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American Airlines posts third-quarter 2021 financial results

American Airlines Group (American) has reported its third-quarter 2021 financial results. The company posted third-quarter net profit of US$169 million, or US$0.25 per diluted share. Excluding net special items, third-quarter net loss was S$641 million, or (US$0.99) per share. Third-quarter revenue was US$9.0 billion, up 20% sequentially from the second quarter of 2021. American Airlines […]

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Georgios Ouzounidis appointed new LHT Head of Corporate Sales for the Americas

Georgios Ouzounidis, currently responsible for Corporate Sales Western Europe at Lufthansa Technik AG, has been appointed Vice President Corporate Sales for the Americas, effective January 1, 2022. He will succeed Frank Berweger, who will be leaving the company to take on a new challenge outside the Lufthansa Group. Ouzounidis began his career in the sales

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Embraer delivers nine commercial and 21 executive jets in the third quarter of 2021

Embraer has delivered a total of 30 jets in the third quarter of 2021, of which nine were commercial aircraft and 21 were executive jets (14 light and seven large). As of September 30, the firm order backlog totaled US$16.8 billion.  In the executive aviation segment, Embraer delivered its 1,500th business jet. The milestone aircraft

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Meggitt PLC signs SMARTSupport agreement with FL Technics

Meggitt PLC, a leading international company specializing in high-performance components for the aerospace industry and beyond, has signed a three-year, multimillion euro SMARTSupport contract with FL Technics to supply MRO (Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul) services for sensors, valves, actuators, and fire extinguishers to operators across Eastern Europe and the CIS.  FL Technics is part of

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LCI delivers two AW139 helicopters to Heligo

Aviation leasing company LCI, has placed two Leonardo AW139 helicopters on long-term operating leases with its newest customer, Heligo Charters. The state-of-the-art aircraft were recently delivered to Heligo’s base at Juhu Airport in Mumbai, from where they will provide crew transfer services for India’s largest energy company, ONGC. Nigel Leishman, Executive Vice President & Global

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EU court backs Lufthansa and easyJet acquisition of Air Berlin assets

Europe’s second-highest court, the Luxemburg-based General Court has backed the original EU rulings which allowed Germany’s Lufthansa and the U.K.’s easyJet to acquire assets of the then defunct German carrier, Air Berlin. Both approvals were challenged by Polish carrier Polskie Linie Lotnicze ‘LOT’. In 2017 the European Commission gave Lufthansa the green light to buy

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Joramco signs MOU with UUDS AERO and Testio

Joramco, the Amman-based maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) provider, has signed cooperation agreement with UUDS AERO (UUDS) to expand capabilities for cabin refurbishments and B737-800 passenger-to-cargo conversions. Joramco is to manage MRO capabilities for the P2F conversions while UUDS will manage the Supplemental Type Certificates (STC) for the aircraft modifications and supply modification KITs. CEO

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AAR names Lori Knudson Vice President, Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer

AAR, a povider of aviation services to commercial and government operators, MROs and OEMs, has announced that Lori Knudson has joined the company as Vice President, Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer. Knudson will report to Jessica Garascia, AAR Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, and will be responsible for oversight of AAR’s compliance function.  Knudson

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Rolls-Royce selects HAECO to deliver on-wing and in-field services to global customers

Rolls-Royce and HAECO Group (HAECO) have announced that HAECO will become Rolls-Royce’s principal provider of global on-wing and in-field services for large civil aero engines. This will enable Rolls-Royce to further enhance its customer experience by providing airlines with greater capacity and capability through HAECO’s global network. As part of this agreement, HAECO will expand

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Rolls-Royce joins Boeing and World Energy for successful 100% sustainable aviation fuel flight

Rolls-Royce, working with Boeing and World Energy, has carried out a successful test flight of its 747 flying testbed aircraft using 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) on a Trent 1000 engine. The aircraft flew from Tucson airport in Arizona, passing over New Mexico and Texas, with a Trent 1000 engine running solely on 100% SAF

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