easyJet has appointed Stephen Hester as a director and chair designate. Hester will join the Board as a non-executive director on September 1, 2021, and then he will succeed John Barton as the company’s chair on December 1, 2021, at which point Barton will stand down from the Board having completed nearly nine years as […]
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The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has initiated three-times as many enforcement cases on unruly air passengers in 2021 than in the whole of 2020. One recurring problem has been the refusal of passengers to comply with the mask mandate. As a consequence, the agency has set a benchmark of US$9,000 as a fine for
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Embraer is expanding its service network providers in the Northeast region of the U.S. with new services at select Embraer Authorized Service Centers (EASC). The company has awarded three service centers the ability to increase capabilities to serve more Embraer business jet models. Hawthorne Global Aviation Services, located at Long Island MacArthur Airport in Long
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In a move to support the ramp-up of operations after boosting its passenger services to South Africa, Emirates has signed an interline agreement with Cemair that opens up connections to six more destinations in South Africa through the airline’s gateways of Johannesburg and Cape Town. The partnership also includes a couple of leisure points exclusively
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AeroCentury, an independent aircraft leasing company, has reported a second-quarter 2021 net loss of US$3.2 million, compared to a net loss of US$13.5 million for the second quarter of 2020. Revenues and other income decreased by 66% to US$1.5 million in the second quarter of 2021 from US$4.4 million in the second quarter of 2020.
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Boeing has appointed Alexander Feldman as the new president of the company’s Southeast Asia business, effective August 27, 2021. Feldman will be based in Singapore and will oversee the company’s strategy and operations as Boeing expands its regional presence. Feldman will also become Director and Chairman of Boeing Singapore and President Director of PT. Boeing
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Japan Airlines (JAL) has signed a five-year TrueChoice Overhaul agreement to cover its CFM56-7B engines that power its 48 Boeing 737-800 aircraft fleet. The TrueChoice Overhaul agreement covers the time and material required to overhaul more than 100 CFM56-7B engines. “The TrueChoice Overhaul agreement with JAL is a natural extension of our relationship,” said Russell
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Britain has confirmed that it may well investigate possible national security risks that may result from the intended sale of Ultra Electronics (Ultra) for £2.6 billion (US$3.6 billion) to Cobham, a rival company which is owned by U.S. private equity firm, Advent. Ultra, which provides customers with torpedo and radar systems, plus additional defense communication
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After a record-setting first half of 2021, Jet Edge has announced the addition of 27 state-of-the-art aircraft to its AdvantEdge fleet. The Bombardier Challenger 300/350 (16) and Gulfstream G450 (11) aircraft will all be flying by the end of the year, bringing the total available aircraft for charter in the AdvantEdge fleet to 74 (38
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TrueAero (TrueAero) has announced the arrival of Ann McManus to its executive leadership team as Vice President of Talent Management. McManus brings over 20 years of human resources development and leadership experience to the team, most recently with Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) and AWAS, where she resourced the business for growth, designed and implemented HR
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