Boeing has received the largest order of jets from a South Korean low-cost carrier –40 Max 8s and an option for a further ten from Jeju Air. At list price the deal is valued at US$5.9 billion. “With Korea’s growing commercial aviation market, we are excited to take the next step in expanding our business […]
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HAECO Cabin Solutions, a division of HAECO Americas headquartered in Greensboro, NC, USA, announced immediate expansion plans to its seating engineering and product development facilities in the Piedmont Triad, NC. This is in response to numerous customer wins on the Vector Premium and Vector Economy seating platforms. The company forecasts that it will need to
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Airbus has reached an agreement with easyJet that extends the airline’s fleet plans into 2023, exercising purchase rights to firm orders for 17 A320neo. This takes its combined order for the NEO to 147 (including 30 A321neo) and means easyJet has ordered 468 A320 Family aircraft to date. The aircraft are configured with 186 seats
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Delta has reported that a portion of the oil refined by Monroe Energy will come from synthetic feedstock converted from waste plastic, under an agreement announced last week with Agilyx, an environmental technology and development company. Under the agreement, Agilyx will supply about 2,500 barrels per day of the synthetic feedstock by 2020. “The Agilyx
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Airbus has announced it has been selected by Eutelsat, one of the world’s leading satellites operators, to build two HOTBIRD new-generation telecommunication satellites to replace current spacecraft and enhance capacity at Eutelsat’s premium broadcasting position at 13° East, improving performances over the European and Middle-Eastern footprint, reinforced by a powerful European Superbeam. The new satellites
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MRO service provider SR Technics, has named Owen McClave as Senior Vice President Engine Services, effective as of January 1, 2019 and reporting directly to Jean-Marc Lenz, Chief Operating Officer. He will succeed Roberto Furlan, who has decided to step down. Owen McClave is a senior level executive with strong commercial and financial acumen. Over
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Lufthansa Technik Shenzhen and Asiana Airlines have signed a five-year agreement for technical support on V2500 thrust reverser. Under the terms of the agreement, Lufthansa Technik Shenzhen will support Asiana Airlines in developing its in-house capabilities for the V2500 thrust reverser and other related components by providing technical training, tools and equipment as well as
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Baines Simmons, part of the Consulting & Training division of global aviation services group Air Partner, has appointed Jim Creber as Senior Consultant. Creber reports directly to Mike Wallace, Head of Training & Consulting Operations and is based at Baines Simmons’ headquarters at Fairoaks airport. Creber has over 25 years of systems engineering experience gained
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The first ACJ320neo successfully completed a two hour and 40 minute first flight from Hamburg on November 16th, getting its short test-programme off to a good start. Derived from the popular A320neo airliner family, some 500 of which are in airline service, the corporate jet version includes features such as extra fuel-tanks in the cargo-hold
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Munich Airport marked the launch of Avianca’s new service to Bogotá with a traditional ribbon-cutting ceremony, attended by Hernán Rincón, the CEO of Avianca, and Dr. Michael Kerkloh, the President and CEO of Munich Airport. Munich is now the only German destination served non-stop by the Colombian carrier. Avianca will depart from Munich to the
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