Air Lease Corporation and Air France sign lease placements for three Airbus A350-900s

Air Lease Corporation (ALC) has signed long-term lease placements for three new Airbus A350-900 wide-body aircraft with Air France. The aircraft are scheduled to deliver to Air France in the second quarter of 2024 from ALC’s order book with Airbus. “This strategic lease placement of three new A350-900s is another important step in the long-haul fleet […]

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Colin Copp officially begins tenure as President and Chief Executive Officer at Chorus Aviation

People

Chorus Aviation has released that Colin Copp has officially begun his tenure as President and Chief Executive Officer of Chorus following the retirement of Joseph Randell. Copp has also been appointed to the Chorus Board of Directors in place of Randell who stepped down from the board concurrent with his retirement. “Colin has been an

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C&L Aviation Group signs contract repair agreement with subsidiary of Héroux-Devtek

MRO & Production

C&L Aviation Group has signed a contract repair agreement with APPH Ltd., a subsidiary of Héroux-Devtek to provide factory-authorised repair, overhaul, and warranty services on Héroux-Devtek products on the HS-125, Bae-125, BH-125, Hawker 800 and derivatives. Work will take place at C&L’s 200,000 ft² MRO facility in Bangor, Maine. “We’re thrilled to be able to

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Luxair to add four Boeing 737-8s to growing single-aisle fleet

Aircraft & Engines

Luxemburg flag-carrying airline Luxair is to add four new Boeing 737-8 jets to its current fleet of 19 aircraft, including eight Next-Generation 737s. Two of the new aircraft are to be taken on lease for delivery this summer in order to meet with seasonal demand. Two other 737-8s are being ordered direct from Boeing. The

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Emirates and Philippine Airlines ink interline agreement

Airlines & Routes

Emirates and Philippine Airlines (PAL) have inked an interline agreement to boost connectivity for passengers of both air carriers to new points on each other’s networks via Manila and Dubai, using a single ticket and one baggage policy. Now in effect, the reciprocal interline partnership provides Emirates’ passengers access to 19 Philippine domestic destinations operated

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KLM Group, Delta, Corendon, easyJet and TUI challenge Dutch government’s decision to cut flight movements at Schiphol

Airlines & Routes

KLM Group, Delta Air Lines, Corendon, easyJet and TUI are challenging the Dutch government’s decision to cut flight movements at Schiphol Airport, confident they can reduce noise levels and emissions while maintaining a network of destinations for the millions of passengers they carry annually to and from Schiphol. Schiphol Airport makes a significant contribution to

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MRO provider Joramco embarks on expansion plan

MRO & Production

Independent MRO provider Joramco is embarking on an expansion plan with two wide-body hangars, a maintenance hangar and a dedicated wide-body paint hangar. Speaking on the eve of the MRO Middle East, Jeff Wilkinson, Chief Executive Officer DAE Engineering, the Joramco majority shareholder, announced that the Amman-based MRO is embarking on a multi-faceted programme that

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GA Telesis and Tokyo Century launch HALO AirFinance

Financial

GA Telesis (GAT) and Tokyo Century Corporation (TC) have launched a new joint venture lending platform, HALO AirFinance (HALO). HALO will serve as the exclusive debt origination channel for GAT and TC, with a focus on secured, direct lending to airlines, lessors, and investors, covering the collateral spectrum from new to mid-life aircraft. The platform

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General Atomics AeroTec Systems carries out modernisation of Dornier 228 aircraft for Royal Thai Navy

Military & Defense

Dornier 228 manufacturer General Atomics AeroTec Systems (GA-ATS) has carried out extensive modernisation and maintenance work on two Royal Thai Navy (RTN) Dornier 228s in Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany. The first aircraft has since been transferred back to Thailand, where it will be used for special-mission flights. The GA-ATS technicians carried out a comprehensive upgrade and modernisation

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Supervisory Board of Lufthansa extends contracts of Spohr and Steenbergen for another five years

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The Supervisory Board of Deutsche Lufthansa AG has appointed Carsten Spohr as CEO and Remco Steenbergen as CFO for five more years. Dr. Karl-Ludwig Kley, the Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Deutsche Lufthansa AG, said: “I am delighted that the contract extensions for Carsten Spohr and Remco Steenbergen have been concluded. They will be

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