Bombardier Commercial Aircraft’s Market Forecast 2017-2036 for Latin America predicts that overall traffic is expected to grow 5.1% annually and intra-regional traffic to grow slightly more than the world average at 5.6% annually over the next 20 years. Total deliveries in the 60- to 150-seat marked segment to Latin America are expected to number 1,050 […]
Airbus has selected the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, widely considered to be the Silicon Valley of China, to establish its Airbus China Innovation Centre (ACIC). Airbus has also signed a cooperation framework agreement with Invest Shenzhen to establish a long-term strategic partnership to accelerate innovation and shape the future of flight. The agreement was
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Mark Dunkerley, President and CEO Hawaiian Airlines, is set to retire on March 1, 2018 after 15 years with the airline. In that period, he has successfully overseen substantial growth, particularly in the Asia-Pacific region, with new fights introduced to Tokyo, Osaka and Sapporo, Japan; Seoul, South Korea; and Beijing, China as well as new
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IndiGo has taken delivery of its very first ATR 72-600. The airline and ATR announced earlier this year an agreement for the acquisition of 50 ATR 72-600s. The delivery represents a major step in the airline’s ambitious plan to further develop its fleet with the introduction of fuel-efficient and cost-effective ATR 72-600s, thus expanding its
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Satair Group and CTT Systems A.B of Sweden announced at the Dubai Air Show a five-year extension to Satair Group’s existing 10-year exclusive global spare parts distribution contract for CTT’s range of aircraft climate control equipment including humidification and moisture removal systems that are present on a wide range of modern airliner types. Under this
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At its meeting on November 17, the Supervisory Board of Lufthansa Technik AG appointed Dr. Johannes Bussmann as Chairman of the Executive Board of Lufthansa Technik AG for a further five years until March 31, 2023. Antonio Schulthess was also appointed as Chief Human Resources Officer for a further five years until March 31, 2023.
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Morten Beyer & Agnew (“mba”) was retained by Aergen Aviation Finance Limited to provide Aircraft Appraisals, Maintenance Cash Flow Modeling, and Commercial Industry Analysis for debt issued by Harbour Aircraft Investments Limited (HAIL 2017). The Asset Backed Securitization (“ABS”) portfolio consists of thirty (30) aircraft currently on lease to eighteen (18) lessees spanning sixteen (16)
FL Technics, a global provider of integrated aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul services, has opened a brand new line maintenance station at Zhukovsky International Airport (ZIA) in Moscow, Russia. The newly established line station will be capable of handling A320FAM and B737NG aircraft types registered in Europe, Bermuda and Aruba as well as many other
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Boeing and Kazakhstan-based SCAT Airlines announced an order for six 737 MAX 8s on the final day of the 2017 Dubai Airshow. The agreement, valued at US$674m at current list prices, also includes purchase rights for five additional 737 MAX 8s. SCAT Airlines currently operates a fleet of 737s, 757s and 767s.
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GE Additive has acquired GeonX, a privately-owned developer of simulation software. Terms of the deal are not being disclosed. Headquartered in Belgium, GeonX provides software for engineers when developing new products, to simulate additive manufacturing, welding, machining and heat treatment processes in various industries such as aerospace, automotive and energy. GeonX’s simulation software tool, Virfac®
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