Sabena technics, supported by its shareholders Sagard, BPI France and Towerbrook, completes the full acquisition of the Héli-Union Group and strengthens its position as a key player in the military helicopter maintenance sector. The acquisition of Héli-Union is fully in line with the Group’s strategy to build a leading European player in the market for […]
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AAR subsidiary Airinmar, a leading independent provider of component repair cycle management and aircraft warranty solutions, has signed a new services agreement with Philippines-based low-cost carrier Cebu Pacific. Airinmar will provide Cebu Pacific with a full suite of support services covering both aircraft warranty management and value engineering. Warranty management services will include the identification,
Rex has announced that it has bold plans to grow and transform its latest acquisition into Australia’s premier Fly-In-Fly-Out (FIFO) operator, signalling a major expansion into Queensland and the Northern Territory. This follows the completion of the purchase of National Jet Express (NJE) on September 30, the regional services arm of Cobham Aviation Services Australia,
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AerFin has announced that Tom Crawford has joined the company to serve in a newly established role as Chief People Officer (CPO). As CPO, Crawford will be responsible for developing and implementing the company’s people strategy, ensuringthat people, culture and organisational plans are aligned to the organisations core values. Together with his team, he will
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FlyBlade India (BLADE India) is a joint venture involving Hunch Ventures, a privately held New Delhi investment firm and BLADE India, an offshoot of Blade, the technology-powered urban air mobility (UAM) platform while Eve is an accelerated start-up for the UAM ecosystem backed by Brazilian planemaker Embraer. The two have announced a joint venture whereby
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Air India has signed definitive sale-and-leaseback agreements with Willis Lease Finance (Willis Lease) for 34 CFM56-5B engines installed on its Airbus A320-family fleet. The engines will be covered under Willis Lease’s ConstantThrust® programme, which will deliver significant reliability and cost savings versus a traditional MRO shop visit programme. This is the first ConstantThrust® sale-and-leaseback agreement
Boeing and China Airlines have finalised an order for up to 24 Boeing 787 Dreamliners, as the carrier invests in the fuel-efficient wide-body jet to expand passenger and cargo operations. The deal includes a firm order for 16 of the longest-range 787-9s with options for eight additional jets, a landmark purchase that will enable the
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On 28 September 2022 AFG Aviation Ireland Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Aircraft Finance Germany GmbH (Germany), completed the acquisition of one Boeing 757-200F aircraft bearing MSN 25622, as well as one Rolls-Royce RB211 engine with ESN 30512 from a subsidiary of ASL Aviation Holdings DAC (Ireland) for its customer Airline Geo Sky (Tbilisi, Georgia).
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Finnair starts change negotiations with its employees to discuss plans to re-organise the company through personnel redundancies and changing job descriptions. The plan is linked to Finnair’s new strategy which focuses on restoring Finnair’s profitability. The plan targets to build Finnair’s different functions to meet the size of the company and the changes in Finnair’s
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Dr. Silke Maurer is taking over responsibility for the OEM Operations division at MTU Aero Engines AG as Chief Operating Officer (COO). At an extraordinary meeting on September 28, 2022, the MTU’s Supervisory Board appointed her to the company’s Executive Board for a three-year term of office starting on February 1, 2023. OEM Operations covers
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