Spirit’s first-quarter 2020 revenue was US$1.1 billion, down 45% from the same period in 2019, primarily due to the 737 MAX production suspension directed by Boeing that began on January 1, 2020. Deliveries decreased to 324 shipsets during the first quarter of 2020 compared to 453 shipsets in the same period of 2019, including Boeing
Virgin Galactic and its wholly owned subsidiary, The Spaceship Company (TSC), have signed a Space Act Agreement with NASA to facilitate the development of high speed technologies. The Space Act Agreement (SAA), is set to enable and foster collaboration between NASA, Virgin Galactic and The Spaceship Company in order to advance the United States’ efforts
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) supports the wearing of face coverings for passengers and face masks for crew while on board aircraft as a critical part of a layered approach to biosecurity to be implemented temporarily when people return to traveling by air. IATA does not support mandating social distancing measures that would leave
AerCap has reported that net income for the first quarter of 2020 increased by 18% to US$276.8 million, from US$234.2 million for the same period in 2019. Basic lease rents were US$1,030.8 million for the first quarter, compared with US$1,075.3 million for the same period in 2019. Maintenance rents and other receipts were US$134.3 million,
BOC Aviation has appointed Paul Kent as Chief Commercial Officer (Europe, Americas and Africa), with effect from June 1, 2020. He will be based in London and will report directly to Robert Martin, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer. Kent will be taking over from Steven Townend, who will step down from his current role
Virgin Galactic and The Spaceship Company (TSC) have announced the successful completion of its first SpaceShipTwo test flight from Spaceport America. This glide flight marks the inaugural solo flight of VSS Unity in New Mexico and as such is an important flight test milestone in preparation for commercial service. On SpaceShipTwo’s flight deck were Dave
Peach Aviation, the Japanese low-cost carrier (LCC) which is part of the ANA Group, has invested further into its digital transformation by selecting FLYdocs to automate and digitise its aircraft records. The five-year contract will see FLYdocs digitally manage Peach’s A320 aircraft, helping them adopt a fully paperless approach to their records management. The FLYdocs®
As flying schedules and aircraft needs are fine-tuned during this period of record low demand, the carrier will take the unique step of retiring a total of five aircraft types. American has officially retired the Embraer E190 and Boeing 767 fleets, which were originally scheduled to retire by the end of 2020. The airline has
Airways International has been selected by Avinor Air Navigation Services (ANS) to deliver TotalControl simulator systems at six air traffic control units throughout Norway. Avinor ANS awarded the contract to Airways in mid-April following a rigorous contract tender and negotiations process involving ATC simulator providers across the globe. The Avinor ANS contract is to supply
Don Milum, U.S. Senior Sales Manager for Universal Avionics (UA), has announced the appointment of John Berizzi and John Wasmund to the U.S. sales team. John Berizzi joins the company as South-Central U.S. Regional Sales Manager and John Wasmund as Southwest U.S. Regional Sales Manager. John Berizzi is based out of UA’s office in Duluth,
