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SmartSky Networks, the innovative air-to-ground (ATG) inflight connectivity provider, has announced California-based Thornton Aviation as a sales and installation provider for SmartSky’s advanced shipsets at Thornton’s Van Nuys and Burbank, California locations. With over three decades of excellence in aircraft services, Thornton Aviation will sell and install SmartSky’s connectivity equipment. Thornton’s proven track record of

Many countries are removing COVID-19-related restrictions as a consequence of the increasing vaccination coverage and the mild form of recent virus variants. In line with this, Finnair is now lifting the requirement to wear a face mask on board all flights.  As of April 25, customers and crew are no longer required to wear a

BOC Aviation has announced the appointment of Chan Mui Sin as Head of Treasury, with effect from April 18, 2022. Mui Sin replaces Peter Davis who will remain with the company until his retirement on May 31, 2022, to ensure a smooth transition. In her new role, Mui Sin will oversee all treasury functions of

AerCap has released its major business transactions for the first quarter of 2022: the company signed 102 lease agreements, including ones for 14 wide-body aircraft, 62 narrow-body aircraft, two regional jets, eight engines and 16 helicopters.  AerCap completed 25 purchases for 23 aircraft (including 15 Airbus A320neo-family aircraft, one Airbus A220 aircraft and four Boeing

PTS Aviation, a StandardAero company, has completed the purchase of two CFM56-7B24/26 engines in full LRU/BFE/QEC configuration from a major North American lessor. These engines contain high-demand internal and external components, including attractive life-limited parts (LLPs) and will be used either as rebuild candidates, module donors or full disassembly candidates to support PTS Aviation’s customer

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings has appointed Doug McKeen to the newly established position of Senior Vice President, Labor Relations. In this new role, McKeen will be responsible for continuing to develop and implement the company’s labor relations strategy, as well as the administration of labor agreements that govern represented employees at Atlas. McKeen previously worked

Thomas Global has secured SkyWest Airlines, a subsidiary of SkyWest, as the launch customer to upgrade its CRJ Pro Line 4 flight decks with Thomas Global’s TFD-4000 LCD flight displays beginning this summer. The TFD-4000 LCD retrofit for the EFD-4076 Pro Line 4 CRT displays captures the performance, reliability, and lifecycle cost benefits of AMLCD