Mammoth Freighters launches Boeing 777-200LR and 777-300ER freighter conversion programs

Mammoth Freighters (Mammoth) has announced the launch of its Boeing 777-200LR and 777-300ER passenger-to-freighter conversion programs. Mammoth was founded in December 2020 by two aviation industry executives, Bill Wagner and Bill Tarpley, both serving as the company’s Co-CEOs. The Company is backed by private investment funds managed by Fortress Investment Group LLC and its affiliates […]

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Breeze Airways reveals new A220 livery, confirms order for 20 additional A220-300 aircraft

Aircraft & Engines

Breeze Airways has revealed its new A220-300 livery, while confirming that it has reached a purchase agreement with Airbus for 20 more of the aircraft. This previously undisclosed order for 20 brings Breeze’s total order book to 80 A220-300s, the first of which will be delivered in Q4 2021. The aircraft’s fresh paint job was

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IATA appoints Philip Goh to Regional Vice President Asia-Pacific

People

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has appointed Philip Goh as its Regional Vice President for Asia-Pacific. Goh succeeds Conrad Clifford, who has been IATA’s Deputy Director General since July 1, 2021. Goh is a 34-year veteran of the airline industry. He has held various senior management roles at Singapore Airlines in Singapore and overseas,

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Zela Aviation and Precision Air sign strategic agreement

Other News

Zela Aviation is adding another significant deal to its portfolio, announcing its strategic partnership with Precision Air, one of the most dynamic Tanzania-based most dynamic airlines. The agreement, signed on August 25, 2021, at Precision Air’s headquarters in Dar es Salaam, provides for the mediation of Zela Aviation, which will act as the General Representative

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LATAM Group receives offers for exit financing that exceed US$5 billion each, expects to recover pre-pandemic profitability by 2024

Financial

LATAM Airlines Group S.A. (including certain of its debtor affiliates in Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, the United States, and Peru) has released its five-year business plan along with advances regarding its exit financing process. This milestone marks one of the final stages before the presentation of its plan of reorganization. LATAM forecasts recovering 2019 profitability

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Italy’s new ITA clear to take off without Alitalia baggage

Financial, Top Stories

Rising from the ashes of the now defunct Italian flag-carrying airline Alitalia, Italia Transporto Aero (ITA) has been given the all-clear by EU competition regulators to launch as a new Italian carrier but without having to repay some €900 million in illegal state loans granted to Alitalia. ITA will begin operations with approximately half of

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Airlink confirms selection of Rolls-Royce Totalcare® for engine servicing

MRO & Production

Rolls-Royce and Airlink have signed a TotalCare® service agreement for the AE3007 engines that power the South African airline’s fleet of Embraer ERJ135 aircraft. The agreement, which covers 28 aircraft, is an extension of service for a further ten years, continuing the airline’s drive to maximize aircraft availability. Airlink CEO, Rodger Foster, said; “Airlink and Rolls-Royce have worked

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ECS Group appoints Adrien Thominet to Executive Chairman

People

CEO Adrien Thominet has recently been appointed to Executive Chairman of ECS Group, succeeding Bertrand Schmoll. He took over the Executive Chairman role on 01 August 2021. Adrien Thominet has been with ECS Group for more than 25 years, becoming its COO in 2011 and then CEO in 2017. Over the past four years, ECS

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Atlas Air Worldwide signs new five-year labor agreement with Atlas Air and Southern Air pilots

Airlines & Routes

Atlas Air Worldwide has announced that its Atlas Air, Inc. subsidiary has completed a new joint collective bargaining agreement (JCBA) for its Atlas Air and Southern Air pilots, who are represented by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT). The five-year JCBA is one of the last major steps in completing Atlas Air’s merger with Southern

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Collins Aerospace unveils Lilac-UV, a new sanitizing light solution for aircraft interiors

Other News

Collins Aerospace, has unveiled Lilac-UV, an ultraviolet (UV) lighting solution to sanitize aircraft interiors nearly anywhere a light is installed inside an aircraft. Lilac-UV emits a slight violet light that disinfects surfaces in seconds to minutes, depending on lamp configuration and specific pathogen. Lilac-UV can be applied in lavatories, galleys, flight decks, cargo bays and

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