The Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 TEN, which will power all variants of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, has been granted full flight certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). This important milestone comes as the first set of passenger engines are delivered to the Boeing facilities in Seattle, ready for entry into service later this year. […]
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Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) has completed the previously announced acquisition of the AWAS group of companies. The acquisition of AWAS propels DAE into the top tier of global aircraft lessors. DAE will now conduct its aircraft leasing business using the DAE Capital brand name. DAE Capital now features an owned, managed and committed fleet of
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Cathay Pacific Group has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Airbus for 32 A321neo single-aisle aircraft. The aircraft will be operated by Cathay Dragon, the regional carrier of the Group, on services linking its Hong Kong home base with destinations across Asia. The new A321neo aircraft will replace and modernise Cathay Dragon’s current in-service
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Air BP, the international aviation fuel products and service supplier, is now offering commercial jet biofuel (biojet) to customers at Bergen airport in Norway (BGO/ENBR). The first batch was delivered to the airport on August 16. This follows Air BP’s successful introduction of biojet at Halmstad airport in Sweden in June 2017 and at Oslo
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Aerospace company NORDAM has released that it will manufacture spare F/A‐18 A‐D Hornet leading‐edge flaps under a new five‐year strategic agreement with Boeing through June 2022. The flaps alter the aerodynamic profile of the fighter aircraft’s wing leading edge for increased or decreased lift, as well as for enhanced maneuverability while in flight. It is
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Falko Regional Aircraft (Falko), an aircraft operating leasing and asset management company focused on the regional aircraft sector, has added four Embraer E190 aircraft to its portfolio. The aircraft have been acquired from FPG Amentum, an Irish based international aircraft investment management company, and are currently on lease to KLM Cityhopper.
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It has been announced by a senior union official that despite interest being shown by other carriers, only Lufthansa will hold a first round of talks with its rival airline, Air Berlin, which has filed for insolvency protection. Lufthansa’s deputy chair Christine Behle, who represents labour union Verdi on the company’s supervisory board, has said
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Fraport AG has submitted the building permit application to the City of Frankfurt for the construction of the new Pier G at Frankfurt Airport (FRA). Fraport has decided to move up the construction of the new pier in response to passenger growth, particularly in the low-cost segment. Pier G was originally envisaged as the second
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HEICO Corporation has reported that its Electronic Technologies Group entered into a stock purchase agreement to acquire 100% of the stock of AeroAntenna Technology Inc. (AAT). Chatsworth, CA-based AAT is a leader in the design and production of high performance active antenna systems for critical defense applications, precision guided munitions, commercial aircraft and other commercial
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LATAM Airlines Group reported an operating income of US$48.2m and an operating margin of 2.1% for the quarter, an increase of 2.0 points compared to the same period last year. Despite being seasonally the weakest quarter of the year, these results reflects important improvements in revenue and cost management that LATAM has been able to
