Brazilian government joins Embraer in challenging court order against Boeing JV

On December 6, the 24th Federal Civil Court of São Paulo issued an order prohibiting the finalizing of any joint venture deal between Embraer and Boeing. However, the order does not prohibit both plane makers from continuing with plans for Boeing to take an 80% stake in Embraer’s commercial aircraft operations. In effect, the order […]

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IAI’s Bedek Aviation Group and ATSG celebrated 70 full freighter conversions

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IAI’s Bedek Aviation group has concluded the 70th full freighter conversion for Air Transport Services Group. Over the past 25 years the cooperation of the two companies unfolded to encompass a major part of the global P2F conversions market. Bedek performed DC-8 short-to-long duct pylon modifications and JT8 engine overhauls and QEC components and Bedek

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AVIAÂ partners with Jetex to launch Middle East supplier network

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AVIAÂ, the international group purchasing organisation (GPO) for business aviation is expanding its presence in the Middle East with the signing of a new preferred supplier partnership with Jetex, a leading international ground handling specialist in the region. The partnership commences with exclusive savings on full business aircraft handling, through select FBOs in Jetex’s global

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Munich Airport CEO Dr. Michael Kerkloh to retire at the end of 2019

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Dr. Michael Kerkloh, who has served as the President and CEO of Flughafen München GmbH /Munich Airport (FMG) for over 17 years, will retire at the end of 2019. Over his airport management career, Kerkloh came to be seen as one of the most experienced and respected experts in the industry, both in Germany and

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Spanish airline ALBASTAR chooses Commsoft’s OASES

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Commsoft has released that Spanish airline Albastar has chosen to support its airline operations with OASES, Commsoft’s MRO IT system. Albastar is a privately-owned Spanish airline, founded in 2010 by Italian and British entrepreneurs from the tourism and transport sectors to provide on-demand flight services in collaboration with major Spanish, Italian and other European tour

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Lockheed Martin licenses IFS applications to service assets for US$3.5 billion US Army contract

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IFS, the global enterprise applications company, has signed a contract with Lockheed Martin for 2,600 user licences of IFS Applications™ modules for supply chain management, warehouse management, purchasing and other functionality. IFS Applications software will be a key tool for Lockheed Martin as they deliver on a seven-year, US$3.5 billion contract to globally sustain more

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Avolon orders 100 Airbus A320neo family aircraft valued at US$11.5 billion

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Avolon, the international aircraft leasing company, has announced an order for 100 Airbus A320neo family aircraft valued at US$11.5 billion at current list prices. Dómhnal Slattery, Avolon CEO, commented: “Our order for 100 A320neo family aircraft builds on our leading industry position and reflects our ambition to become the global leader in the sector. We

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Finnair traffic performance in November 2018

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In November, Finnair carried 980,100 passengers, 3.2% more than in the corresponding period of 2017. The overall capacity increased in November by 7.2%. Finnair’s traffic grew by 2.1%. The passenger load factor decreased year-on-year by 3.8% points to 74.6%.

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India’s DGCA recommends training for its Boeing pilots to replicate Lion Air crash events

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While confirming that neither Jet Airways nor SpiceJet have experienced any problems with their Boeing 737 MAX jets, India’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has recommended that Boeing pilots undergo additional training. The advice comes after the October 29 crash of a Lion Air 737 MAX which killed all 189 passengers and crew on

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TUI Aviation appoints Marco Ciomperlik as Chief Operating Officer

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TUI Aviation has appointed Marco Ciomperlik to the position of Chief Operations Officer in charge of Engineering & Maintenance, Supplier Management & Procurement, Inflight Services and Aviation IT. Marco Ciomperlik is a known expert in the aviation industry with an impressive track-record of successful change management initiatives and corporate turn-arounds. Before joining the aviation industry

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