American Airlines and Royal Air Maroc launch codeshare agreement

American Airlines has launched a reciprocal codeshare agreement with Morocco’s largest airline, Royal Air Maroc, to add new options for travel to Morocco starting Dec. 26. American’s customers will be able to purchase select Royal Air Maroc flights to Casablanca, Morocco (CMN), which will provide seamless connecting service to Marrakech, Morocco (RAK). The codeshare will […]

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COMAC highlights safety priority as 6th C919 prototype jet takes to the skies

Aircraft & Engines, Uncategorized

The Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) has announced that its sixth C919 AC106 prototype has successfully undergone its first test flight which lasted just over two hours after the jet took off from Shanghai on Friday, December 12. The C919 is China’s solution to the Airbus-Boeing duopoly involving the A320- and 737-family jets respectively

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Rolls-Royce Pearl 15 receives US certification

Aircraft & Engines

The Pearl® 15, the exclusive engine option for Bombardier’s Global 5500 and Global 6500 aircraft, has received its official certification by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The engine, which was developed at the Rolls-Royce Centre of Excellence for Business Aviation engines in Dahlewitz, Germany, has previously been certified by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency

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12 killed and 49 seriously injured as Fokker 100 crashes on take-off at Almaty Airport

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It was reported on Friday, December 27, that a Bek Air aircraft – identified as a Fokker-100, a medium-sized, twin-turbofan jet airliner – crashed when it lost altitude just after it had taken off at 7:22 a.m. from Almaty International Airport, in Kazakhstan. Of the 93 passengers and five crew on board, 12 were killed,

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Air Kiribati is launch operator for E190-E2 jet in Asia Pacific

Aircraft & Engines

Air Kiribati, the flag carrier of the Republic of Kiribati, has received its first E190-E2 jet. Embraer has signed the contract with the Government of Kiribati, in partnership with its national airline, Air Kiribati, in December 2018. The airline has ordered two E190-E2s and has purchase rights for two more. Air Kiribati is the launch

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Latécoère to acquire Bombardier’s electrical wiring interconnection system business in Querétaro

Financial

Latécoère and Bombardier announced that the companies have entered into a definitive agreement, whereby Latécoère will acquire Bombardier’s electrical wiring interconnection system (EWIS) assets in Querétaro, Mexico. The two companies also concluded a long-term supply agreement that will see Latécoère supply Bombardier with electrical wiring interconnection systems. Approximately 700 skilled employees are dedicated to the manufacture

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Airbus delivers first A220 to Air Canada

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Air Canada has taken delivery of its first A220-300, designed, built and delivered from the Mirabel A220 programme facilities in Canada. The first aircraft out of an order of 45 will enter service in January 2020, making Air Canada the first airline to operate the A220-300 in North America. The A220 will enable the Montreal-based

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Boeing to deliver AH-64E Apache helicopters to three allied countries

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Boeing and the U.S. Army have finalized orders from three nations to provide their armed forces with the new, more capable AH-64E Apache model. The contracts are for the re-manufacture of 47 existing AH-64D Apaches. The total combined value of the orders is more than US$560 million. Sixteen countries currently field the Apache. AH-64 Apaches

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Todd Navin joins HAECO Americas as CFO

People

HAECO Americas, a wholly owned subsidiary of the HAECO Group, has reported that Todd Navin has joined the company as Chief Financial Officer. Navin’s career in aerospace industry finance began more than 27 years ago when he joined the Rolls-Royce Energy sector as a recent college graduate. He subsequently served in a variety of operational

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DAE repurchases US$450 million of common shares

Financial

Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) has repurchased outstanding common shares worth US$450 million. DAE also announced that it had received US$450 million in connection with the early partial repayment of a Note Receivable from certain shareholders. DAE Capital has an owned, managed, and committed to own and manage fleet of approximately 410 Airbus, ATR and Boeing

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