Tony (Toshinori) Kondo has joined Werner Aero as Executive Vice President. He is expected to be instrumental in leading the company in its next business phase. Prior to joining Werner Aero, Kondo spent the past 14 years in the aircraft and engine leasing business within Sumitomo Corporation. In 2014, he was a founding member of
Bombardier has announced the sale of one Challenger 3500 business jet to Italian-based operator, Air Corporate SRL. This will be the first company to offer the aircraft for charter in Europe. Introduced in 2021, the new Challenger 3500 aircraft offers a unique blend of performance, advantageous operating costs, ultimate cabin experience and smooth ride, making it an ideal choice for the European charter market.
Aergo Capital (Aergo) has remarketed two B787-9 aircraft, bearing manufacturer serial numbers 63314 and 63315, to be delivered on operating lease to Air Premia. The transaction is being executed on behalf of UKEF, with the lease agreement signed on August 4, in Singapore. Aergo Capital has acted as the asset manager and remarketing agent with
GA Telesis, LLC, the pioneering leader in integrated aviation services, has named Rainford Knight, PhD as Chief Digital Transformation Officer (CDxO). Dr. Knight will be charged with developing and leading strategy-driven digital innovation that will drive the organisational transformation of the GA Telesis ecosystem. Working with GA Telesis’ in-house global technology team, he will develop
SIA Group has posted a record first-quarter operating profit of $556 million, which was also the second-highest quarterly profit in its history. This came as the demand for air travel rose sharply after Singapore fully opened its borders to vaccinated travellers in April 2022. SIA and Scoot carried 5.1 million passengers during the quarter –
AAR CORP. has announced the implementation of Airvolution®, AAR’s customisable, cloud-based, end-to-end repair cycle management (RCM) tool focused on optimising the administration of aircraft component repairs — at Textron Aviation Defense. Airvolution® was designed by AAR to meet the demands and challenges of the aviation supply chain by enhancing aviation repair teams’ management efficiencies, reducing
Aircraft lessor Abelo has confirmed the sale of one Dash 8-100 aircraft, MSN 33, to ALS Ltd in Kenya. With this new sale, Abelo continues to expand its sales/leasing and asset management services in the African market. ALS Ltd is an aviation company based at Wilson Airport Nairobi, with a fleet of 33 aircraft (ten
Ryanair has welcomed the ballot approval by its Spain-based pilots on post-COVID pay restoration, which follows the recent acceptance by its France-based pilots of a similar agreement. These agreements with the SEPLA (Spain) and SNPL (France) unions deliver accelerated pay restoration and future improvements to pay in each year up to March 2027. This year
Pan Am Flight Academy announced the acquisition of its second, Level D, Boeing 747-400, full-flight simulator. This new simulator is being relocated from Thailand and is expected to arrive at the Port of Miami in late July. The simulator will be installed at the new Pan Am Flight Academy training Centre located at the Axis Park complex
C&L Aviation Group (C&L) has been approved as a Honeywell Aerospace channel partner, offering the full-line of Honeywell’s avionics products. The line includes all NZ 6.1 FMZ-2000 FMS upgrades, DU875 LCD unit system upgrades, Primus Elite, RD-7000 Weather Radar Systems, Laseref IV Internal Reference Systems, CD-830 Touchscreen Display Control Units, and more. C&L performs Honeywell
