International Airlines Group (IAG) traffic in May increased by 6.0% versus the same period last year while capacity rose by 5.3% versus the same period last year. The load factor for May increased 0.5 points to 82.3% when compared to May 2018.
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Nathaniel Pieper will join Alaska Airlines on August 1, as senior vice president of fleet, finance and alliances. With more than 20 years in the airline industry, Pieper brings a wealth of aviation finance and global airline alliance experience. Pieper will have a broad scope of responsibilities including the acquisition and financing of Alaska’s mainline
Nakanihon Air Service’s has taken delivery of its 20th H135 from Airbus Helicopters. This new light-twin helicopter will join Nakanihon Air Service’s growing fleet of H135s to support emergency medical service (EMS) missions throughout the country. One of the largest aircraft operators in Japan, Nakanihon operates 45 Airbus’ helicopters – about two-thirds of its rotorcraft
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Specialist aircraft component support provider Bii.aero has announced the appointment of James Burley as their new Commercial Manager. Capitalising on his previous sales experience, Burley will focus on establishing and managing the strategic growth of Bii’s broad inventory of Boeing and Airbus aircraft spares. He will also play a key role in developing and enhancing
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GECAS has appoined Priscilla Branco as its new Regional Manager for Latin America & Caribbean (LAC). Branco, a native of Rio de Janeiro, has over a decade of experience working in the aviation sector in the LAC market. In this role, she will be responsible for developing and executing the commercial strategy for GECAS’ fixed
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EASA has published European rules on drones to ensure drone operations across Europe are safe and secure. The rules will amongst others help to protect the safety and the privacy of EU citizens while enabling the free circulation of drones and a level playing field within the European Union. The new rules include technical
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Ryanair has agreed to purchase Malta Air, a Maltese start-up airline, creating a new subsidiary to the Ryanair Group of low-cost carriers in addition to Buzz (Poland), Lauda (Austria) and Ryanair (Ireland). Initially, the new airline will take over all Ryanair’s 61 current routes and operating six aircraft, but this number is expected to increase
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United Airlines has become the latest U.S. airline to connect to Airbus’ open-data platform, Skywise, following an agreement recently signed between the airline and Airbus. United will leverage Skywise to enhance all aspects of its maintenance and engineering operations on its Airbus fleet. With flexible and visual tools, Skywise enables airlines to store, access, manage
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Johannesburg based, low-cost carrier Mango Airlines has selected once again Acro’s Series 3 Ultra Economy Class seat for two B737-800 aircraft. Acro has a long-standing relationship with the airline and this latest order results in the delivery of fourteen shipsets in total since Mango first selected the seat in 2014. Mango operate a fleet of
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Astronics Corporation released that Kevin T. Keane, a member of its Board of Directors for nearly 50 years and Board Chairman for 45 years, has passed away on June 10, 2019 in Buffalo, NY. Kevin T. Keane had joined the Board and began his career with Astronics in 1970, and was named the Chairman in
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