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Air Chathams selects Rusada’s ENVISION

Air Chathams, the New Zealand regional airline, has chosen Rusada’s software ENVISION as its information management solution. Air Chathams operates regional passenger and cargo services between the Chatham Islands and mainland New Zealand. The airline serves destinations such as Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Whakatane using a diverse fleet of over 15 aircraft, including an ATR […]

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Embraer E195-E2 granted certification by ANAC, FAA and EASA

Embraer has received the Type Certificate for the E195-E2 from three regulatory authorities: ANAC, the Brazilian Civil Aviation Agency (Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil); the FAA (U.S. Federal Aviation Administration) and EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency). The E195-E2 is the biggest of the three members of the E-Jets E2 family of commercial airplanes and the

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Finnair appoints Ole Orvér as CCO, Nicklas Ilebrand as SVP, Strategy

Finnair has appointed two new members to its Executive Board. Ole Orvér has been appointed as Chief Commercial Officer, and Nicklas Ilebrand as Senior Vice President, Strategy. Both new Executive Board members will start in their roles on May 1, 2019. Ole Orvér has a long international career in several airlines, including Qatar Airways, LOT

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Jet Airways in further trouble as it fails to secure emergency funding

Having suspended all international flights last week and with only seven operational aircraft after creditors seized dozens of its aircraft, Jet Airways, India’s second-largest airline by market share, is on the verge of total collapse after failing to obtain emergency funding from its lenders. With current debt level running at approximately US$1.2 billion and pilots,

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Air Arabia takes delivery of first of six new Airbus A321-200neo LR aircraft

Air Arabia has received its first Airbus A321neo LR (Long Range) on long-term lease from Air Lease Corporation. The aircraft flew nonstop from Airbus’s facility in Hamburg to Sharjah International Airport. Air Arabia is the first Middle Eastern airline to operate the A321neo LR and this delivery is the first of six aircraft that will

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AerCap leased, purchased and sold 81 aircraft in the first quarter 2019

AerCap Holdings N.V. has announced its major business transactions during the first quarter 2019: Air Cap has signed lease agreements for 43 aircraft, including 6 widebody aircraft and 37 narrowbody aircraft. The company purchased 17 aircraft, including 12 Airbus A320neo Family aircraft, 1 Airbus A350, 3 Boeing 787-9s and 1 Embraer E2. Air Cap executed

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IAG appoints new CFO

International Airlines Group (IAG) has released that Enrique  Dupuy de Lôme is to step down from his role as chief financial officer and  Board executive director at IAG’s Annual General Meeting in June 2019. He will  be replaced by Steve Gunning, currently chief financial officer at British  Airways, whose appointment as a Board executive  director

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American to extend cancellations for Boeing 737 MAX aircraft through August

American Airlines has made the decision to extend its cancellations for the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft through Aug. 19. It said that based upon its ongoing work with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Boeing, it is confident that the MAX will be recertified prior to this time. But by extending its cancellations through the

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Singapore Airlines and Garuda Indonesia expand codeshare operations

Singapore Airlines and Garuda Indonesia have expanded their codeshare operations. Under the new agreement, SIA and Garuda Indonesia are now codesharing on each other’s flights between Singapore and the Indonesian capital Jakarta. SIA and Garuda Indonesia each operate nine flights per day on the route. The two carriers first started codesharing in 2010 on each

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