Kellstrom Aerospace completes acquisition of Airbus A320 for teardown

Kellstrom Aerospace has acquired an Airbus A320-232, MSN 1648, for teardown. The 1994 A320 aircraft was acquired from Castlelake L.P. The airframe is currently undergoing disassembly at ECube’s facility in Wales, U.K. This project will support Kellstrom Aerospace’s unique and innovative lifecycle solutions by supporting both Kellstrom Aerospace Asset Management division with additional short-to-mid-term lease […]

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Air Corsica takes delivery of first A320neo aircraft

Aircraft & Engines

Air Corsica, the airline company based on the Island of Corsica, has taken delivery of its first of two Airbus A320neo aircraft on lease from ICBC Leasing. With this delivery, the airline becomes the first French A320neo operator. The highly-fuel-efficient single-aisle aircraft will help reduce Air Corsica’s operating costs. The airline’s A320neo is powered by

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DAE’s AIS reaches milestone in third-party aircraft under management

Financial

Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) has reached a significant milestone in the growth of its managed aircraft portfolio, with current aircraft under management plus mandates to source and manage portfolios for third-party investor customers reaching US$3.5 billion. Since announcing the DAE Aircraft Investor Services (AIS) product in January 2018, DAE has grown its managed fleet to

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FLYdocs appoints CTIO to lead innovation efforts

People

Aviation software company, FLYdocs, has announced another step forward in its investment towards a digital technology-enabled future with the appointment of Carl Davis as the company’s new Chief Technology Innovation Officer (CTIO). Davis brings more than 10 years of experience as a Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and was recently nominated for the Digital Innovation Award

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Airbus A319neo with Pratt & Whitney engines receives type certification

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Airbus has received EASA type certification for the A319neo with Pratt & Whitney PW1100G engines, the aircraft manufacturer has announced. The CFM-Leap engine variant has already been certified. Now the neo versions of the A319, the A320 and A321 are all certified with both engine variants.

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Airbus celebrates production of its 100th A220

Aircraft & Engines, Top Stories

At the program’s headquarters in Mirabel, Canada, Airbus has celebrated the production of its 100th A220, a 149-seat A220-300 which is destined for Latvia’s airBaltic. While SWISS was the launch operator for the original Bombardier CSeries in June 2016, airBaltic became the launch customer for the renamed A220 in November 2016 after Airbus acquired the

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Boost for efforts to tackle unruly passengers as MP14 set to come into force

Other News

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) looks forward to the entry into force of Montreal Protocol 2014 (MP14) on January 1, 2020. MP14 enhances the capacity of states to curb the escalation in the severity and frequency of unruly behavior on board aircraft. This follows the November 26, 2019 ratification of MP14 by Nigeria, the

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Flughafen Zürich AG wins concession for airport in India

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Flughafen Zürich AG has been elected as selected bidder for the concession to design, develop and operate the new Noida International Airport at Jewar in India. Under a 40-year concession, Flughafen Zürich AG will build and manage the new greenfield airport in Jewar. The new airport will be located around 80 kilometers south of Delhi

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Nordic Aviation Capital delivers two ATR 42-600’s to Silver Airways on lease

Aircraft & Engines

Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) has delivered two new ATR 42-600’s, MSN 1403 and 1405, to Silver Airways on lease. Silver Airways operates routes within Florida and between Florida and the Bahamas from its hubs in Fort Lauderdale, Orlando and Tampa, as well as flights connecting Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and the Caribbean. Silver also

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Qatar Airways Cargo expands in South America in 2020 with four new destinations

Airlines & Routes, Military & Defense

Qatar Airways Cargo has announced major expansion of services in South America. Scheduled services to Campinas, Brazil (VCP), Santiago, Chile (SCL), Lima, Peru (LIM) and Bogotá, Colombia (BOG) will join the airline’s global freighter network on January 16, 2020 and will be serviced by a Boeing 777 freighter. The twice-weekly flights to Bogotá from Doha

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