Low-cost, long-haul airline French bee (Groupe Dubreuil member) has taken delivery of its first A350-1000 aircraft, on lease from Air Lease Corporation, to join its fleet and make the airline an all-A350 fleet operator. The aircraft is the first of two A350-1000s to be operated by the carrier on route from Paris to Saint Denis […]
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The Air France-KLM Board of Directors made the decision to move forward on the Group’s goal to improve its economic and environmental performance through the introduction of next-generation aircraft. In doing so, the Group also demonstrated its ability to leverage purchasing synergies. Air France-KLM placed a firm order for 100 Airbus A320neo family aircraft –
With every indication that European competition regulators would likely veto the takeover of Air Europa by IAG, IAG has opted to withdraw from current negotiations to assess the potential for some form of future tie-up. IAG owns multiple airlines including Spanish carriers Iberia, Vueling and Level. Indications are that European regulators were concerned that the
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Thai airline Nok Air announced strategic new long-term agreements with both Sabre Corporation and its subsidiary company, Radixx, to support the evolution of the carrier’s new business strategy. Nok Air has selected an extensive suite of products from Sabre and Radixx to expand distribution and revenue generation opportunities. The agreements support the carrier’s repositioning to serve its
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Ryanair has opened its newly expanded maintenance facility at Seville Airport, delivering further investment in the region and creating 250 high-skilled jobs, including licensed engineers, mechanics and support staff – bringing Ryanair’s local headcount to 500 by 2023. Ryanair has invested over €30 million (£25.6 million) in this state-of-the-art, five-bay maintenance facility (20,000m²) since it
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Qantas has selected the Airbus A320neo and Airbus A220 families as the preferred aircraft for the long-term renewal of its domestic narrow-body fleet. A firm commitment for 40 aircraft – 20 A321XLR (extra long-range) and 20 A220 aircraft – is expected to be placed with Airbus by the end of FY22, following discussions with employees
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AviaAM Leasing, a global aviation holding company engaged in tailored aircraft leasing and trading services, continues its complex Passenger-to-Freighter (P2F) conversion project. The ongoing P2F conversion project was the first of its kind for the company, with the first Boeing 737-800 for conversion acquired by AviaAM Leasing in March 2021. Now the company continues moving
Aeronautical Support International (ASI Aero) has announced the formation of Team Aero Partners to target investments in aviation commercial assets to support the Used Serviceable Material (USM) and “Green-Time” aircraft engine leasing markets. ASI Aero entered into this joint venture agreement with a New York-based private capital partner. As the operating member ASI Aero will source
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Regional aircraft manufacturer ATR has received approval from EASA to extend the intervals between Type C maintenance checks from 5,000 to 8,000 flight hours for all of its aircraft series. Through this 60% increase in intervals, ATR operators will benefit from a significant reduction in aircraft maintenance costs and increased availability. With a global fleet
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AAR has been awarded a ten-year US$365 million firm fixed-price, indefinite delivery – indefinite quantity contract with the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center to support United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) F-16 aircraft. AAR will provide aircraft depot-level maintenance and repair primarily for F-16 aircraft allocated to USAFE and to support possible overflow
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