Brussels Airlines has reported an adjusted EBIT of €11.6 million for the second quarter of 2024, a decline compared to Q2 2023, primarily due to lower production. The airline has expanded its fleet with an additional Airbus A330 and introduced Nairobi as a new long-haul destination. Despite the weaker quarterly results, Brussels Airlines expects a […]
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World Fuel Services and World Fuel Services (World Fuel), a World Kinect company, have announced a new commercial agreement to bring the first regular supply of blended sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), provided by Valero Marketing and Supply Company (Valero), to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) as early as the fourth quarter of 2024. Under
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IBA’s latest Aviation Industry Barometer revealed that international flight volumes have grown dramatically by 12.5% year-on-year, while domestic travel showed more modest growth at 4.5% year-on-year. IBA’s leading aviation intelligence platform, IBA Insight, further indicated that in the second quarter of 2024, there were approximately 8.89 million commercial passenger flights, marking a year-on-year increase of
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Textron expands repair solution for Cessna Citation 560XL main landing gear Textron Aviation (Textron) has announced the expansion of its service offerings to include a new standard repair process for the Cessna Citation 560XL series of aircraft main landing gear (MLG). The new solution, developed in collaboration with the company’s affiliate, Able Aerospace Services, allows
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Boeing has appointed aerospace industry veteran Robert “Kelly” Ortberg as its new President and CEO, as the embattled planemaker strives to restore its reputation and stabilise its business. Ortberg previously led aerospace supplier Rockwell Collins before it was incorporated into aerospace and defence giant RTX. He is set to take up his new role on
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Chorus Aviation (Chorus) has entered into an agreement to sell all assets in its Regional Aircraft Leasing (RAL) segment, including Falko Regional Aircraft Limited (Falko) and Chorus’ equity interests in the aircraft investment funds managed by Falko and its affiliates, to affiliates of investment funds managed by HPS Investment Partners (the transaction). The aggregate consideration
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Airbus has posted consolidated financial results for the half-year ended June 30, 2024. “The half-year financial performance mainly reflects significant charges in our space business. We are addressing the root causes of these issues,” said Guillaume Faury, Airbus Chief Executive Officer. “In commercial aircraft, we are focused on deliveries and preparing the next steps of
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In a groundbreaking development for U.S. aviation, the FAA has authorised commercial drone flights without visual observers in the Dallas area airspace. The authorisations for Zipline International and Wing Aviation permit them to deliver packages while maintaining safe separation using Unmanned Aircraft System Traffic Management (UTM) technology. In this system, the industry manages the airspace
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EPCOR BV, the AFI KLM E&M centre of excellence for the repair of APUs and components, has acquired the HGT1700 auxiliary power unit (APU) maintenance capability for the Airbus A350 aircraft. This strategic expansion enables EPCOR to offer comprehensive MRO services for this relatively new aircraft starting from July 2025. The HGT1700 APU, manufactured by
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Nanning-based Guangxi Beibu Gulf Airlines (Beibu Gulf Airlines; aka GX Airlines) has taken delivery of the first of two Airbus A320-200neo aircraft on lease from CDB Aviation. The first LEAP-1A26 engine-equipped aircraft was delivered to the HNA Group-affiliated subsidiary in July 2024, with the second aircraft anticipated to be received by the carrier in September
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