U.S. Air Force adds six more A-29 aircraft to A-29 Afghanistan program fleet

Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) and its partner Embraer Defense & Security have received orders from the U.S. Air Force’s (USAF) A-29 Afghanistan Program for six more A-29 Super Tucano aircraft. The A-29 is used to conduct advanced flight training, aerial reconnaissance, and other A-29 Afghanistan Program operations. Production of these six new aircraft is to […]

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Avolon delivers one Airbus A320-200Neo to Garuda

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Avolon, the international aircraft leasing company, has delivered one Airbus A320-200Neo aircraft to Garuda (Citilink). This is the 17 Avolon aircraft on lease to Garuda.

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Finnair Group reports strong third quarter operating results

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Finnair Group reported third quarter 2017 revenue increased by 14.7% to €735.4m, compared to €640.9m in 2016. Available seat kilometres (ASK) grew by 11.1%. Comparable operating result was €147.5m, compared to €53.3m in 2016. Operating result was €122.2m, compared to €115.5m in 2016. Comparable EBITDAR for the third quarter was €188.9m, compared to €118.3m the

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First A320neo assembled in Tianjin delivered to AirAsia

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AirAsia has taken delivery of the first A320neo assembled at the Airbus Final Assembly Line Asia (FALA) at a dedicated ceremony in Tianjin, China. The aircraft, powered by CFM LEAP-1A engines, seats comfortably 186 passengers and is equipped with the innovative Space-Flex cabin. AirAsia is the largest airline customer of the A320 Family with orders

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JetBlue's third quarter net income down 10%

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JetBlue Airways has reported its results for the third quarter 2017. The airline reported operating income of US$310m, a decrease of 12.4% from the third quarter of 2016. Pre-tax income was US$293m, a decrease of 11.2% from the third quarter of 2016. Third quarter net income was US$179m million, this compares to JetBlue’s third quarter

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AJW Group expands contract with Air Transat to cover A330 fleet growth

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AJW Group has expanded its power-by-the-hour (PBH) contract with Canadian carrier Air Transat. AJW Group originally signed a long-term PBH contract with Air Transat in 2013 to provide support for the airline’s Airbus A330 aircraft, and the expanded contract will now support their increased Airbus A330 fleet, which has grown by 33% since the start

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Ernest Airlines takes off with AMOS

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AMOS, the comprehensive, fully-integrated MRO software solution, has been selected by the Italian start-up airline Ernest Airlines. The airline relies on a Swiss-AS “care-free package”, a combination of the proven AMOS Operation Services (= AOS, covering the application and database administration) and hosting. Ernest Airlines is an Italian low cost carrier headquartered in Milan, Italy.

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HAECO names new head of Cabin Solutions

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Doug Rasmussen will be joining HAECO Americas, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the HAECO Group, executive leadership team, as President and Group Director of HAECO Cabin Solutions. Mr. Rasmussen has deep experience in the aviation industry and the aircraft interiors market, with more than 15 years in industry leadership positions, most recently with Raytheon Missile Systems

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Georgian Airways now supported by Spairliners

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Georgian Airways, the Tbilisi based airline, and Spairliners, one of the market leader in Aircraft Component Care based in Hamburg, Germany, have signed a multi-year contract for all-embracing component maintenance services of two Embraer E190 aircraft. The contract comprises pool access and component repair services for Georgian Airways. Spairliners supports Georgian Airways with spare parts

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MTU Executive Board to expand to four members