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Lessor Palma orders fifth Bombardier Q400 NextGen turboprop airliner

Lessor Palma Holding has signed a firm purchase agreement to acquire an additional dual-class Q400 NextGen aircraft. Under a joint venture between Palma and Ibdar Bank BSC (“Ibdar”), the firm-ordered aircraft will be leased to RwandAir of Kigali, Rwanda. RwandAir currently operates two dual-class Bombardier CRJ900 NextGen regional jets, and with the lease of the

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Starbow becomes first Ghana-based Q400 operator

Starbow became the first Ghana-based operator of the Q400 turboprop when it launched service with a Q400 NextGen aircraft, wet-leased from Falcon Aviation Services of Abu Dhabi. The aircraft is one of six that Falcon ordered from Bombardier in 2014. As announced in July 2014, Falcon and Bombardier have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)

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Precision Aviation Group obtains Part 145 CASA & EASA approval in Australia

Precision Aviation Group, a leading provider of products and value-added services to the worldwide aerospace and defense industry, has obtained Part 145 approval from the Civil Aviation Service Authority (CASA) and European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) in Australia after working closely with officials for the past 12 months. “PAG Australia has taken care of our

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Boeing delivers first South Carolina-built 787-9 Dreamliner

Boeing has delivered the first 787-9 Dreamliner assembled at its North Charleston, S.C., facility to United Airlines. The airplane also marks a milestone for the 787 program as the 250th Dreamliner to be delivered. In the first quarter of 2013, Boeing South Carolina teammates began fabrication, assembly and integration of the aft and mid fuselage

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PART considers expansion to meet storage demand

PART, (Pacific Aerospace Resources & Technologies, LLC) has inducted six Boeing wide-body aircraft into long term storage with contracts to induct at least six more by late spring. In response to the fast growth of PART’s customer base, “We are actively exploring land improvement projects to dramatically increase the area available for aircraft storage” stated

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Lufthansa Technik increases revenue in 2014

In fiscal year 2014, the Hamburg-based Lufthansa Technik Group achieved a result just under last year’s record level, with increased revenue of €4.3m. The annual accounts of the 22 consolidated Lufthansa Technik Group companies show an operating result of €392m. Currently Lufthansa Technik looks after 800 customers and a total of 3,200 aircraft. In 2014,

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Boeing 787 output set to increase yet again

Back in November 2012, Boeing had established a build rate of 5 787s per month. Just over a year and three production increases later, in January 2014 that figure was up to 10. The company is aiming for an increase to 12 units per month by 2016, and 14 by 2020. The current order book,

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Vueling takes delivery of first enhanced comfort A320

Spanish carrier Vueling, the low cost platform for International Airlines Group (IAG), has taken delivery of the first A320 incorporating the new Vueling cabin configuration. Thanks to an efficient use of the cabin and the selection of the latest generation seats, Vueling will offer enhanced comfort and more space to its passengers while adding six

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Airbus and SIAEC to strengthen collaboration by establishing maintenance training services in Singapore

Signifying Airbus’ latest milestone to become even closer to its customers and partners and to support them around the globe, Airbus and SIA Engineering Company (SIAEC) have entered into an agreement to provide maintenance and engineering training services for Airbus aircraft in Singapore. Through this collaboration, SIAEC, one of the world’s leading aircraft engineering and

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