Israel’s technology companies join forces for the aviation industry

Israel’s ministry of economy and industry, Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), CyberArk, Check Point, Cockpit Innovation, Karamba Security and ClearSky have announced a new cyber consortium for the aviation industry. The announcement was made as part of the 5th International Conference of Homeland Security and Cyber, which is organized by Israel’s Export Institute. The new consortium […]

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DAE reports financial results for the nine months ended September 30, 2018

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Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) has reported financial results for the nine months ended September 30, 2018. Total Revenue was US$1,069.2 million (AED 3,926.2 million), an increase of 124% from US$477.5 million (AED 1,753.3 million) for the nine months ended September 30, 2017. Pre-Tax Profit was US$333.5 million (AED 1,224.7 million) an increase of 333% from

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40% jump in fuel price overshadows SIA’s progress in revenue

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The SIA Group has reported an operating profit of S$426 million in the first half of the 2018/19 financial year, a decline of S$336 million (-44.1%) from last year’s restated profit of S$762 million. Excluding one-off items of S$175 million, however, the drop in operating profit would have been S$161 million (-27.4%). The decline was

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PANSA and IATA announce publication of first airspace strategy for Poland

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PANSA (the Polish Air Navigation Service Provider) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) have announced the publication of the first edition of an Airspace Strategy for Poland (ASP). It is anticipated that the demand for aviation in Poland will double over the next 20 years to an estimated 1.5 million flights per year. In

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Hawaiian Airlines appoints Andrew Stanbury as Regional Director – Australia/New Zealand

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Hawaiian Airlines has named Andrew Stanbury to the role of regional director for Australia and New Zealand, effective Jan. 2. Stanbury will be responsible for leading Hawaiian’s growing commercial activities in both countries. Stanbury brings to Hawaiian diverse international knowledge and experience. As executive general manager for global sales at Fiji Airways for the past

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JetBlue Airways reports October traffic

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JetBlue Airways Corporation has reported its preliminary traffic results for October 2018. Traffic in October increased 9.5% from October 2017, on a capacity increase of 8.9%. Load factor for October 2018 was 82.9% an increase of 0.5 points from October 2017. JetBlue’s preliminary completion factor was 99.4% and its on-time performance was 78.8%. JetBlue continues

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Cebu Pacific Air adds A321s to AFI KLM E&M components contract

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Cebu Pacific Air expands its component support contract with Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M) to include seven A321ceo and 32 A321neo aircraft. This is on top of the component support agreement signed last year between Cebu Pacific and AFI KLM E&M covering its fleet of Airbus A320 aircraft. The array

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Flynas becomes first Saudi carrier to receive the A320neo

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Flynas, Saudi Arabia’s first low-cost airline, has begun taking delivery of its first of 80 A320neo Family aircraft. This follows an agreement signed in January 2017, with deliveries scheduled to take place from 2018 to 2026. Flynas is the first operator in Saudi Arabia to acquire the A320neo and currently operates a fleet of 30

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Frankfurt Airport and Fraport’s Group airports worldwide report rising passenger numbers

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In October 2018, Frankfurt Airport (FRA) welcomed almost 6.4 million passengers – an increase of 5.2% year-on-year. Thus, traffic grew at a slightly more moderate rate compared to the previous months of the year. From January to October 2018, FRA experienced accumulated growth of 8.0%. Aircraft movements increased at a slightly disproportionately higher rate, climbing

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Pratt & Whitney Canada delivers first PW127G engines destined for Canadian Fixed-Wing Search & Rescue operations

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Pratt & Whitney Canada, has started delivering PW127G engines to Airbus Defence and Space in support of Canada’s Fixed-Wing Search and Rescue Aircraft Replacement project. The engines will be installed on specially configured Airbus C295 aircraft, which will be designated the CC-295 in Canada. The Canadian Department of National Defence (DND) is scheduled to receive

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