StandardAero extends long-standing relationship with Vietnam Airlines

Vietnam Airlines, the national flag carrier of Vietnam, has awarded StandardAero a new contract for the support for Pratt & Whitney Canada PW127M engines, powering its fleet of ATR 72-500 regional turboprops. StandardAero will support the airline from its OEM-authorized PW100 Designated Overhaul Facility (DOF) in Gonesse, France. This new contract award extends the long-standing […]

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Finnair traffic performance in May 2021

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In May, Finnair carried 82,800 passengers, which was 210.4% more than in May 2020 when the COVID-19 impact was already clearly visible as the carrier operated only a minimum network due to strict and extensive travel restrictions. The number of passengers in May 2021 was 2.3% more than in April 2021 (month-on-month figures are not

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Embraer’s Eve and Helisul announce partnership to develop UAM products and services in Brazil including order of up to 50 eVTOLseVTOL aircraft

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Embraer’s Eve Urban Air Mobility and Helisul Aviation, one of the largest helicopter operators in Latin America, have announced a partnership that will focus on creating an ecosystem-wide approach to prepare for urban air mobility operations in Brazil. In addition to collaborating on a suite of products and services, the partnership includes an order for

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Ryanair objects to state funding of ‘new Alitalia’

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Low-cost Irish airline Ryanair is to appeal the injection of state funds into new Italian carrier currently referred to as ‘newco’ but which will be named Italia Trasporto Aero (ITA). The objection is being made on the grounds that, to all intents and purposes, the new carrier is simply a rebranding of the now defunct

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Recaro Aircraft Seating sets new comfort benchmark with fully equipped cabin on Aeroflot’s Airbus fleet

MRO & Production

Recaro Aircraft Seating (Recaro) has set a new comfort benchmark by fully equipping Aeroflot’s Airbus fleet. More than 50 shipsets of the BL3710 and CL4710 will be installed in the economy-class and business-class, respectively. The first of Aeroflot’s new A320/A321 fleet took flight for the first time on May 25. Delivery of the aircraft includes

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ALC delivers new Boeing 737-9 aircraft to Aeromexico

Aircraft & Engines

Air Lease Corporation (ALC) has delivered one new Boeing 737-9 aircraft on long-term lease to Aeromexico. This is the first of four new Boeing 737-9s Aeromexico has committed to lease long-term from ALC. “ALC is pleased to deliver this new 737-9 aircraft to our long-term customer, Aeromexico, today,” said Steven Udvar-Házy, Executive Chairman of Air Lease

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Boeing and Alaska Airlines partnering on latest Boeing ecoDemonstrator program

Aircraft & Engines

Boeing and Alaska Airlines are partnering on the latest Boeing ecoDemonstrator program and will flight test about 20 technologies on a new Boeing 737-9 to enhance the safety and sustainability of air travel. In flights beginning this summer, Boeing and Alaska will test a new halon-free fire-extinguishing agent that significantly reduces effects on the ozone

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ADAC rescue helicopter first to fly on sustainable aviation fuel

Aircraft & Engines

A rescue helicopter has flown on sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for the first time, achieving a new milestone in international aviation. Operated by the German non-profit organization ADAC Luftrettung, the Airbus H145 rescue helicopter had its Arriel 2E engines ceremonially refueled with biofuel, a type of SAF, at the air rescue station at Munich’s Harlaching

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Launch of the modernization works at Kansai International Airport

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VINCI Airports and its partner ORIX, concession owners of Kansai International Airport,, Japan, began modernization works of the airport’s Terminal 1 on May 28, the largest works program since the airport was opened in 1994. In line with Japan’s tourism strategy and economic development of the Kansai region, the works continue and accelerate the modernization

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United Airlines plans to be flying supersonic with Boom by the end of the decade

Aircraft & Engines, Top Stories

United Airlines has announced its intention to buy 15 ‘Overture’ ultra-fast jets from Denver-based Boom Supersonic with an option to acquire a further 35 provided that they meet United’s safety, operating and sustainability requirements. This would see the return of supersonic trans-Atlantic flights which have been absent since the demise of Concorde in 2003. The

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StandardAero extends long-standing relationship with Vietnam Airlines

Finnair traffic performance in May 2021

Embraer’s Eve and Helisul announce partnership to develop UAM products and services in Brazil including order of up to 50 eVTOLseVTOL aircraft

Ryanair objects to state funding of ‘new Alitalia’

Recaro Aircraft Seating sets new comfort benchmark with fully equipped cabin on Aeroflot’s Airbus fleet

ALC delivers new Boeing 737-9 aircraft to Aeromexico

Boeing and Alaska Airlines partnering on latest Boeing ecoDemonstrator program

ADAC rescue helicopter first to fly on sustainable aviation fuel

Launch of the modernization works at Kansai International Airport

United Airlines plans to be flying supersonic with Boom by the end of the decade

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