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Direct Maintenance to provide dedicated line maintenance support to China Southern Airlines at Nairobi, Kenya

Dutch based independent line maintenance provider Direct Maintenance has commenced to provide dedicated line maintenance support to China Southern Airlines at Nairobi, Kenya. This is a rather unique event, since national flag carrier China Southern Airlines has now become the first and only Chinese carrier to fly a direct passenger service between mainland China and

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ATSG's results reflect growing returns from fleet investments

Air Transport Services Group, a provider of medium wide-body freighter aircraft leasing, air cargo transportation and related services, reported consolidated financial results for the quarter ended June 30th, 2015. Pre-tax earnings from continuing operations increased 17% to US$17.2m, including a 35% increase in Cargo Aircraft Management’s pre-tax earnings, driven by eight additional freighters leased to

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Baltic Aviation Academy signs Memorandum of Understanding with TSI

Aviation training centre Baltic Aviation Academy located in Lithuania has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Transport and Telecommunication Institute (TSI) from Latvia. According to the signed document, both institutions have agreed to cooperate and engage mutual efforts and practices in order to develop joint training program for aviation professionals allowing enrolled students completing the

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More seats but shorter range for Boeing’s new jet specifications

In a move that follows close on the heels of Airbus’ announcement regarding new seating configurations which show increased numbers, Boeing have indicated they will be increasing their seat numbers on wide-body jets, meaning that Boeing’s biggest plane, the 747-8, will no longer be its largest in terms of standard capacity. The 777-9X, which is

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Nordic Aviation Capital raises capital for further expansion

EQT VI has agreed to acquire a majority stake of Nordic Aviation Capital A/S, a lessor of turboprop aircraft for the global airline industry, and enter into a partnership with Martin Møller, NAC’s founder and Chairman. Martin Møller will continue as Chairman of the Company, and will remain a significant shareholder and will contribute around

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CTC Aviation providing Boeing simulator services to Norwegian

Airline pilot training and resourcing company CTC Aviation has announced a new five-year simulator usage agreement with one of Europe’s leading low-cost airlines, Norwegian. The new contract will support the airline’s expanding training requirements up to 2020. CTC Aviation is providing Norwegian with the use of their newest simulator – a Boeing 737-800W full-flight, modular

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STG Aerospace demonstrates holistic cabin lighting with first combined saf-Tglo SSUL and liTeMood installation

STG Aerospace announced the completed installation of a saf-Tglo SuperSeal UltraLite (SSUL) emergency floorpath marking system with OverCarpet and a liTeMood LED cabin lighting system on the Boeing 757-200 operated by DreamJet trading as La Compagnie. La Compagnie operates scheduled flights to New York from both Paris and London, business class only. The 757 aircraft’s

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Avolon reports 83% increase in second quarter adjusted net income

Avolon, the international aircraft leasing company, posted results for the second quarter of 2015 with net income up 133% to US$56m versus the second quarter in 2014, while adjusted net income was up 83% to US$62m versus the previous year. Avolon reported that it sold three aircraft in the second quarter, with a net book

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DVB Bank closes refinancing facilities for up to eight aircraft

DVB Bank, a leading international transportation finance specialist, closed refinancing facilities for up to eight aircraft on behalf of global aircraft lessor AWAS. The facilities included five Airbus single and twin aisle aircraft & three single aisle Boeing aircraft covering terms of 3 to 4 years. DVB Bank acted as sole arranger, agent and underwriter

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