AirAsia X (AAX) has announced key changes in the senior management team as it prepares for the next phase of growth as a mid-range airline. Tony Fernandes, who was recently appointed as the Acting Group CEO in addition to his position as a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of AAX in July this year, will be stepping
IBA, the leading aviation market intelligence and consultancy company, has today published its monthly Aviation Industry Barometer for September 2022, showing that Latin America is leading the global recovery, having surpassed pre-pandemic capacity levels since May this year, with flight capacity for September exceeding 2019 levels by 2%. Intelligence from IBA Insight reveals, however, that
Swissport is opening an air cargo centre at Central Japan International Airport (Centrair) in November 2022. The new facility will support the development of air transport and logistics for central Japan’s Tokai region and will be Swissport’s third domestic base, following Narita International and Kansai International Airport. Set to open on November 1, the new
TP Aerospace has signed an agreement for a 10,000 m² building in Brno, Czech Republic, where a new and fully equipped wheel and brake maintenance and warehouse facility will be established. The opening of the new site is a result of the increasing demand for its services. Therefore, to be able to support its existing
Avionica has finalised an agreement with Qatar Executive Airways to install its miniQAR-avCM seamless connected aircraft flight data solution in Qatar’s entire Gulfstream G650 aircraft fleet. The Avionica miniQAR-avCM is one of the smallest and lightest wireless and most robust flight data solutions in the industry and provides secure and reliable data transfer in seconds. Qatar’s
Limco Airepair (TAT Limco), a wholly owned subsidiary of TAT Technologies located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, which specialises in MRO services for heat transfer components and OEM production of heat transfer solutions, has reported the signing of a significant contract expansion with Collins Aerospace, for the provision of MRO services for Boeing 777 thermal components. This
Mammoth Freighters (Mammoth) has released that AviaAM Leasing (AviaAM) is the launch customer for its new 777-300ERMF (Extended Range Mammoth Freighter) conversion with the signing of a conversion-sales agreement for six 777-300ERMFs. AviaAM is a global aviation holding company engaged in tailored aircraft leasing and trading services. Having completed multiple 737-800 passenger-to-freighter aircraft conversions this
Chapman Freeborn, the global air charter specialist and part of Avia Solutions Group, has appointed Anthony Ciobanu as Business Development Executive at its new office located in Perth, Western Australia. Anthony brings 15 years of aviation industry experience to Chapman Freeborn, beginning his career at Dnata Airport Services as Ramp Supervisor and Charters Coordinator. Soon
AerCap Holdings N.V. (AerCap) has reported its major business transactions for the third quarter 2022: AerCap has signed 184 lease agreements, including 30 wide-body aircraft, 104 narrow-body aircraft, three regional jets, 23 engines and 24 helicopters. The company completed 34 purchases for 15 aircraft (including 12 Airbus A320neo-family aircraft and one Airbus A220 aircraft for AerCap’s owned
Satair, an Airbus services company, has renewed its agreement with Vision Systems covering the worldwide distribution of Solar Protection Systems for the cockpit and cabin that can be installed across Airbus, Boeing, and ATR platforms. Satair has been a distributor of Vision Systems solutions since 2011 and an appointed warranty administrator for the manufacturer. This
