At the Farnborough International Airshow, DHL Express announced an order for 14 Boeing 777 Freighters, which also includes options and purchase rights for 7 additional aircraft. The delivery of the first four planes is expected to be completed in 2019. Overall, these 14 intercontinental plane replacements are capacity neutral, but operational wise with significant cost, […]
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ATR has appointed Maggie Bergsma as Head of Communications and Corporate Branding for ATR. Bergsma joins ATR from Airbus Defence and Space where she held several senior communication roles for the last seven years after having been with Airbus Commercial Communications for eight years and spending 15 years in international consultancy prior to that.
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GKN Aerospace has developed a new hydrophobic coating for cockpit windows in its transparencies centre of excellence in Garden Grove, USA. The permanent surface treatment delivers in-flight / ground operation rain shedding and significantly enhances resistance to surface abrasion. The technology is being flight trialled in the USA and is now undergoing performance assessment with
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GE Aviation has successfully completed one-third of the 25 major test campaigns required for certification of the GE9X and is on track to certify the engine next year. GE9X, the largest commercial engine, will power Boeing’s new 777X aircraft. Completed tests include crosswind operability, high-pressure turbine stress, icing, emissions, water ingestion and the first phase
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The first pre-serial H160 has been fitted with its rear fuselage, the first major component assembly having been pre-assembled in Albacete, Spain according to the site specialisation strategy implemented in Airbus Helicopters. The main fuselage of the first pre-serial aircraft arrived from the company’s facilities in Donauwörth, Germany earlier in the year. A total of
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Ryanair has been forced to cancel 30 of its 290 Irish flights on Thursday, July 12, after strike action was taken by a number of its pilots. The strike is over disagreements on seniority and promotions after 99 percent supported the action according to pilot union Forsa. Ryanair refuted the numbers quoted, stating that only
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Norwegian (NAS) has released its second quarter earnings for 2018 with a net profit of NOK 300 million, despite the highest growth in the company’s history. Going forward, the growth will slow down and ramp-up costs will decrease, in line with Norwegian’s strategy. The net result was NOK 300 million compared to a loss of
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Lease Corporation International (LCI), the aviation division of the Libra Group, has entered into an agreement to place a Boeing 747-400F on a long term lease with Atlas Air, a wholly owned subsidiary of Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings. Atlas Air Worldwide is a global leader in innovative, outsourced aviation operating services, with more than 25
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Lufthansa Technik has developed a unique procedure to wash engines with dry ice, the solid form of carbon dioxide (CO2). The company has filed several patent applications, which means it can now develop an actual product, which will be called Cyclean Dry Ice. As of 2019, the system will be used alongside the water-based Cyclean®
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The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS), the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and Airbus have agreed to collaborate in the development of safety standards and regulatory requirements for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in urban environments. The tripartite Project Document, which lays out the areas of collaboration, was signed by representatives from CAAS, EASA and
