Heike Tamm

Vilnius Airport signs with Airport Coordination UK to manage its slots

Vilnius Airport, Lithuania, has contracted with Airport Coordination, UK for schedules facilitation following a competitive tender. The contract commences for flights from the end of March, 2019, coinciding with the IATA summer timetable. Vilnius Airport instigated a move toward slot allocation as it swiftly moves to becoming an IATA Level 2 airport. It handled 3.8 […]

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Skyways Technics A/S and INAir form strategic partnership to support legacy avionics for bi-turboprop aircraft

Danish MRO Skyways Technics has announced a new strategic partnership with US-based MRO INAir Legacy Avionics, for the continuous support of legacy cockpit avionics for ATR and Bombardier bi-turboprop operators. With a thirty-year experience in cockpit avionics smart repairs and solutions, INair nowadays keeps consolidating its market-leading position, benefiting from extensive experience and know-how, highly

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Sabre to fuel China Eastern Airlines’ next generation Airline Operation Centre

Sabre Corporation, the technology provider to the global travel industry, has released that China Eastern Airlines selected Sabre’s innovative AirCentre suite as the core system to power their next generation Airline Operation Centre – developed to organize and manage flights, ensure constant flight monitoring operations and to help control safety risks. With this broad technology

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Skymark selects RECARO economy class seats for Boeing 737-800 jets

Japan’s Skymark Airlines will be fitting the RECARO 177 BL3530 short-haul seat in three of its Boeing 737-800 jets in an order of over 500 units. “Comfort, connectivity, and light weight define the BL3530,” says Skymark Airlines President and Chief Executive Officer, Masahiko Ichie. “The seats add improved living space and combine RECARO’s modern design

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Delta opens new 127,000 ft² engine repair shop

Delta has opened its new 127,000 ft², state-of-the-art engine repair shop. The new shop will enable Delta to perform maintenance on engines with the most sophisticated and advanced technologies — in particular, the next-generation powerplants featured on Delta’s Airbus A350s and forthcoming A330-900neo aircraft.​ The new capability also stands to benefit the airline’s Maintenance Repair

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MTU Maintenance signs CFM56 engine MRO contract with Jazeera Airways

MTU Maintenance has signed a contract with Jazeera Airways. The three-year contract covers the maintenance repair and overhaul of the CFM56-5B engines that power the airline’s fleet of A320 aircraft. Jazeera Airways is MTU Maintenance’s first airline customer in Kuwait and continues the MRO provider’s successful trajectory in the Middle East market. Established in April

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Tunisair seeks governmental approval to lay off 1,200 staff

Loss-making Tunisair is seeking governmental approval to lay off 1,200 of its currently bloated 8,000-staff workforce. The flag-carrying airline is 74% owned by the Tunisian government. The carrier is currently struggling to keep aircraft in service owing to restricted cash flow, the consequence of an excessive wage bill, which is stopping it from buying much

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Air Canada names Ferio Pugliese Senior Vice-President, Government Relations and Regional Markets

Air Canada has appointed Ferio Pugliese as Senior Vice-President, Government Relations and Regional Markets. Pugliese is succeeding Kevin C. Howlett, Senior Vice-President, Government Relations and Regional Markets, who will be retiring in November after 45 years of dedicated service. Pugliese will be based in Toronto and will report directly to Calin Rovinescu, President and Chief

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Tradewinds Aviation Services implements Rockwell Collins’ ARINC PaxLinkSM system

Tradewinds Aviation Services has implemented the departure control system (DCS) and weight and balance modules of Rockwell Collins’ PaxLinkSM passenger service system to support its ground handling services at Jomo Kenyatta and Mumbasa Moi International Airports in Kenya, Africa. ARINC PaxLink allows airlines and ground handlers to select from a number of options to create

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