CALC has delivered the first of three A320ceo aircraft to SAA © CALC

CALC delivers first Airbus A320ceo to South African Airways

China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited (CALC), along with its subsidiaries, has announced the successful delivery of the first of three Airbus A320ceo aircraft to South African Airways (SAA) in the carrier’s 90th year of operations. The 2016-vintage A320ceo, equipped with IAE V2527-A5 engines, was previously part of Vietnamese airline Pacific Airlines’ fleet before being […]

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Kate Harbosin (l), P&WC and Puja Mahajan (r) CEO Azzera

Azzera partners with Pratt & Whitney Canada for carbon offset solutions

Other News

Azzera, Inc. (Azzera), a company specialising in sustainability solutions for business aviation, has been selected by Pratt & Whitney, an RTX business, to provide carbon credits for Pratt & Whitney Canada’s Carbon Offset Service. Azzera will supply a portfolio of high-quality carbon credits, rated through its impact score, ensuring transparency and integrity. This collaboration marks

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Aergo Capital has completed the purchase and lease-back of eight Boeing 737-800 aircraft with WestJet © AirTeamImages

Travelport and WestJet sign long-term content distribution agreement

Other News

Travelport, a global technology company that supports travel bookings for numerous travel suppliers, and Calgary, Canada-based WestJet, have announced a new long-term content distribution deal. This renewed partnership aims to enhance WestJet’s retailing capabilities as both companies collaborate on the future delivery of new distribution capability (NDC) content and servicing. “This is an exciting time

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The deal was announced during the International Society of Transport Aircraft Trading (ISTAT) Asia in Hong Kong

Sanad announces strategic sale transaction with CFM Materials

Aircraft & Engines

Sanad, a wholly owned subsidiary of Abu Dhabi’s sovereign investor Mubadala Investment Company PJSC (Mubadala), has unveiled a strategic transaction with CFM Materials, the largest provider of used serviceable components for CFM International engines, during the International Society of Transport Aircraft Trading (ISTAT) Asia in Hong Kong. The sale of two CFM56-7B engines to CFM

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Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air announce leadership promotions

People

The boards of directors of Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air have announced two leadership additions, promoting two industry veterans into significant roles at each airline. Alaska Airlines has promoted Shane Jones, a 20-year industry veteran, to Senior Vice President of Fleet, Revenue Products and Real Estate. Jones, who joined Alaska in 2018 as Vice President

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Fraport Group continues to grow in first quarter of 2024

Financial

The Fraport Group has started the 2024 fiscal year successfully, with all key financial indicators achieving at least double-digit growth rates during the first quarter of 2024 (Q1 2024 ending March 31).The main driver of this positive trend was continued passenger growth at many of the airports across Fraport’s global network. Group revenue increased by

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Eurowings currently operates an all-Airbus A320-family fleet of more than 100 aircraft

LHT to support Eurowing’s A320-family fleet

MRO & Production

Lufthansa Technik (LHT) is to provide comprehensive base maintenance support for Eurowings’ Airbus A320-family fleet. The agreement was recently signed with Eurowings Technik, the airline’s technical operations department. Two exclusive lines at Lufthansa Technik Budapest and two additional lines at Lufthansa Technik Sofia will be dedicated to fulfil different letter checks on about 40 Eurowings

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Lilium is in talks with the French Government to establish a production site in France © Lilium

Lilium in advanced talks with French Government for production expansion

MRO & Production

Lilium has confirmed it is in advanced discussions with the French government regarding plans to expand its high-volume production capacity by establishing an industrial footprint in France, along with potential government subsidies and loan guarantees. This follows a French government announcement of the talks at the Choose France Summit in Versailles on May 13. Lilium

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P&WC’s PW545D engine receives Transport Canada type certification

Aircraft & Engines

Pratt & Whitney Canada’s (P&WC) PW545D engine is one step closer to entry into service with type certification granted on May 9, by Transport Canada Civil Aviation. In May 2023, Textron Aviation announced its new Cessna Citation Ascend business jet would be powered by PW545D twin engines. “As the latest derivative in the PW500-engine family,

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An Emirates' Airbus A380 flying over Dubai

Emirates Group achieves record profits, revenue and cash balance in 2023-24