Global Eagle Entertainment, a worldwide provider of aircraft connectivity systems, operations solutions and media content to the travel industry, signed exclusive agreements with Fiji Airways aimed at upgrading the passenger experience and introducing advertising sales across the international carrier’s growing fleet of B737s and A330s. GEE is currently delivering a broad range of content, including […]
Air Astana has successfully undergone the International Air Transport Association’s Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) for the fifth time. The airline first passed the audit in 2007 and then again in 2009, 2011 and 2013.
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As of October 1st, 2015, Robert Gaag will be appointed as Senior Vice President Corporate Sales for Europe, Middle East, Africa (EuMEA), following Wolfgang Weynell, who has held the position since July 1st, 2014. Weynell will remain Senior Vice President Corporate Sales & Marketing until December 31st, 2015, when he retires from Lufthansa Technik after
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Ameco completed A330 landing gear troubleshooting for one Chinese domestic customer at the end of August. It’s the 2nd time to do such a work since Ameco got related authorization from FAA, CAAC and EASA last year. As the first MRO provider in China to perform A330 landing gear overhaul capability, Ameco also services A320/321
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Boeing’s Chairman and former CEO is making it clear he believes ExIm bank will receive approval to once again provide finance to foreign purchasers of US-manufactured goods. Without such financial support, a number of major US manufacturers would be put at a financial disadvantage in a highly competitive environment, including Boeing, Caterpillar and General Electric.
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On September 24th, Boeing opened its research and technology center in South Carolina, which is devoted to current and next-generation technology development. Boeing leaders joined local dignitaries and employees for a ribbon cutting and tours of the 104,000-ft² Boeing Research & Technology-South Carolina center, which leads the company’s research and development efforts in areas of
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Less than one year after delivering the first A350 XWB (-900), the first A350-1000 is taking shape with the assembly start of the first fuselage major components at Airbus plants in Hamburg and Saint-Nazaire. The forward fuselage section has been delivered by Premium Aerotec to Airbus in Hamburg where it will be equipped before being
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GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) signed a purchase-and-leaseback agreement with Frontier Airlines for nine new Airbus A321 aircraft. Delivery of the first new aircraft is scheduled for October 2015 with the remaining new deliveries scheduled in 2015 and 2016. All nine aircraft are powered by CFM56-5B3 engines and are part of Frontier’s existing orderbook with
Lufthansa Technik Landing Gear Services UK (LTLGS) has overhauled the 25th landing gear set of the Boeing 777-300ER aircraft type. Landing gear overhauls become due every ten years on each aircraft in accordance with the maintenance program. As for the end of 2015, there will be 34 Boeing 777-300ER aircraft in operations which are ten
Hainan Airlines flight HU7937 landed at Vaclav Havel Airport Prague on September 23rd local time, marking the successful inaugural flight of the carrier’s Beijing-Prague route, the first nonstop service between China and the Czech Republic. The Beijing-Prague route is Hainan Airlines’ seventh European route following Beijing-Brussels, Beijing-Berlin, Beijing-Moscow, Beijing-St. Petersburg, Hangzhou-Xi’an-Paris and Chongqing-Rome. The launch
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