Heike Tamm

Qatar Airways and Malaysia Airlines unveil enhanced strategic partnership

Airlines & Routes

Qatar Airways and Malaysia Airlines have unveiled the roadmap outlining the next phase of their strategic partnership, following Malaysia Airlines’ announcement it is launching a non-stop service from Kuala Lumpur to Doha from May 25. The two partners will significantly expand their codeshare cooperation, allowing passengers to travel the world and enjoy seamless connectivity via […]

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AEI to provide EGYPTAIR with its first B737-800SF freighter conversion

MRO & Production

Aeronautical Engineers (AEI) has released that EGYPTAIR has signed a contract for an AEI B737-800SF freighter-conversion. The aircraft (MSN: 35560) is scheduled to commence modification in October 2022. Touch labour for the conversion and maintenance requirements will be accomplished by the authorized AEI Conversion Centre, Commercial Jet, in Miami, Florida. EGYPTAIR currently owns three Airbus

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Chris Avery to join WestJet as Vice-President, Commercial Strategy

People

WestJet has appointed Chris Avery, as Vice-President, Commercial Strategy. Avery, a former WestJetter, will join WestJet’s senior leadership team effective immediately. Avery returns to WestJet following five years with Canadian North where he served as President and CEO from 2018 to 2022 and as Vice-President, Customer and Commercial from 2017 to 2018. During his time

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Bamboo Airways selects Panasonic Avionics for wide-body IFEC systems

Information Technology

Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Panasonic Avionics) has announced an agreement with Bamboo Airways to provide its in-flight entertainment and connectivity systems (IFEC) for the Vietnamese airline’s wide-body fleet. Panasonic Avionics is installing its eX3 in-flight entertainment system on the airline’s Boeing 787-9 fleet, with the aircraft entering service on its intercontinental routes to Europe and Australia

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JetBlue

JetBlue urges Spirit shareholders to ‘vote no’ on Frontier transaction

Financial

JetBlue has filed a “Vote No” proxy statement urging Spirit shareholders to vote against the inferior, high-risk and low-value Spirit/Frontier transaction at Spirit’s upcoming special meeting. In addition, JetBlue commenced an all-cash, fully financed tender offer to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Spirit for US$30 per share, without interest and less any required

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Norwegian Air Shuttle

Norwegian struggles with fuel prices to limit losses, but protects cash position

Financial, Top Stories

Low-cost carrier Norwegian has released its first-quarter results of 2022 in what is a seasonally weakened quarter. Combined with the impact of the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus and the effects of the war in Ukraine on the aviation industry the result was an operating loss (EBIT) of NOK849 million, though the company was

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Modern Aviation to acquire three Sacramento, CA FBOs

Financial

Modern Aviation has executed a definitive agreement to acquire Superior Aviation Company’s (SACjet) three Sacramento, CA FBO operations from Sacramento International Jet Center Incorporated (operating as Capitol Jet Center) at Sacramento International Airport, Mather Jet Center, Inc. (operating as Mather Jet Center) at Mather Airport, and Patterson Aviation Company (operating as Executive Jet Center) at

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Textron Aviation inks order for three Cessna Citation jets with Turkish Aerospace Industries

Aircraft & Engines

Textron Aviation has received an order from Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAS) for one special mission Cessna Citation Longitude and two special mission Cessna Citation Latitude jets. The aircraft will be fitted with special flight inspection calibration equipment and will be used by the DHMI (General Directorate of State Airports Authority) in Turkey to inspect regional

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Safran and ATR develop “Smart Lander”, a service to analyse hard landings

Information Technology

Safran Landing Systems, Safran Engineering Services and regional aircraft manufacturer ATR have developed ‘Smart Lander’, an innovative landing gear diagnostics service that uses state-of-the-art knowledge in data analysis to optimise the manufacturer’s response times in the event of hard landings and will enable aircraft to be quickly returned to service. This extremely innovative service, the

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