Heike Tamm

Sky High Aviation signs services agreement with Embraer

Embraer has signed a services agreement with Sky High Aviation Services Dominicana, S.A. (Sky High Aviation), from the Dominican Republic, to support the airline’s E190 jets newly acquired. The contract provides access to the Pool Program, which includes component exchanges and repair services for more than 340 reparable parts plus interchangeable parts for Sky High […]

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Smart aircraft maintenance app eWork saves time and costs

A novel aircraft maintenance project management app, eWork, has reduced maintenance completion and turnaround times by a quarter, while providing complete transparency of task status, the personnel and the equipment used in performing the task. eWork is a secure app-based solution developed by ADSoftware and designed to provide complete visibility, detailed monitoring and analysis of

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Rex to purchase National Jet Express, regional services arm of Cobham Aviation Services

Rex has signed a sale-and-purchase agreement which will result in its subsidiary, Rex Freight and Charter (RFC), acquiring 100% of National Jet Express (NJE), the regional services arm of Cobham Aviation Services Australia (Cobham). NJE is a leading provider of Fly-In Fly-Out (FIFO) services in Western  and South Australia. In addition, it operates freight services

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ST Engineering and EFW redeliver world’s first A320P2F

ST Engineering and Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW) have announced the redelivery of the ‘head of version’ Airbus A320 Passenger-to-Freighter (A320P2F) aircraft to launch customer Vaayu Group (Vaayu) at ST Engineering’s airframe facility in Singapore. This A320P2F aircraft is owned by the aviation asset management business of ST Engineering and is the first of several converted freighter

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Turkey looks to protect domestic airlines by restricting rules for pilots to work abroad

The Turkish government has taken relatively draconian steps to stop an exodus of its home-grown pilots from working for foreign carriers as demand for travel ramps up worldwide. Turkish pilots are especially sought after by Gulf state carriers and North American airlines. Last month, Germany said it will fast-track work permits and visas for several

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IATA: premature return to pre-pandemic slot rules risks continued passenger disruption

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) expressed concern that a premature return to pre-pandemic slot use rules in the EU this winter risks continuing disruption to passengers. The European Commission has announced it intends to return to the longstanding 80-20 slot use rule, which requires airlines to operate at least 80% of every planned slot

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Air France-KLM and Apollo sign definitive agreement for €500 million investment

Air France-KLM and Apollo Global Management have announced the signing of a definitive agreement for Apollo-managed funds and entities to make a €500 million (£423.7 million) investment into an ad hoc operating affiliate of Air France that will own a pool of spare engines dedicated to the airline’s engineering and maintenance activities. Under this agreement,

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