It was announced on March 14, at the DIMDEX Exhibition in Doha that Leonardo, a state-controlled, global high-tech company headquartered in Italy and a key player in Aerospace, Defence, and Security is to take the lead role in a €3 billion (US$3.7 billion) 28-helicopter deal with the Qatar Ministry of Defence. The deal is for […]
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JetBlue Airways has reported its preliminary traffic results for February 2018. Traffic in February increased 6.8% from February 2017, on a capacity increase of 6.8%. Load factor for February 2018 was 82.6%, unchanged from February 2017.
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The Cathay Pacific Group reported an attributable profit of HK$792m in the second half of 2017, compared to an attributable loss of HK$2,051m in the first half of 2017 and an attributable loss of HK$928m in the second half of 2016. Cathay Pacific and Cathay Dragon reported an attributable loss of HK$1,538m in the second
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Alaska Air Group reported February operational results on a consolidated basis, for its mainline operations operated by subsidiaries Alaska Airlines and Virgin America and for its regional flying operated by subsidiary Horizon Air and third-party regional carriers SkyWest Airlines and Peninsula Airlines. On a combined basis for all operations, Air Group reported a 7.9% increase
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SONIC Tools and Aviation Institute of Maintenance (AIM) have announced a partnership that provides AIM students with professional, precision-crafted hand tools and provides SONIC an outlet to positively influence rising aviation technicians. The focus of the partnership will be providing practical solutions for the best aspiring aviation technicians in the country, while reducing student debt.
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Air Astana, the national carrier of Kazakhstan, will launch a new direct flight between Atyrau and Frankfurt on March 26, 2018. The new service will be operated twice a week on Mondays and Fridays using Airbus A321 aircraft in a two-class layout with 28 Business Class and 151 Economy Class seats. The flight time from
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Honeywell Aerospace continues its expansion into high growth regions like Africa to support local operators, improving reliability and safety of fleets. Heliconia Group has now been approved by Honeywell as an approved avionics dealership in North Africa. Owners of Leonardo Helicopters AW139 equipped with Honeywell technologies can get their platforms services locally, with the region
BOC Aviation has announced its audited financial results for the full year ended December 31, 2017. Total revenues and other income rose 17% year-on-year, to US$1,401m. Net profit after tax was US$587m, an increase of 40% over 2016. Total assets increased 19% year-on-year, to US$16bn at December 31, 2017. BOC Aviation raised US$2.9bn in total
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Aeronautical Engineers, Inc. (AEI) has signed a contract to provide Fairbanks, Alaska-based Everts Air Cargo with two MD-83SF series freighter conversions. The first MD-83 (MSN 53471) will commence modification on April 4th, 2018 and will be re-delivered in the beginning of August 2018. Immediately following, the second MD-83 (MSN TBD) modification will commence, and is
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Melrose has declared a “final” offer of £8.1 billion for UK engineering giant GKN as a culmination of its efforts to acquire the company which started back in January. GKN has strongly urged its shareholders to reject the offer from Melrose, with the backing of Unite, Britain’s largest trade union. Melrose is seen by its
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