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WestJet signs TTS contract with Lufthansa Technik

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Canadian airline WestJet has signed a comprehensive Total Technical Support (TTS®) contract with Lufthansa Technik AG for the technical support of its future Boeing 787 fleet. WestJet also becomes the first customer for Lufthansa Technik’s digital platform AVIATAR in the Americas. The agreement includes integrated component supply, aircraft production inspections and line maintenance. The airline […]

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Universal Avionics & Heli-One complete transition to Hover certification testing

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Universal Avionics (UA) has announced completion of certification testing with Authorized Dealer, Heli-One, for the company’s Flight Management System (FMS) Transition to Hover feature. Testing occurred in Stavanger, Norway with a law enforcement AS332L/L1 Super Puma helicopter modernization program. Certification is now imminent. The new UA FMS feature allows a hands-free operation for the crew,

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United Airlines posts 3rd-quarter net income of US$836 million

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United Airlines released its third-quarter 2018 financial results, reporting third-quarter net income of US$836 million, pre-tax earnings of US$1.1 billion and pre-tax margin of 9.6%. Consolidated passenger revenue per available seat mile (PRASM) increased 6.1% year-over-year, above the high end of the company’s third-quarter 2018 guidance range of up 4% to 6%. Consolidated unit cost

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NetJets looks to acquire up to 325 Textron Cessna business jets

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NetJets, a Berkshire Hathaway company, has struck a deal with Textron to acquire up to 175 super-midsize Cessna Longitude aircraft and 150 Cessna Citation Hemisphere aircraft and which Textron anticipates will be firmed up over the next few weeks. NetJets has operated Cessna aircraft since 1984 and the current deal would see its fleet of

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Sine Draco selects Ancra as supplier for A321 SDF cargo loading system

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Ancra International has been selected by Sine Draco Aviation Technology to provide the cargo loading system and window plugs for Sine Draco A321 passenger-to-freighter converted aircraft (A321 SDF). Sine Draco is an aviation development company, with office locations in the USA and China, that focuses on developing, managing and executing large scale aviation projects, including

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GKN Aerospace and UTAS sign lifetime Repair License Agreement

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GKN Fokker Services and UTC Aerospace Systems (UTAS) have entered into a lifetime Repair License Agreement to support UTAS’ hydraulic flight control components of the Bombardier CRJ200 and CRJ700/900/1000 aircraft in the EMEA and APAC regions. The agreement includes a technology license, providing access to the technical data needed to maintain the Line Replaceable Units

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Safran unveils an electric motor from its ENGINeUS range, designed for future hybrid and electric aircraft

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Safran is presenting the first electric motor from its ENGINeUS range designed for future hybrid and electric aircraft, at NBAA’s Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE) in Orlando, Florida. The ENGINeUS 45 motor has a continuous power of 45kW. It has built-in, dedicated control electronics with an energy efficiency of over 94%. It also has

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SAF expands fleet with order for six light single and light twin helicopters

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French Alps-based civil operator SAF Group has ordered six new Airbus’ helicopters for emergency medical service (EMS) operations, mountain rescue, aerial work and passenger transport. The order includes three light single and three light twin helicopters to be operated in Metropolitan France and in the Reunion Island, where SAF has recently acquired Hélilagon. Delivery of

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Tokyo Century Corporation and All Nippon Airways Trading Company complete acquisition of GA Telesis shares

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GA Telesis has announced completion of the previously announced share purchase by Tokyo Century Corporation and All Nippon Airways Trading Co., Ltd. (ANATC) from Global Principal Finance Company. The transaction provides the Company with shareholders that have a committed longterm growth strategy in the aviation industry. Tokyo Century and ANATC, respectively, hold a 49.2% and

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