Monarch Aircraft Engineering wins line maintenance contract with Air Transat

MRO provider Monarch Aircraft Engineering (MAEL), has been awarded a new line maintenance contract with Canadian carrier, Air Transat. The new agreement covers full line maintenance support for Air Transat’s fleet of A310 and A330 aircraft at Glasgow airport. Air Transat, a MAEL customer since 2007, operates six weekly departures from Glasgow from May to […]

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Hawaiian Airlines, Japan Airlines seek antitrust immunized joint venture

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Hawaiian Airlines and Japan Airlines have filed an application with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) seeking immunity from antitrust laws to create a joint venture (JV) that promises significant advantages for consumers. If approved, this will be Hawaiian’s first JV, and the first JV

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American Airlines protests innocence as it settles US$45 million lawsuit

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American Airlines Group (American), one of four U.S. carriers subject to an antitrust lawsuit over collusion to limit plane capacity and in so doing, driving up domestic airfares, has agreed to pay US$45 million to draw matters to a close. The carrier has admitted no wrongdoing and American’s spokesman Matt Miller advised that the carrier

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Donaldson to develop inlet barrier filters for installation on Leonardo AW169 Helicopters

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Donaldson Aerospace & Defense, a division of Donaldson Company, has signed an agreement with Leonardo to develop two new Inlet Barrier Filters (IBF) for the AW169 helicopter. After development and testing, the dry and oiled media IBFs will be approved by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) as an addition to the Type Certificate. Once

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NAC lease four new Embraer E190’s to LOT Polish Airlines

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Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) has committed to lease four new Embraer E190’s to LOT Polish Airlines. The placement of the new aircraft are from NAC’s existing Embraer order book. As of January 2019, LOT will operate the E190’s on new routes direct to London (LCY). This will bring their network connection to 100 destinations worldwide.

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Rolls-Royce confirms 4,600 jobs will go

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As part of its restructuring, Rolls-Royce has confirmed that 4,600 jobs are to go worldwide, including 3,000 positions based in the UK, the majority being managerial and administrative roles. The company has not ruled out the need for compulsory redundancies. It has also been confirmed that some engineers will also be leaving, predominantly those in

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RUAG accomplishes first overhaul of PW206 engine

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For the first time, RUAG Aviation has overhauled a Pratt & Whitney Canada PW206 engine. The maintenance of the engine that is used in the Airbus H135 and H135M helicopters was carried out in the engine maintenance shop in Stans. The fact that the PW206 engines can now be maintained in-house at RUAG Aviation will

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Airbus signs partnership agreement with government of Côte d’Ivoire

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Airbus and the government of Côte d’Ivoire have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a framework of collaboration to support the development of the country’s aerospace industry, which has been identified as strategic for its economic development. Under the terms of the MoU, Airbus and the government of Côte d’Ivoire will explore channels

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airBaltic receives ninth CS300 aircraft

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The Latvian airline airBaltic has welcomed the ninth Bombardier CS300 jet in Riga on June 16. By the end of 2018, airBaltic plans to have a total of 14 CS300 aircraft in its fleet. Thus far, airBaltic has carried over 1.160.000 passengers on the brand new Bombardier CS300 aircraft with every fourth airBaltic passenger flying

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Emirates touches down in Auckland via Bali