Heike Tamm

Embraer delivers Asia Pacific’s first Phenom 300E to Nothern Escape Collection

Embraer has delivered its first Phenom 300E in Asia Pacific to Northern Escape Collection. The new light jet model, which is an enhancement of the Phenom 300, offers Northern Escape Collection an elegant solution to provide their guests access to its collection of private lodges in Queensland including Orpheus Island Lodge, Daintree Ecolodge and Mt […]

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Turkish Airlines introduces wireless In-Flight Entertainment system

Turkish Airlines has launched a brand new wireless In-Flight Entertainment system developed by Turkish engineers in cooperation with Turkish Technic Inc. and Havelsan. The new entertainment system is now available on the flag carrier’s 44 narrow body aircraft via passengers’ personal electronic devices. “We keep striving to make our passengers’ entire journey more enjoyable with

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TUI successfully issues certificate of indebtedness with total volume of €425 million

TUI successfully issued a certificate of indebtedness with tenors of five, seven and ten years including fixed and floating rate tranches. The average tenor of the transaction amounts to 6.4 years. Due to very strong investor demand the initially announced volume of €200 million was significantly oversubscribed and TUI decided to upsize the deal to

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S7 Airlines receives first new Airbus A321-200neo aircraft

S7 Airlines has received its first new Airbus A321-200neo aircraft from Air Lease Corpor. This aircraft is the first of four Pratt & Whitney PW1133G-powered A321neos to be delivered in 2018 to S7 from ALC’s order book with Airbus. “The four new ALC A321neo aircraft bring a new level of operating efficiency and competitiveness to

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Norwegian introduces new slimline seats to transatlantic flights on 737 MAX

Norwegian has taken delivery of its first Boeing 737 MAX aircraft with an upgraded cabin of new slimline seats that are specifically designed for more comfort on longer routes and will give taller passengers more personal space. Norwegian has more than 100 Boeing 737 MAX on order and will take delivery of 12 brand new

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Boeing Chinook Block II program moves to final assembly

Boeing and the U.S. Army celebrated a major CH-47F Block II program milestone with the loading of the first engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) helicopter into final assembly on June 27. The contract to develop the next-generation Chinook for the U.S. Army conventional and Special Operations Forces was awarded to Boeing in July 2017. The

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TAG Farnborough Airport becomes first carbon neutral business aviation airport

TAG Farnborough Airport has been awarded carbon neutral status, the first business aviation airport in the world to achieve this under Airport Carbon Accreditation run by Airports Council International Europe (ACI EUROPE). To achieve carbon neutral status, an airport must have mapped its carbon emissions, reduced CO2 emissions under its direct control, engaged with others

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Airbus Helicopters and Safran roll out major competitiveness boost to H125 and H130

Airbus H125 and H130 helicopter customers will get a boost in their operations thanks to a significant reduction in direct maintenance costs for the Safran Arriel 2D engine, which equips both single engines. The two main improvements provided by Safran are the extension of 25% of the time between overhaul (TBO) to 5,000 hours for

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