Planet 9, the Van Nuys, California-based private charter operator and aircraft management company, added a Bombardier Global Express BD-700 (N551SW) to its managed fleet at the end of December, the third aircraft to go onto its Part 135 Air Operator’s Certificate since the pandemic took hold in March 2020. Two more aircraft – a Global Express and Dassault […]
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Throughout the course of 2020, a total of 3,665,871 passengers passed through the gates of Václav Havel Airport Prague. The operation of the airport was unprecedented due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in particular the related restrictions on travel and the worldwide decline in demand for flying. As a result, 79% fewer passengers were handled in
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Ideagen, a global provider of software products to companies operating in highly regulated industries, has announced that Voyageur Aviation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Chorus Aviation, has become the latest customer of its Coruson product. Coruson is an enterprise risk and safety management software that delivers powerful and integrated functionality to give complete control of
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Lufthansa Technik AG has welcome United Airlines as the newest user of its AVIATAR platform. The airline signed a contract in late 2020 for digital support through AVIATAR for its Boeing 777 and Airbus A320 fleet, with plans to work with Lufthansa Technik to develop new predictive maintenance solutions for its Boeing 737 fleet. Combining
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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is encouraging member EU states to get behind a proposal from Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis for the creation of a COVID-19 passport for those who have been vaccinated against the coronavirus, enabling them to travel throughout Europe without having to be repeatedly tested for COVID-19. On the back
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SkyWorks Holdings’ leasing and asset management activities during the fourth quarter of 2020 included the sale of two A320 aircraft on behalf of a Middle Eastern-based leasing company (on lease to British Airways), to an Ireland-based lessor. On behalf of a U.S.-based financial institution, SkyWorks has managed the lease return of two DHC8-300s from Jazz
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International Airlines Group (IAG) and Globalia have amended the original agreement announced on November 4, 2019 (the Original Agreement) under which IAG’s subsidiary Iberia has agreed to acquire the entire issued share capital of Air Europa (the Amendment Agreement). Under the terms of the Amendment Agreement, the parties have agreed that the amount to be
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AP&M Holdings have acquired Turbine Controls & Excitation Group (TC&E). TC&E is a global, full-service Power Generation Controls and Excitation company specializing in gas turbine, steam turbine, and generator control systems. TC&E will merge with AP&M’s aeroderivative service team to form the AP4 Energy Services division led by TC&E’s John Downing. Now with one call to
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The 25-hour Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) developed by Honeywell and Curtiss-Wright for the air transport market, has received European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Technical Standard Order (TSO) certification. The new Honeywell Connected Recorder-25 meets and exceeds the requirements of the upcoming 2021 EASA minimum 25-hour cockpit voice recording mandate for aircraft weighing over 27,000 kilograms.
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Boeing and BBAM have announced that the lessor is expanding its 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighter fleet with six firm orders and six options. The agreement brings BBAM’s 737-800BCF orders and commitments to 15 and highlights the continued strength of the e-commerce and express cargo market. Based on the Next-Generation 737, the 737-800BCF is meeting customer
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