Heike Tamm

ATSG to acquire fleet of 20 Boeing 767-300ER through 2021

Air Transport Services Group has signed an agreement with Jetran to acquire twenty Boeing 767-300 extended-range passenger aircraft from Jetran over the next three years. The aircraft covered by this agreement are currently operated by American Airlines. They were manufactured between 1993 and 2003, and are powered by General Electric CF6-series engines. ATSG currently expects […]

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Mika Stirkkinen to head Finnair’s commercial unit on an interim basis

As Finnair communicated earlier this year, Juha Järvinen, Finnair’s Chief Commercial Officer will leave Finnair as of December 31, 2018. Finnair has appointed Mika Stirkkinen (MSc. Econ) as the interim head of Finnair’s commercial unit. He will also be a member of Finnair’s Executive Board during this interim period. Finnair has already started the recruitment

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Air Madagascar selects ADSoftware MRO IT solution

ADSoftware has announced its collaboration with Air Madagascar and its subsidiary, Tsaradia. The contract covers the complete fleet of 10 aircraft (Airbus A340-300, Boeing 737-800 NG, ATR72-500, ATR72-600 and TWIN OTTER). Maintenance and procurement personnel will be using the software on a daily basis to manage all aspects of maintenance operations. Air Madagascar joins ADSoftware’s

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SkyWorks grows global platform with aircraft equity vehicle

Building on the success of its global platform, in 2018 SkyWorks Holdings (SkyWorks) significantly expanded its investment and asset management businesses while simultaneously increasing its commitment to the advisory business. SkyWorks has established a dedicated aircraft servicing platform, SkyWorks Leasing (Ireland) Limited, in its Dublin Ireland offices. In addition, SkyWorks created a new equity vehicle,

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Emirates and South African Airways to expand strategic partnership

Emirates and South African Airways (SAA) are expanding their strategic cooperation with enhancements to its codeshare agreement, opening up new destinations for both Emirates and SAA customers. Pending governmental approval, SAA and Emirates have signed an enhanced commercial partnership which will see the relationship between the two carriers grow and strengthen their already successful codeshare

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Boeing forecasts demand for 2,300 new airplanes in India

Boeing has raised its long-term forecast for commercial airplanes in India as unprecedented domestic passenger traffic and rapidly expanding low-cost carriers (LCCs) drive the need for 2,300 new jets – valued at US$320 billion – over the next 20 years. This year alone, more than 10 million passengers, on average, traveled within India each month.

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