Air Canada has agreed to increase the purchase price for the acquisition of all issued and outstanding shares of Transat A.T. , from CA$13 to CA$18 per share and have amended the Arrangement Agreement dated June 27, 2019 accordingly. Based on the increased consideration, the value of the all-cash transaction is approximately CA$720 million. Air […]
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Zahira Bouaouda has been appointed President of MATIS Aerospace, a 50/50 joint venture between Safran Electrical & Power and Boeing, specializing in electrical wiring interconnection systems. She thus became the first woman to manage an aerospace company in Morocco. Zahira Bouaouda began her career in 1997 as an auditor with Dorlian & Associés and then
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AirAsia has taken delivery of its first A330neo aircraft, to be operated by its long-haul affiliate AirAsia X Thailand. The aircraft was delivered via lessor Avolon and is the first of two A330neos set to join the airline’s fleet by the end of the year. With its enhanced economics, the A330neo will bring a step-change
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Avant Aerospace has promoted John Hardy to Director, based at their East Alton, IL (ALN) facility while overseeing all Avant locations. Hardy has been with West Star Aviation for 13 years, formerly serving as Director of Avionics, Accessories, NDT, and Aircraft Services. He graduated from SIU-Carbondale and has over 30 years of aviation experience with
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Gulfstream Aerospace has reported the first customer delivery of its all-new Gulfstream G600™ aircraft. The milestone comes approximately one month after the aircraft earned its U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) type and production certificates. A U.S. customer took delivery of the aircraft at Gulfstream’s Savannah headquarters. The G600 received both FAA type and production certificates
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Air Lease Corporation (ALC) has posted its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2019. ALC took delivery of 16 aircraft from its order book and one aircraft from the secondary market during the quarter, representing approximately US$1.6 billion in aircraft investments, ending the quarter with an operating portfolio net book value of
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Ryanair, the Irish low-cost carrier has turned to the Irish High Court to lodge legal papers against the carrier’s outgoing COO. Within a week of Ryanair announcing on July 11 Bellew’s intention to leave at the end of this year, easyJet, a rival European low-cost carrier, announced he would be joining them. Ryanair CEO Michael
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Republic announced the expansion of its partnership with Delta Air Lines. The agreement adds 30 Embraer 175 E-Jet aircraft to the airline’s fleet and further expands Republic’s position as one of the world’s largest E-Jet operators, with over 220 aircraft. The first aircraft will be delivered in October 2019, and deliveries will continue through July
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Virgin Atlantic Airways has become Lufthansa Technik’s launching customer for base maintenance checks on the Boeing 787 aircraft type. At its Irish overhaul facility, Lufthansa Technik Shannon, the last in a series of six contracted 787 airplanes, was recently re-delivered to the airline. The scope of work for each aircraft included a C1-Check, plus several
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Embraer has signed a long-term Pool Program Agreement with Mongolian Hunnu Air to support a wide range of repairable components for the airline’s recently leased fleet of E190. Hunnu Air is the first E190 operator in Mongolia and took delivery of its first E190 this year in May. The Pool Agreement includes full repair coverage
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