Spairliners GmbH and HOP!, a subsidiary airline of the AIR FRANCE Group, have extended their business relationship by signing a long-term contract for the comprehensive component support of HOP!’s E-Jet fleet. HOP! currently operates a fleet of 15 Embraer E170 and 11 Embraer E190. During the next two years HOP! will add an additional six […]
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West Star Aviation will offer Winglet Technology’s winglet installation for the Citation Sovereign model. Current certified installation of the Transitional winglet for the Sovereign model can be completed at the Grand Junction facility, one of four West Star full-service Textron Aviation Approved Service Center locations, where West Star has already installed two sets to date.
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AJW Group has purchased three engines CFM56-5B, CFM56-7B, V2500-A5 for teardown. The purchase of the engines was completed on July 3, 2019 and the repaired and certified engine parts will be used to bolster AJW’s strategically located inventory to support its customers worldwide. The Group has also recently purchased a package of fan blades including;
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Air Astana and Russian private airline S7 Airlines, have strengthened their co-operation by signing a codeshare agreement for flights between Russia and Kazakhstan. Effective for flights operated from July 15, 2019, Air Astana flights from its hubs at Nur-Sultan and Almaty, to Novosibirsk and St. Petersburg, now carry the code of S7 Airlines. Similarly, S7
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At half-year, MTU Aero Engines AG has raised its forecast for 2019. The company is now projecting an adjusted EBIT margin in the region of 16%. The original forecast had been 15.5 % (2018: 14.7 %). “The increase in the earnings outlook mainly reflects two factors: One is that our MTU Maintenance Zhuhai site in
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On Tuesday, July 23, Kenya’s parliament voted in favour of nationalising the country’s flag-carrying airline in a bid to help it overcome problems with mounting debts. With a failed expansion program behind it and a slump in air travel which forced the carrier to restructure US$2 billion of debt in 2017, rather than allow Kenya
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British Airways’ (BA) attempts to get a high-court injunction against its pilots’ threatened strike has failed. Rather than return to the negotiating table, BA will now look to appeal the decision, though no date has been given for this. Despite over 90% of BA’s other staff, represented by unions including Unite and GMB, looking to
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WestJet Airlines’ shareholders and optionholders have overwhelmingly voted to approve its previously announced proposed transaction with Onex Corporation, at a special meeting held July 23. Of the votes cast at the Meeting, more than 92.5% of shareholders and optionholders who voted were in favour of the proposed transaction. WestJet and Onex entered into a definitive
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XTI Aircraft Company has selected GE’s CatalystTM engine as the core of its TriFan 600 hybrid-electric propulsion system. The two companies will work together to define a series hybrid architecture that will meet the TriFan performance requirements. GE’s Catalyst is the first clean-sheet turboprop engine to hit the general aviation market in more than 30
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The Vietnam Civil Aviation Authority Monday granted the Aircraft Operator Certificate (AOC) to Vietstar Airlines, making it the sixth airline in Vietnam. The AOC is a certificate approved by a regulatory authority, allowing a carrier to operate aircraft for commercial purposes within a specified scope of activities. Vietstar Airlines is allowed to operate two types
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