Pegasus Airlines signs exclusive engine maintenance deal with SR Technics

MRO service provider SR Technics has entered into an exclusive CFM56-5B engine maintenance deal with Pegasus Airlines, the second largest carrier in Turkey. With services scheduled to begin in September of this year, the agreement covers 22 engine shop visits and a SR Technics lease engine dedicated to Pegasus Airlines over a six-year contract term. […]

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SAS reports improved July traffic

Traffic

During July, more than 2.8 million passengers traveled with SAS, which is a record number for July and a slight increase compared to the same month last year. At the same time, SAS had a significant improvement in operational performance as well as a favorable development of yield. SAS traffic had a positive development during

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American Airlines starts new direct service between Prague and Chicago in 2020

Airlines & Routes

Václav Havel Airport Prague will have another direct connection with the United States of America starting with the 2020 summer flight schedule. On August 8, American Airlines has announced the launch of new seasonal service between Prague and Chicago. The airline will operate the route with modern Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft. The connection will be

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AeroCentury reports second quarter net loss of US$78,000

Financial

AeroCentury, an independent aircraft leasing company, has reported a second quarter 2019 net loss of US$78,000, compared to a net loss of US$81,000 for the second quarter of 2018. Second quarter 2019 results reflect the combined operations of AeroCentury and its subsidiary, JetFleet Holding, which was acquired by the Company on October 1, 2018. In

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Spirit Airlines to utilize breadth of Sabre Operations Platform

Information Technology

Sabre Corporation has signed an agreement to expand its digital operations technology alliance with Spirit Airlines. This alliance will make the airline one of the first carriers to utilize the breadth of the innovative, next-generation Sabre Operations Platform. Spirit, a current user of several of Sabre’s operations solutions, will soon implement Sabre AirCentre Movement Manager,

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Pilots at Ryanair vote for strike action

Uncategorized

The British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA) has announced two impending strikes by Ryanair’s pilots, the first for 48 hours between August 22 and August 23, and a second scheduled for 60 hours between September 2 and September 4. The walkouts relate to ongoing disagreements the Irish low-cost carrier has had with the pilots’ union BALPA

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Worldwide air freight still negative due to trade conflicts

Other News, Top Stories

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released data for global air freight markets showing that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs), decreased by 4.8% in June 2019, compared to the same period in 2018. This marks the eighth consecutive month of year-on-year decline in freight volumes.Signs of a modest recovery in recent months

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Rolls-Royce selects IFS to unlock new data insights on aircraft engines

Information Technology

IFS, the global enterprise applications company, has released that Rolls-Royce has chosen IFS Maintenix™ for exchanging engine data with airlines operating Rolls-Royce Trent engines, including the Trent 1000, Trent XWB and Trent 7000. With a long list of world-leading airlines operating with its engines, the IFS Maintenix solution will help Rolls-Royce and its customers share

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Mike Ward joins DAS/Flite as VP Sales, Parts and Component Repair

People

Mike Ward has joined DAS/Flite as the Vice President of Sales, Parts and Component Repair. Eli DaSilva will assume a Director of Business Development role and report to Mike, along with the sales team. Ward brings over 25 years of aviation experience to the team. He most recently worked for Spirit AeroSystems in Wichita, Kansas,

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Bii signs agreement with Chromalloy to repair/overhaul and inspect all CFM56-3 engine material

MRO & Production

Specialist aircraft component support provider Bii.aero has chosen Chromalloy to repair, overhaul and inspect all CFM56-3 engine material. Bii recently teamed with Dublin-based aircraft and engine leasing firm Rostrum Leasing to market a suite of engine piece parts resulting from the phased tear-down programme of selected B737-300 Classics and CFM56 spare engines formerly operated by

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