Brussels Airlines reaches agreement with social partners on structural measures

Brussels Airlines has reached an agreement between the Brussels Airlines management and its social partners, representing the more than 4,000 employees of the company’s different departments: Cockpit crew, Cabin crew, Maintenance & Engineering, Ground Operations and Support Functions. As announced in May, Brussels Airlines needs to take substantial measures in order to create a long-term […]

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Thorsten Dirks to leave Lufthansa

People

Thorsten Dirks will withdraw from the company’s Executive Board on the occasion of the successful conclusion of the governmental stabilization measure. He was most recently responsible for the areas Digitalization and Finance. Thorsten Dirks was appointed to the Executive Board in May 2017. The Executive Board division “Digitalization and Finance” will temporarily be assigned to the area

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Morocco orders 24 Boeing AH-64E Apache helicopters

MRO & Production, Uncategorized

Morocco is the 17th country to acquire the Boeing AH-64 Apache through a contract for 24 of the helicopters that was recently signed. Boeing has delivered nearly 2,500 Apache helicopters to 16 nations to date, including the U.S., Netherlands, Greece, United Kingdom, Japan, India, Singapore, South Korea and Saudi Arabia. Deliveries to Morocco are expected

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REX Board approves plans for domestic operations

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Following the announcement to the ASX on May 13, 2020 of the Regional Express Group’s intentions to explore the feasibility of commencing domestic operations in Australia, Regional Express (Rex) has been engaged in confidential exploratory discussions with various parties to assess the availability of funding for starting up domestic operations. The Rex Board has now

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JetHQ expands to support Latin American growth

People

JetHQ continues its global aircraft expansion, adding an experienced aviation professional to meet the needs of clients in Mexico and Latin America. The aircraft transaction and brokerage company has announced that Gabriela Perez de Leon has joined the team as Sales Director, based in and overseeing Mexico. She will work with Vice President of Sales

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Bombardier Global 5500 makes entry into service

Aircraft & Engines

Bombardier has announced the entry into service of the innovative, long-range Global 5500 business jet, which was recently delivered to an undisclosed customer. Last year, Bombardier announced that the Global 5500 aircraft can fly 200 nautical miles more than planned, and now has a range of 5,900 nautical miles. “This spacious and efficient aircraft is

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Emirates Engineering modifies 10 Boeing 777-300ER aircraft for additional cargo capacity

MRO & Production

Emirates has introduced additional cargo capacity by using Boeing 777-300ER aircraft with seats removed from the economy class cabin. The measure has been introduced in response to the strong air cargo market demand for the rapid, reliable and efficient transportation of essential commodities such as Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), pharmaceuticals, medical equipment, food, machinery and

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Lufthansa shareholders agree on stabilization measures

Financial, Top Stories

The shareholders of Deutsche Lufthansa AG have voted in favor of accepting the capital measures and the participation of the Economic Stabilisation Fund (WSF) of the Federal Republic of Germany in Deutsche Lufthansa AG. The corresponding proposal received the necessary majority at the Extraordinary General Meeting. The package provides for stabilization measures and loans of

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GKN Aerospace continues jet engine biofuel testing

Military & Defense

FMV (Swedish Defence Materiel Administration) has contracted GKN Aerospace Sweden to continue biofuel testing of the RM12 engine. The biofuel for this test is an ATJ (alcohol to jet)-SKA developed and manufactured by Swedish Biofuels AB. The test is part of a bilateral biojet-project collaboration between FMV and USAF/NAVAIR, which started in October 2013 and

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Embraer Services & Support completes first Praetor 500 conversion

MRO & Production

Embraer Services & Support has completed the first conversion of a Legacy 450 to a Praetor 500 for an undisclosed customer. The conversion was performed at the Embraer Executive Jets Service Center at Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks, Connecticut. In order to generate the impressive range improvements synonymous with the Praetor 500, the level-sensing wiring in the

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