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Iberia offers 14 new destinations in cooperation with Qatar Airways

Iberia and Qatar Airways have extended the code-sharing agreement they signed in 2017, enabling their customers to travel to more destinations, with more flight options and better connections. Thus Iberia passengers will be able to travel to 18 destinations in Africa, Asia, and Australia, via Doha. Amongst these cities are 14 new destinations: Addis Ababa […]

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Ryanair invests €40 million in Dublin

Ryanair to Acquire Initial 24.9% Stake in New Airline Laudamotion

In an attempt to gain a stronger foothold in the German and Austrian market, Ryanair has agreed to buy an initial stake in Austrian carrier Laudamotion. Laudamotion is a newly formed carrier rising from the ashes of insolvent Niki, the low-cost subsidiary of the now defunct Airberlin. Niki flew to tourist destinations from Germany and

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AerFin takes delivery of fourth and fifth E170 E-Jets with spare engines

AerFin has continued its momentum into 2018 by taking delivery of the fourth and fifth Embraer E170 E-Jets, MSN: 123 and 108 from Saudi Arabian Airlines, including ten spare CF34-8E engines and a significant volume of E170 and E190 spare components from the airline. This is following the 2017 announcement that the aftermarket solution specialist

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Air Partner’s SafeSkys awarded Royal Air Force contract in Scotland

SafeSkys, part of the Air Partner group, has been awarded the contract for provision of Airfield Wildlife Control Services for the Royal Air Force (RAF) in Scotland at RAF Lossiemouth, RLG Kinloss and RAF Leuchars. The three-year contract will commence April 1, 2018, with the option of a two-year extension. SafeSkys is a valued provider

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FAA approves AerTrak™ to comply with Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) operations mandate

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for installation of AerSale®’s AerTrak™ system on Boeing 737 NG series aircraft (ST04009NY), to comply with the Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) Operations rule, a critical part of the agency’s Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen). Beginning January 1, 2020, the FAA has mandated

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Autonomous snow-ploughs at airports aim to reduce delays

Snow-ploughs at airports may soon be autonomous. For the first time, autonomous snow-ploughs, 20 metres long and 5.5 metres wide, have cleared snow from a runway. This project, which is known as Yeti and uses technology developed by Semcon, aims to increase efficiency and reduce delays at airports. Clearing snow at airports is absolutely crucial.

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Maureva signs commercial agreement with Hi-Fly Marketing

Maureva a leading software and service solutions provider for the airline industry, has chosen Hi-Fly Marketing, the growing South African company specialising in technical services in the African aviation industry, as its commercial representative for its ALEXIS – Flight Scheduling & Crew Management solution for the Subsaharian African Region. Maureva’s ALEXIS Flight Scheduling & Crew

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IAI focuses efforts on green energy for development of electrically-powered aircraft

Israel Aerospace Industry (IAI) has begun working on the development of green energy solutions for the future development of electrically powered aircraft, combining environmental benefits together with longer ranges and endurance and with significant fuel cost savings. The demand for electrically powered aircraft is projected to reach hundreds of aircrafts per year within the next

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