Republic Airways, the regional airline operating services under the names American Eagle, Delta Connection and United Express in the U.S., has leased six Embraer 170s from TrueNoord, the specialist regional aircraft lessor. These aircraft have been in operation with Republic Airways since 2005 and have now been purchased by TrueNoord with leases attached from GA
Aerospace and aviation recruitment specialist, Aeropeople, has been awarded CAMO Part M approval, which adds to an already extensive portfolio of global services. The company has held Part 145 line maintenance approval since 2004 and is officially recognised as a Line Maintenance Organisation, so this latest approval further broadens its offering to airlines and enables
AerCap Holdings N.V. has announced its major business transactions during the third quarter of 2019: AerCap signed lease agreements for 72 aircraft, including 13 wide-body aircraft and 59 narrow-body aircraft. The company purchased 16 aircraft, including nine Airbus A320neo Family aircraft, one Airbus A350, four Boeing 787-9s and two Embraer E2s. AerCap has executed sale
Stratolaunch, the American space transportation venture developing a new air launch to orbit system, founded by U.S. billionaire Paul Allen, has transitioned ownership and is continuing regular operations. Its near-term launch vehicle development strategy focuses on providing customizable, reusable, and affordable rocket-powered testbed vehicles and associated flight services. As the company is continuing its mission,
U.S. Vanadium Holding Company (US Vanadium) has closed its acquisition from a leading Russian steel conglomerate of the only facility in the Americas that produces the world’s highest-purity vanadium pentoxide (V2O5). The facility, located in Hot Springs, Arkansas, can produce V2O5 at the very high purity levels required by demanding applications such as maleic anhydride
King Aerospace Commercial Corporation, working in cooperation with Collins Aerospace and a launch customer, have completed the first retrofit installation of Collins Aerospace’s new Enhanced Flight Vision System (EFVS) upgrade for Boeing Business Jets (BBJ). This new EFVS upgrade will soon be available for additional BBJ operators as Collins Aerospace nears achieving a supplemental type
American Airlines will no longer be operating Boeing 737 Max aircraft this year. The company announced that it will remove the banned aircraft from its flight schedule until January 16, 2020.This means that Boeing’s problem aircraft will be cancelled during the Christmas season with a high volume of travel. Previously, American had cancelled 737-Max flights
Hawaiian Airlines has posted its system-wide traffic statistics for September 2019. Hawaiian welcomed more than 931,000 guests in September 2019. Total traffic increased 3.0% on an increase of 0.7% in capacity compared to September 2018. Load factor increased 1.9 points to 85.5%.
Chorus Aviation Capital (CAC) has acquired two ATR72-600 aircraft (MSNs 1147, 1154) on lease to Malindo Air, a Malaysian operator forming part of the Lion Air Group. Earlier this year, CAC also delivered two new ATR 72-600 aircraft (MSNs 1577 and 1579) for lease to Malindo Air, bringing the total number of aircraft leased by
Delta Air Lines has reported operating performance for September 2019. The company carried 16.5 million customers across its broad global network, a record for the month of September and an all-time quarterly record of 55.2 million customers flown. Total traffic for September increased 6.8% and capacity was up 4.7%. Total load factor for the month
