Heike Tamm

Emirates SkyCargo has added two Boeing 747-400Fs to its fleet

Emirates SkyCargo adds two Boeing 747-400Fs to its freighter fleet

Emirates SkyCargo has added two Boeing 747-400Fs to its freighter fleet, showing its strong confidence in the global cargo market in a current environment of volatility. The cargo division of Emirates is expecting 15 more freighters to join its fleet from announced orders and its freighter conversion programme, plus a boost in belly-hold capacity from […]

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Alexandre Ziegler will become EVP Defense Division of Safran Electronics & Defense

Alexandre Ziegler appointed EVP, Defense Division of Safran Electronics & Defense

Effective June 1, 2023, Alexandre Ziegler will be appointed as Executive Vice President (EVP), Defense Division and member of the Executive Committee of Safran Electronics & Defense. He replaces Frédéric Mazzanti, who moves to another position. Ziegler started his career in 1997 as advisor to the strategic, security and disarmament affairs division of the French

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JetSMART and LHT have signed a CAMO and aircraft engineering services contract

LHT signs five-year contract with Chilean carrier JetSMART for CAMO and aircraft engineering services

Lufthansa Technik is expanding its footprint in South America by signing a contract with Chilean airline JetSMART, that runs for five years and includes extensive CAMO (Continuing Airworthiness Management Organization) support and aircraft engineering services, such as maintenance programme support or modification and component management. The collaboration has already begun and will initially cover 25

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ATR 600 turboprop of Falco's aircraft portfolio

Chorus Aviation posts first-quarter net income of CA$32.0 million

Chorus Aviation has posted net income of CA$320 million for the first quarter of 2023, an increase of CA$9.1 million compared to the previous year. Chorus Aviation reported Adjusted EBITDA of CA$118.1 million, an increase of CA$34.8 million over the first quarter of 2022. The RAL segment’s Adjusted EBITDA was CA$61.6 million, a quarter-over-quarter increase

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Air France-KLM

Air France-KLM and Apollo in talks over €500million cash injection

Air France-KLM has confirmed it has been in discussions with Apollo Global Management (Apollo), the private equity firm, for a second capital injection of €500 million, this time for one of its engineering maintenance units. According to the European carrier, the money will be allocated for general corporate purposes and that no workforce-related changes would

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WorldACD Market Data shows global tonnages in April down by 10% compared to 2022

Global tonnages appear to have stabilised in the last week of April, following a mid-month increase after dropping sharply at the end of March and declining for several previous weeks, according to the latest weekly figures from WorldACD Market Data, with rates also stabilizing and even slightly rising after a period of decline. However, following

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Embraer - Finep to develop demonstration platforms for new aeronautical technologies

Embraer and Finep to develop demonstration platforms for new aeronautical technologies

Embraer and the Financiadora de Estudos e Projetos (Finep), which promotes Brazil’s economic and social development through public funding for Science, Technology and Innovation, have signed an agreement for the development of platforms to demonstrate new aeronautical technologies. The formalisation of the partnership focused  on sharing the costs and risks inherent in research and development at

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