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SKY2SHARE pre-orders 15 Cassio electric-hybrid aircraft from VoltAero

SKY2SHARE, a Swiss-based aviation company that offers fractional ownership and is focused on radically decreasing the CO2 footprint of its operations, has pre-ordered 15 of VoltAero‘s Cassio electric-hybrid airplanes. This commitment begins with the five-seat Cassio 330, while also incorporating the flexibility for SKY2SHARE to include the six-seat Cassio 480 and the 12-seat Cassio 600 versions. […]

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Lufthansa signs contract for four additional Airbus A350-900 aircraft

Lufthansa has signed a contract for the purchase of four additional ultra-modern Airbus A350-900 long-haul aircraft. The aircraft will be acquired from Deucalion Aviation Limited and delivered to the Group this year. Lufthansa currently operates 21 Airbus A350-900 aircraft and has ordered five more A350-900s and ten A350-1000s as recently as March 2023. In total,

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J&C Aero modernises cabin interiors for SkyUp Airlines’ 737 fleet

J&C Aero, an international aviation centre for innovation in cabin transformation and CAMO, has completed a complex cabin interior modernisation project for Ukrainian charter air carrier SkyUp Airlines. The works covered the airline’s twelve Boeing 737 NGs. J&C Aero’s team has ensured the certification of new passenger seats, as well as installing them together with

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Fokker Services Group inaugurates new wide-body hangar

Fokker Services Group (FSG), an independent leader in aerospace services, has announced the inauguration of its new wide-body hangar in Hoogerheide, The Netherlands, honouring its commitment to customers, suppliers, employees and the local community. Boasting an impressive 87-metres long, 86-metres wide, and 27-metres high, this state-of-the-art facility can accommodate wide-body aircraft such as the A330,

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ASKY Airlines has signed lease agreements for two used Boeing 737-8 MAX aircraft

AerCap signs lease agreements with new customer ASKY Airlines

AerCap Holdings has signed lease agreements for two used Boeing 737-8 MAX aircraft with ASKY Airlines, the Pan-African carrier, headquartered in Togo. The aircraft are scheduled to deliver June through August 2023. In attendance at the announcement ceremony were the CEO of ASKY, Esayas W. HAILU, the CEO of AerCap, Aengus Kelly, the Board Chairman

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Jet Aviation starting to use bio-based resin for first time in VVIP components

Jet Aviation, an offshoot of General Dynamics, has announced that its Basel, Switzerland facility is to start using bio-based resin for composite parts in its VVIP cabin interiors. The company currently has two completion projects it is working on, and these parts will be integrated into them both. The resin is produced from up to

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The Pearl 10X engine will power Dassault’s flagship, the Falcon 10X jet

Rolls-Royce Pearl 10X engine development programme accumulates more than 1,500 testing hours

Rolls-Royce has reported the progress of its Pearl 10X engine development programme. According to the company, the Pearl 10X programme is advancing at pace and has successfully accumulated more than 1,500 testing hours, both on the Advance 2 demonstrator and the Pearl 10X engine configuration. The team is now preparing for the start of the

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Kawasaki Motors becomes strategic investor in VoltAero

Kawasaki Motors has become a strategic investor in VoltAero, joining Series B funding for the development, production and certification of VoltAero’s Cassio electric-hybrid aircraft family. This investment – which was announced prior to the opening of the EBACE European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition in Geneva, Switzerland – marks the Cassio programme’s latest milestone, uniting VoltAero

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