Airways New Zealand has partnered with the Australian College of Kuwait (ACK) to establish an air traffic control training academy for training of Kuwaiti students. As part of the joint venture partnership agreement Airways is providing a one-year training programme at ACK for a group of air traffic control (ATC) students, and has installed a […]
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Kick-starting the modernisation of Ukraine’s helicopter fleet, Airbus Helicopters has delivered the first two H225s, out of an order for 21 aircraft, to the Ukrainian Ministry of Interior. One aircraft is destined for search and rescue missions and the other one will be operated by the National Guard for law enforcement missions. The H225 helicopters
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The A319neo powered by CFM International LEAP-1A engines has achieved joint Type Certification from both the US FAA and European EASA airworthiness authorities. This means that now all three aircraft models – the A319neo, A320neo and A321neo – are certified by the international authorities to operate with the CFM LEAP-1A engine option. This latest achievement
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Falko Regional Aircraft (Falko), a market leading aircraft operating leasing and asset management company focused on the regional aircraft sector, has reached an agreement with Avolon in relation to the acquisition of 49 regional jet aircraft (the portfolio). The Portfolio includes twenty-eight Embraer EJet and twenty-one Bombardier CRJ aircraft on lease to nine operators worldwide.
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Turkish Airlines and India’s largest domestic carrier, IndiGo, have announced a codeshare and mutual cooperation agreement. This will enable both carriers to provide more flexibility of choice to their respective customers to fly on sectors between India, Istanbul and beyond. This is IndiGo’s first codeshare agreement and is part of its international expansion strategy. Turkish
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London Gatwick Airport has had all flight operations to and from the airport put on hold since 21:00GMT Wednesday, December 20, after what has been described as a “deliberate act” of disruption. In all, up to 100,000 passengers are likely to be affected. The disruption began after two drones were spotted flying inside the airport’s
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The first Qatar Airways flight from Doha to Da Nang, Vietnam touched down on December 19, at Da Nang International Airport, where it was welcomed with a celebratory water cannon salute. H.E. Mr. Al Baker said: “Qatar Airways is very pleased to extend its reach into Vietnam by launching our third gateway into this beautiful
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SmartLynx Airlines, based in Riga, Latvia, has selected NYCO Turbonycoil® 600, a synthetic standard turbine oil, for use on its fleet of Airbus A320 powered by CFM56-5B and V2500. The ACMI provider and charter company is in full growth with annual passengers carried increasing from 1.6 million in 2015 to 2.5 million in 2017. SmartLynx
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The Airbus Helicopters VSR700 demonstrator took off for a fully unmanned autonomous flight at the military airbase in Istres in the south of France. The purpose of the flight was to establish compliance with the demanding regulatory and safety systems necessary for future unmanned flight in France. During the exercise the demonstrator performed a 30
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Lease Corporation International (LCI), the aviation division of the Libra Group, has appointed Chris Lloyd as Vice President Marketing. He will be based at LCI’s Singapore office, with responsibility for the South East and North East Asian markets. Lloyd, who joined LCI in early December, has 25 years’ experience in the international helicopter market, with
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