Helvetic Airways has sold its fleet of Fokker 100 aircraft and the entirety of Helvetic’s spare engines, spare parts and tooling to Alliance Aviation Services Limited, of Australia. The five aircraft will support the current Alliance fleet of 44 Fokker aircraft. Helvetic Airways currently operates a standardized fleet of eleven Embraer E190-E1 aircraft. From this […]
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Starting July 10, Air Italy has added Athens as a new destination to its network, thanks to the signing of a new Special Prorate Agreement with Aegean Airlines. Air Italy passengers travelling from its four US destinations – Los Angeles, San Francisco, Miami and New York – and from Toronto can now easily reach the
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The European Commission has formally approved Connect Airways’ acquisition of Flybe, Stobart Air and Propius. With Connect Airways taking over full management control of the business, Mark Anderson CEO of Connect Airways, with the leadership teams from Flybe and Stobart Air, will now focus on plans to grow Flybe’s regional network, as well as expanding
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In a move that will bring in substantial investment at an optimum time, Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic is to merge with Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings Corp (SCH), a special purpose acquisitions company. SCH will hold a 49% stake in the company while Virgin Galactic will retain a 51% stake and the new company plans
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France wants to levy an environmental tax on airline tickets from the beginning of 2020. The eco-tax will be between €1.50 and €18.00, depending on the type of ticket, said French Transport Minister Élisabeth Borne on Tuesday. The tax will apply to all flights departing from France. There are exceptions for connecting flights as well
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AerCap Holdings N.V. has published its major business transactions during the second quarter 2019: AerCap has signed lease agreements for 48 aircraft, including 4 widebody aircraft and 44 narrowbody aircraft and has purchased 11 aircraft, including 6 Airbus A320neo Family aircraft, 4 Boeing 787-9s and 1 Embraer E2. AerCap has executed sale transactions for 23
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Starting in Summer 2020, Lufthansa will be taking off from Munich with two additional Airbus A380 aircraft. This will increase the Munich A380 fleet to a total of seven aircraft, with the remaining seven stationed in Frankfurt. Soon, Lufthansa passengers can experience the world’s largest commercial aircraft on five routes from Munich, including the addition
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Global aerospace and defense aftermarket solutions company AAR, has been awarded a four-year contract by the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) to perform maintenance, repair and overhaul of the Chinook APU for Logistics Centre Woensdrecht (LCW). AAR will service the Chinook fleet in its Component Repair facility in Amsterdam, where AAR has been supporting European
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Bombardier has secured the first order for a Global 5500 aircraft to be operated from the West Coast of the United States. This transaction is valued at US$46 million, according to current list prices. “The Global5500 aircraft offers the ultimate in performance, comfort, reliability and signature smooth ride,” said Peter Likoray, Senior Vice President, Worldwide
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SkyWorks Holdings has released transactions and activities performed during the second quarter of 2019 for its Leasing & Asset Management Group. SkyWorks arranged the sale of two ex-China Eastern Airlines A330-300s (s/n 777 and 781) on behalf of Bellinger Asset Management as well as lease extensions for three A320s on-lease to American Airlines on behalf
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