Trenchard Aviation Group promotes Neil Watkins to Group Sales & Marketing Director

Trenchard Aviation Group, a well-known partner in aircraft cabin component design, manufacture, repair and on-wing maintenance, has appointed Neil Watkins to Group Sales & Marketing Director. The primary focus of his new role will be the development of a single sales strategy for the entire Group – comprising Aero Technics, Airbase, Servecorp, and Reheat International […]

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Finnair traffic performance in November 2019

Traffic

In November, Finnair carried 1,084,000 passengers, 10.6% more than in the corresponding period of 2018. The overall capacity increased in November by 9.4%. Finnair’s traffic increased by 13.1% and the Passenger Load Factor (PLF) increased year-on-year by 2.5% points to 77.1%.

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Pratt & Whitney invests US$30 million in West Virginia facility for maintenance, repair and overhaul of PW800 engines

MRO & Production

Pratt & Whitney has reported a US$30 million investment in its engine services facility in Bridgeport, West Virginia for the maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) of PW800 engines. Specifically, the site will service the PW814GA and PW815GA engines that power the Gulfstream G500 and G600 aircraft, respectively, with the capacity to expand its capabilities to

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Panasonic Avionics teams up with Eutelsat

Other News

Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Panasonic), a market leader in in-flight entertainment and connectivity, has signed a multi-year agreement for Ku-band capacity on two multi-beam payloads on the EUTELSAT 10B satellite, due to be launched in 2022. This contract with Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) will enable Panasonic to provide multiple gigahertz of new extreme throughput (XTS[1] Ku-band

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GECAS and Sculptor Capital Management close STARR 2019-2

Financial

GECAS and Sculptor Capital Management (Sculptor) have announced the closing of STARR 2019-2. Under the terms of the transaction, GECAS is selling twenty in-production Boeing and Airbus narrowbodies to START III Ltd. The diversified portfolio has an average aircraft age of 8.4 years and includes aircraft currently on lease to 17 airlines in 14 countries,

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BOC Aviation delivers second of ten Airbus A320neo aircraft to Air China

Aircraft & Engines

BOC Aviation has delivered the second of ten new Airbus A320neo aircraft to Air China. This aircraft is the 100th aircraft to be delivered to Air China’s Southwest branch.

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SAS unsatisfied with full-year earnings

Financial

SAS had an unsatisfactory full year result, significantly lower than last year, due to headwinds from higher jet-fuel costs, unfavorable currency movements and a strike. Despite these challenges, SAS’ customer offerings and operational efficiency improvements together with reduced market capacity, especially in the fourth quarter, led to a positive result for the full-year 2019. During

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Sir Richard Branson does U-turn and retains 51% stake in Virgin Atlantic

Financial, Top Stories

It was two years ago that Sir Richard Branson struck a deal to sell a 31% stake in the then vulnerable Virgin Atlantic to Air France-KLM for approximately 220 million pounds (US$284 million) as part of a three-way venture with Delta Air Lines as Delta Air Lines already held a 49% stake in the carrier.

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Bombardier to relocate its Global aircraft final assembly

MRO & Production

Bombardier has signed a long-term lease agreement with the Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) to build its new state-of-the art Global manufacturing center located at Toronto Pearson International Airport. With preliminary site work underway in Mississauga and first production activities set to begin in 2023, the cutting-edge facility will optimize final assembly operations for all

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United sets course for the future with order of 50 Airbus A321XLR aircraft

Aircraft & Engines

United Airlines has signed an order to purchase 50 new Airbus A321XLR aircraft, enabling the carrier to begin replacing and retiring its existing fleet of Boeing 757-200 aircraft and further meet the airline’s operational needs by pairing the optimal aircraft with select transatlantic routes. The state-of-the-art aircraft, which United expects to introduce into international service

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