Boeing employees gathered at the company’s Renton, Wash. factory to celebrate the 10,000th 737 to come off the production line. With this airplane, a 737 MAX 8 for Southwest Airlines, the 737 has broken the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS title for the most produced commercial jet aircraft model. The 737 previously held this GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS […]
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Honeywell is bringing a deeper level of visibility into airlines’ operating environments with its newest integrated service, GoDirect Flight Efficiency. The offering — part of an extensive family of GoDirect flight-related services — allows airlines to make strategic decisions on flight operations and planning by amassing all flight variables into one place, including flight plans,
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The HAECO Group has reported an attributable loss of HK$541m in 2017. This loss included an impairment charge of HK$625m in respect of the goodwill attributable to HAECO USA Holdings, Inc. (HAECO Americas) and a write off of HK$249m in respect of HAECO Americas’ net deferred tax assets. This compares with a profit of HK$975m
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Airways New Zealand has announced it is piloting future technologies needed to support the arrival of autonomous flying vehicles in New Zealand airspace. This follows confirmation by Zephyr Airworks that it will develop and test its air taxi, called Cora, in New Zealand. The air navigation services provider will develop a nationwide unmanned aerial vehicle
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SR Technics has nominated Frank Walschot as Chief Executive Officer as of April 1, 2018, replacing Jeremy Remacha, who is leaving the company at the end of the scheduled transition period to the new shareholders. With more than 30 years’ aviation industry experience in leading operational, commercial and financial functions around the world, Frank Walschot
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Rolls-Royce has won an order from Turkish Airlines for Trent XWB engines to power 25 Airbus A350-900 aircraft, all of which will be covered by its flagship TotalCare® service support. The airline also has options for a further five aircraft. The Trent XWB is both the most efficient large civil aero engine flying today and
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FPG Amentum, the Dublin-based aircraft leasing/management company, has announced the sale of one Boeing 747-400ERF (MSN 37303). The aircraft was on an operating lease to Cargolux Airlines International S.A. from one of FPG Amentum’s investor customers and has now been sold to the airline.
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During the month of February 636,068 passengers boarded a Brussels Airlines flight, 16.5% more compared to the same month last year. Traffic for February increased 26.4%, while capacity was up 19.9% compared to the same month the previous year. The load factor improved 3.9 points to 76.7%.
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The pilot of a Eurocopter AS350 has survived a fatal crash into New York’s East River which claimed the lives of all five passengers on board. The accident happened at around 7 p.m. Sunday, local time. The aircraft was owned by Jersey-based Liberty Helicopters and was one of three that had been hired to take
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Boeing and Turkish Airlines have finalized a firm order for 25 787-9 Dreamliners with options for five more airplanes. The firm order will allow Turkey’s flag carrier to further meet the growing demand at its home airport, Istanbul’s third airport, and improve the flying experience for passengers. With this firm order – first announced as
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