ATR has released that Christopher Jones has been appointed as Head of Region Americas, effective July 1, 2024, and Managing Director and President of ATR Americas, Inc., effective August 1, 2024. In this role, Jones will report to Alexis Vidal, Senior Vice President Commercial and will be based at ATR’s facilities in Miami, Florida. Jones […]
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Air Transport Services Group (ATSG), has released that its subsidiary, Airborne Global Leasing, has signed lease agreements for two additional Boeing 767-300 converted freighter aircraft with My Freighter Cargo Airlines of Tashkent, Uzbekistan. These additions will expand the airline’s ATSG-leased fleet to five 767-300 freighters. “ATSG continues to expand its international leasing network,” said Mike
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Satair, an Airbus Services company, has announced the successful entry into service of a significant long-term contract with Transavia France for the provision of its integrated material services (IMS) supply chain solution. This contract will cover all expendable materials required for line and base maintenance. Under this agreement, signed earlier this year, Satair will supply
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Airbus Helicopters has officially opened its new logistics hub in Albacete, Spain, equipped and operated by Daher as the lead logistics partner. Located adjacent to the Airbus Helicopters production facility in Albacete, this 50,000 m² warehouse will optimise operations and create several hundred new skilled jobs for the wider Castilla-La Mancha region. During the design
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VAS Aero Services has announced the acquisition of seven Airbus A330 aircraft previously operated by China Southern Airlines. The aircraft’s newer-generation Pratt & Whitney PW-4170 engines will be available for lease and will be harvested for in-demand USM parts. The airframes will be designated for placement or possible teardown, followed by parts harvesting and marketing.
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GAMIT (an AMAC Aerospace Company), based in Stansted, UK, has been awarded a long-term contract to digitise the technical records of flag carrier Air Tahiti Nui’s fleet using GAMIT’s software, ROAM (records online asset management). ROAM is a digital records management solution designed specifically for the aerospace industry. Air Tahiti Nui will utilise ROAM to
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Chinese airline Colorful Guizhou Airlines has taken delivery of the first of three new Airbus A320neo aircraft from CDB Aviation, a wholly owned Irish subsidiary of China Development Bank Financial Leasing Co. (CDB Leasing). The Guiyang-based carrier received the A320-251N aircraft during a delivery ceremony held in Tianjin, China, on June 14, 2024, which coincided
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In support of ongoing U.S. Army modernisation efforts, Boeing has delivered the first CH-47F Block II Chinook. This aircraft is one of up to 465 in the Army’s fleet that will be modernised to the new Block II configuration. “The CH-47F Block II provides capability improvements allowing the U.S. Army to lift more, fly farther
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HAECO has reported the extension of a contract between its composite services division and Airbus. This contract, covering radome repair services for a wide range of Airbus aircraft models including the A320, A330, A340, A350 and A380, reaffirms Airbus’ confidence in HAECO’s capabilities in composite structure repair. “We are extremely honoured to be the sole
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IBA, the aviation market intelligence and advisory company, has revealed indicators that both air cargo demand and capacity will rise in 2024 compared to 2023. Data from IBA Insight also revealed that the active freighter fleet stood at 75% in June 2024, down from 85% before the pandemic in May 2019. Despite the increase in
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