty. The company will compliment Air Methods’ existing processes and apply its proven procedures,
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Magnetic MRO Training, an international EASA Part-147 approved type training organization, has received Part-147 Online Training Approval from ECAA and is already performing its first synchronous distance learning in Airbus A320 Type Training. Synchronous distance learning means that the theoretical part is done virtually; meanwhile, examination and practical training will be done on location at
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Gulfstream Aerospace has opened a hub dedicated to worldwide aircraft parts distribution in Atlanta. Positioned within two miles of the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, the warehouse’s location will allow parts to be delivered around the world more quickly and efficiently. The new warehouse maintains approximately US$23 million in parts inventory. Gulfstream’s partner in this operation
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