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Oliver Krueger becomes new Chief Marketing Officer of Lufthansa Group

Oliver Krueger will become new Chief Marketing Officer of the Lufthansa Group. Krueger will assume responsibility for the areas Brand, Loyalty, Ancillaries and Marketing with immediate effect. He is also responsible for Miles & More GmbH and reports directly to the Executive Board of the Group. Krueger has more than two decades of international experience […]

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VAS Aero Services Acquires Two Boeing 737-700 Aircraft for teardown

VAS Aero Services has acquired two Boeing B737-700 aircraft for teardown and subsequent parts harvesting and marketing. VAS will manage the teardown of both aircraft at Marana, Arizona, with disassembly scheduled to begin in the first quarter of 2023, adding to the vast number of Boeing aircraft that VAS has disassembled over the years. Used

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Lufthansa Technik to invest €7.5 million in training centre

Lufthansa Technik (LHT) will invest €7.5 million (£6.6 million) in a training centre in Hamburg-Rahlstedt, Germany to meet the need for a large number of engine mechanics. Following the COVID-19 crisis, the workload in Lufthansa Technik’s engine shops is steadily increasing again and requires many highly qualified engine mechanics. To meet the demand, Lufthansa Technik

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SmartLynx Airlines receives Foreign Air Transport Operator Certificate in Australia

The global ACMI, charter and cargo operator SmartLynx Airlines has received Australian Foreign Air Transport Operator Certificate (FATAOC) granted by the Australian Civil Aviation Authority. The certification allows SmartLynx to begin operations to, from and within Australia. Operating flights to Australia has been integral to SmartLynx’s strategic plans to expand its global network by entering

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Scoot adding Embraer E190-E2 aircraft to improve network connectivity

Singapore Airlines’ low-cost subsidiary Scoot has signed a letter of Intent (LOI) to lease nine brand-new Embraer E190-E2 twin-engine jets from aircraft lessor Azorra. The aircraft will come in a 112-seat configuration and will be scheduled for delivery between 2024 and 2025. The regional jet will be the first to be flown by a Singapore-based

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AkzoNobel and American Airlines partner to deliver new way of training apprentice painters

AkzoNobel Aerospace Coatings (AkzoNobel) and American Airlines will partner to deliver a new way of training apprentice painters and upskilling existing teams. This will be accomplished through the use of a Virtual Reality (VR) technology that is significantly more efficient and sustainable than the airline’s previous training regimes. The VR platform mimics a customer’s production

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Aviator Airport Alliance signs new partnership with Lufthansa Group

Aviator Airport Alliance (Aviator), a full-range provider of aviation services at 15 airports across the Nordics, has signed a new partnership with Lufthansa Group. Under the agreement, Aviator will provide ground handling and de-/anti-icing services to Lufthansa Group’s airlines, including Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Swiss International Air Lines and Austrian Airlines, at Stockholm-Arlanda airport for the

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Travelport and Air Canada have signed a new content distribution agreement

Air Canada Reports record fourth-quarter revenues of CA$4.062 billion

Air Canada has reported record fourth-quarter 2022 revenues of CA$4.062 billion which nearly doubled from the fourth quarter of 2021. Fourth- quarter operating revenues of CA$4.680 billion increased 71% from the fourth quarter of 2021. Operating loss of CA$28 million, was significantly better than the operating loss of CA$503 million in the fourth quarter of 2021. Adjusted EBITDA (earnings before

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Gulfstream reaches another milestone with delivery of 100th G600 jet

Gulfstream Aerospace has reached another milestone with the 100th Gulfstream G600 customer delivery. The aircraft was outfitted at Gulfstream’s Dallas completions centre and delivered to a North America-based customer. “The G600 continues to redefine excellence,” said Mark Burns, president, Gulfstream. “Thanks to its highly customisable cabin, fuel-efficient design and exceptional performance capabilities, we are seeing

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