Coronavirus outbreak forces Airbus to close China completion center

Airbus has announced that it has closed its completion center for the single-aisle A320 and larger A330 aircraft. The facility is located at Tianjin, 150 km from Beijing. “China domestic and worldwide travel restrictions are posing some logistical challenges. The Tianjin Final Assembly Line facility is currently closed,” the European planemaker said in a statement, […]

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Government-funded research project, Medifly, conducted test flights over Hamburg

Other News, Top Stories

The joint research project Medifly, funded by the German Federal Ministry for Transportation and Digital Infrastructure (BMVI), successfully demonstrated the use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) for acute transportation of medical samples. A total of six drone flights were conducted between the German Armed Forces Hospital in Wandsbek-Gartenstadt and Saint Mary’s Hospital in Hohenfelde, roughly

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Three dead as Pegasus Airlines 737 crashes in Istanbul, Turkey

Other News

Three passengers onboard a Pegasus Airlines Boeing 737-86J which crashed after landing in atrocious conditions at Istanbul’s Sabiha Gökçen Airport have been killed. According to reports, the plane skidded for 50-60 meters beyond the end of the runway and then broke into three main sections as the topography dropped 30-40 meters. There were 183 passengers

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Ryanair Group traffic grows 5% in January

Traffic

Ryanair Group traffic in January has grown 5% to 10.8 million passengers. Ryanair reported traffic increase of 3% in January compared to the previous year, while Laudamotion reported traffic increase of 67% compared to 2019. Ryanair achieved a January load factor of 92% and Laudamotion reported a January load factor of 91%.

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ATP Flight School partners with United Airlines

Airlines & Routes

ATP Flight School and United Airlines have partnered to provide aspiring airline pilots with outstanding training and a direct route to a United flight deck. United and ATP’s Aviate partnership is an innovative career development program that combines ATP’s accelerated fixed-cost pilot training with defined milestones to advance pilots toward a rewarding career with United.

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Magnetic MRO acquires four airBaltic Boeing 737s

Aircraft & Engines

Through a public tender, Magnetic MRO, a Total Technical Care and asset management organization, acquired four Boeing 737 Classic aircraft from airBaltic. Following the delivery from Latvia’s flag carrier, all aircraft will continue their service in the fleets of new owners. Being the launch operator of Airbus A220 aircraft, airBaltic operates a fleet of 36

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Vallair’s prototype A321P2F takes off

Aircraft & Engines

Aircraft and asset specialist, Vallair, has seen its prototype A321P2F (MSN835) aircraft take off in Singapore. The inaugural flight forms part of the certification process to reach conversion approval status. Vallair has placed this first A321P2F (Passenger to Freighter) aircraft conversion with Qantas, the first airline to operate the A321 as a freighter aircraft. The

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Panasonic Avionics signs A330-800neo IFE deal with Kuwait Airways

MRO & Production

Panasonic Avionics (Panasonic) will be providing inflight entertainment (IFE) for Kuwait Airways’ new fleet of eight Airbus A330-800neo aircraft. Kuwait Airways will become the first airline to operate the A330-800neo aircraft, starting in the second quarter of 2020 when it joins the airline’s existing fleet of Airbus A320 and Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, which are already

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IATA: 2019 worst year for air freight demand since 2009

Other News

IATA, the International Air Transport Association, has released full-year 2019 data for global air freight markets showing that demand, measured in freight ton kilometers (FTKs), fell by 3.3% compared to 2018 while capacity (AFTK) rose by 2.1%. This was the first year of declining freight volumes since 2012, and the weakest performance since the global

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AeroCentury reports portfolio updates

Aircraft & Engines

AeroCentury , an independent aircraft leasing company, has announced three recent sales of turboprop aircraft In December 2019, the company sold a Dash 8-300 (MSN 236) that had been on lease to Widerøe’s Flyveselskap in Norway for 15 years. Widerøe is the largest regional operator serving the Nordic region, utilizing over 40 Dash 8 aircraft.

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Heike Tamm

Coronavirus outbreak forces Airbus to close China completion center

Government-funded research project, Medifly, conducted test flights over Hamburg

Three dead as Pegasus Airlines 737 crashes in Istanbul, Turkey

Ryanair Group traffic grows 5% in January

ATP Flight School partners with United Airlines

Magnetic MRO acquires four airBaltic Boeing 737s

Vallair’s prototype A321P2F takes off

Panasonic Avionics signs A330-800neo IFE deal with Kuwait Airways

IATA: 2019 worst year for air freight demand since 2009

AeroCentury reports portfolio updates

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