Ethiopian Airlines Group, the flag carrier of Ethiopia- and Africa’s largest airline group, has up-sized four of its A350-900 on order to the largest variant of the A350 family, the A350-1000, becoming Africa’s first customer for the aircraft. Ethiopian Airlines has already ordered 22 A350-900s, of which 16 aircraft have been delivered. With the A350-1000 […]
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IAG Cargo, the cargo division of IAG (International Airlines Group) has reported its financial results for Q2 2022, with revenues of €411 million for the period from April 1 to June 30, 2022. The Q2 results take IAG Cargo’s half-year revenue to €843 million, up 9.6% on the first half of 2021. IAG Cargo’s Q2
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Aerocare Aviation Services, the expanding UK business aviation MRO Part 145 provider, interiors and paint specialist, now under the ownership of Complete Aircraft Group (CAG), is expanding its management team with the appointment of Craig Radford to the position of Head of Sales and Business Development. In this role, Radford will focus on identifying new revenue
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Since the hijacking of four American planes on September 11, 2001, subsequent regulations have made access to the flight deck on commercial passenger aircraft resistant to intrusion and forceable entry. By 2007 regulations demanded that there be a set of rules in place for when the cockpit door was opened, whist also stipulating that the
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Airbus Helicopters has started construction of a test centre for CityAirbus NextGen, with Company representatives, politicians, and business leaders attending the ground-breaking ceremony. The building is scheduled to be completed in the first quarter of 2023. Occupying a surface area of 1,000 m², the new structure will be used for testing systems for electric take-off
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JetBlue Airways and Spirit Airlines have announced that their Boards of Directors have approved a definitive merger agreement under which JetBlue will acquire Spirit for US$33.50 per share in cash, including a prepayment of US$2.50 per share in cash payable upon Spirit stockholders’ approval of the transaction and a ticking fee of US$0.10 per month
Boeing has reported second-quarter revenues of US$16.7 billion, driven by lower defence volume and unfavourable performance, partially offset by higher commercial volume. Boeing recorded positive operating cash flow of US$0.1 billion. Commercial Airplanes second-quarter revenue increased to US$6.2 billion, driven by higher 737 deliveries, partially offset by lower 787 deliveries. Operating margin of (3.9)% also reflects
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ATR has released that its Board Members, Airbus and Leonardo, have appointed the new Chief Executive Officer, Nathalie Tarnaud Laude, effective September 17, 2022. She succeeds Stefano Bortoli, whose four-year mandate expires at the same date, following the terms set by ATR’s bylaws. Bortoli will take on a new leadership role at Leonardo that will
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Spanish carrier Air Europa has appointed AerFin to support its fleet of seven E190 jets with a fully bespoke component support programme. The BeyondPool™ support programme will provide a dedicated cost-effective solution for managing the phase-out of the airline’s E190 fleet of aircraft in 2023. The flexible support programme will cover the supply, repair, overhaul
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Ultra-low fare carrier Frontier Airlines is launching a cadet programme to train the next generation of Frontier pilots. The programme, operated in partnership with ATP Flight School, will welcome up to 35 individuals per month who seek to become commercial airline pilots. No prior flying experience is required. Cadets will receive assistance in applying for
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