Virgin Galactic appoints Michael Colglazier as Chief Executive Officer

Virgin Galactic Holdings (Virgin Galactic), a vertically integrated aerospace and space travel company, has appointed Michael Colglazier as its new Chief Executive Officer and George Whitesides as Chief Space Officer, effective July 20, 2020. Colglazier assumes the CEO role at an exciting time for Virgin Galactic as the company progresses through its test flight program […]

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Airbus Helicopters wins order for latest ACH160 helicopter

Aircraft & Engines

Airbus Corporate Helicopters (ACH) has won a new order for its latest ACH160 helicopter, announced just days after the H160 achieved certification. This new order, placed by an experienced Italian operator for use on private and corporate flights mainly inside Italy, means the ACH160 has been ordered by customers in eight countries across North America,

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Emirates resumes A380 flights to London and Paris

Aircraft & Engines

Emirates will deploy its iconic A380 on its daily Amsterdam service, and add a second daily A380 service to London Heathrow starting from August 1. This announcement follows the Emirates A380’s return to the skies on July 15, with EK001 to London Heathrow taking off from Dubai International airport carrying commercial passengers onboard this flagship

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Honeywell expands navigation offerings to provide more options for precise data in areas without GPS

Other News

Honeywell is introducing the HGuide n380, a new inertial navigation system that communicates position, orientation and velocity of an object — such as an autonomous vehicle or unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) —even when global navigation satellite signals are unavailable. Smaller and lighter than previous Honeywell inertial navigation systems, the HGuide n380 is built using Honeywell’s

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As U.S. COVID-19 cases increase rapidly, American Airlines sends out 25,000 furlough notices

Airlines & Routes

With the rise in numbers of COVID-19 cases in many U.S. states and new quarantine restrictions come into force, American Airlines (American) has announced that it has sent out 25,000 furlough notices to its employees with a warning that demand for air travel will likely drop once again. The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act

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Delta posts US$5.7 billion quarterly loss as it cuts projected flight increases by 50%

Financial, Top Stories

As the COVID-19 pandemic shows no sign of receding and numbers of reported cases increasing in over 35 U.S. states, the uncertain demand for future air travel has seen Delta Air Lines (Delta) halve its anticipated 1,000 flight increase for the month of August to just 500 flights. Having posted a net quarterly loss of

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Helvetic Airways upgrades Embraer E2 order

Aircraft & Engines

Helvetic Airways has signed a commitment with Embraer to convert four of its remaining firm orders to the larger E195-E2 aircraft. The original order, for 12 E190-E2s with purchase rights for a further 12, and conversion rights to E195-E2s, was announced in September 2018. Embraer has so far delivered five E190-E2s to Helvetic Airways, and

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AAR continues successful partnership with Unison Industries

MRO & Production

AAR, one of the leading providers of aviation services to commercial and government operators worldwide, and Unison Industries (Unison) have jointly announced the expansion and extension of the longstanding partnership as the exclusive worldwide aftermarket distributor for Unison Industries´ aviation, aerospace, military, civil and land vehicles products. The agreement adds new material content to include

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Nordic Aviation Capital delivers one ATR 72-600 to Windrose Aviation Company

Aircraft & Engines

Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) has confirmed the delivery of one ATR 72-600 aircraft, MSN 1262, to Windrose Aviation Company on lease. Founded in 2003, Windrose Aviation received an operator’s certificate in 2007 and began operating charter flights under the brand name “WINDROSE Airlines”. Today Windrose is one of the leading companies of tourist air traffic

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Virgin Atlantic reaches major milestone towards securing its future

Financial

Virgin Atlantic has taken a big step forward in securing its future, by launching a court-backed process as part of a solvent recapitalization of the airline and holiday business, with a restructuring plan that, once approved and implemented, will keep Virgin Atlantic flying. The restructuring plan is based on a five-year business plan, and with

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Virgin Galactic appoints Michael Colglazier as Chief Executive Officer

Airbus Helicopters wins order for latest ACH160 helicopter

Emirates resumes A380 flights to London and Paris

Honeywell expands navigation offerings to provide more options for precise data in areas without GPS

As U.S. COVID-19 cases increase rapidly, American Airlines sends out 25,000 furlough notices

Delta posts US$5.7 billion quarterly loss as it cuts projected flight increases by 50%

Helvetic Airways upgrades Embraer E2 order

AAR continues successful partnership with Unison Industries

Nordic Aviation Capital delivers one ATR 72-600 to Windrose Aviation Company

Virgin Atlantic reaches major milestone towards securing its future

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