Wizz Air to expand at London Luton Airport following slot acquisition

Wizz Air has successfully acquired an additional two daily slot pairs from Vueling at London Luton Airport. The deal means Wizz Air will increase frequencies on six existing routes from the airport – to Bacau, Craiova, Iasi, Sibiu and Timisoara in Romania, as well as to Wroclaw in Poland starting in May 2022. This expansion will see the airline increase its […]

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C&L Aviation Group completes teardown of two E170 aircraft

MRO & Production

C&L Aerospace, a C&L Aviation Group company, has completed the teardown of two E170 aircraft. All aircraft have now been completely disassembled and the inventory is in the process of being inducted into C&L’s global warehouses, with the majority being stored at the company’s main headquarters in Bangor, Maine. This is the first of many

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90 SpiceJet pilots banned from flying 737 MAX until retrained

Other News, Top Stories

90 pilots of Indian low-cost carrier SpiceJet will have to undergo retraining before they are able to continue flying the Boeing 737 MAX jet. The pilots have been barred from flying by the Indian Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) after faults were discovered with the flight simulator’s flight controls at Boeing’s training facility, which

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Avion Express extends cooperation with Sky Cana

Aircraft & Engines

Avion Express, a European narrow-body ACMI operator and member of global aviation services group Avia Solutions Group, has announced the continuance of its successful partnership with Sky Cana, a start-up airline headquartered in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The companies have been in partnership for a few years and now the ACMI airline has signed a

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Delta Air Lines posts March-quarter operating loss of US$793 million

Financial

Delta Air Lines (Delta) has posted its financial results for the March quarter of 2022. The company reported an adjusted operating loss of US$793 million excluding a net gain of US$9 million and a pre-tax loss of US$1.2 billion with an adjusted pre-tax loss of US$1.0 billion, excluding a net expense of US$164 million. Adjusted operating

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Fraport’s upward trend in passenger traffic continues in March 2022

Traffic

Frankfurt Airport (FRA) has welcomed some 2.9 million passengers in March 2022 – an increase of 217.9% compared to the same month last year. The lifting of pandemic-related travel restrictions only gradually started in March 2021. In the reporting month, FRA benefited from increasing travel demand, particularly to holiday destinations inside and outside Europe. Compared

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Elbit Systems UK JV introduces sustainable aviation pathfinder for Ministry of Defence

Military & Defense

Elbit Systems UK and KBR Inc’s joint venture, Affinity Flying Training Services (Affinity), has embarked on a series of battery-powered flight tests for the UK Ministry of Defence to assess the feasibility of environmentally friendly alternatives to current military aircraft. The concept of trialling zero-emissions aircraft and the subsequent pathfinder, was brought to the Ministry

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Airbus completes wind tunnel testing of eXtra Performance Wing demonstrator

MRO & Production

Airbus has completed wind tunnel testing of its eXtra Performance Wing demonstrator in its quest to quickly test and accelerate new technologies that will decarbonise the aviation industry. The eXtra Performance Wing project, launched last September, takes inspiration from nature to improve wing aerodynamics and performance that is intended to be compatible with any future

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VINCI Airports delivers new phase of modernisation works at Belgrade Airport

Other News

VINCI Airports is delivering a new phase of modernisation works at Belgrade Airport, that aim to increase the airport’s efficiency and environmental performance, in accordance with its commitment towards its grantor, the Serbian public authorities. The airport’s new pier (Pier C) is now open for service. With a surface area of 13,600 m², it provides

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Reliance Aircraft International acquires Suncoast Landing Systems

Financial

Reliance Aircraft International (Austin, TX) has released that it has acquired Suncoast Landing Systems Corp. (Suncoast) (in Medley, FL) and formed Suncoast Landing Systems LLC. Established in 2005, Suncoast has capabilities to overhaul and repair commercial landing gear. The management team of Victor Ortega and Larry Wernath will continue to run the day-to-day operations. “We are excited

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