Since 2004, SAS has had a wet lease agreement (aircraft and crew) with Cimber A/S that has a cost efficient production platform for regional jet operation. The acquisition provides SAS with an opportunity to transfer production with smaller aircraft to Cimber, consisting of 12 CRJ900 with base in Copenhagen. As a result, a more focused
Boeing Business Jets announced an order for two BBJ MAX 8s to Comlux, a Swiss-based VIP charter operator. This marks Comlux’s first BBJ order. “The two BBJ MAX 8s are a great addition to the Comlux fleet because they give our customers the flexibility to fly farther and more comfortably thanks to the lower cabin
Back in July this year it was announced that the French government were selling off a minority 49.99% stake in Toulouse-Blagnac airport, located in the south west of France. At the time the government held a 60% stake in the airport, while the local Toulouse chamber of commerce held a 25% stake and a variety
Intrepid Aviation announced the acquisition of one Boeing 777-300ER. The aircraft was manufactured in 2012, is equipped with two General Electric GE90-115BL powered engines and is on long-term lease to Air France. With this aircraft, Intrepid consolidates its existing relationship with Air France, one of the world’s largest operators of Boeing 777-300ER aircraft.
The modernisation of European airspace took a major step forward today with the appointment of a unique aviation industry partnership to coordinate and synchronise €3bn worth of upgrades to the continent’s air traffic management infrastructure. The European Commission has tasked the SESAR (Single European Sky ATM Research) Deployment Alliance, an unprecedented cross industry partnership made
Air France welcomed the positive outcome of the consultation with all its pilots on the draft development agreement for Transavia France. With a very high participation rate, 53% of Air France pilots approved the agreement, reaching 60% for members of the majority union SNPL. This result will be approved by the Union Council of the
LAN Airlines, part of LATAM Airlines Group celebrated the arrival of its first A321 on December 5th, at Santiago’s Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport. This marks a significant milestone as LATAM Airlines affirms its regional and global presence as the largest A320 operator in Latin America. The aircraft, the first of 48 of its
Iberia will support the repair of avionics and other OEM aircraft components for the cockpits of full-flight simulators located in Europe and belonging to CAE, a world leader in simulation and training for both civilian and military aircraft.The three-year contract covers the inspection and repair of avionics components such as the multipurpose control display unit
For the tenth time this year the German pilots’ union, Vereinigung Cockpit (VC), representing about 5,400 Lufthansa pilots, called another nationwide strike. This one took effect from 03:00 local time on Thursday, ending at 23:59. As a consequence Lufthansa were forced to cancel 37 long-haul and half a dozen cargo flights. In fact, the announcement
Ryanair released November traffic growth highlighting that the airline’s “Always Getting Better” customer programme delivered a stronger than expected performance in the first month of Ryanair’s significantly expanded winter schedule. Despite increasing November seat capacity by 13% (over Nov 13) and opening a large number of new city pair routes designed to appeal to business
