Gama Aviation, the global business aviation and services company, has been approved by the US Department of Transport to operate unrestricted commercial flights between the European Union and the USA, following its award of full FAA Part 129 accreditation. Obtaining FAA Part 129 status to operate unrestricted commercial flights between the EU and USA is […]
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Jet Aviation has appointed Judith Moreton to assume leadership of its FBO and maintenance facility at London Biggin Hill Airport effective April 01, 2012. In her new role, Moreton reports directly to Christof Späth, senior vice president of the company’s MRO and FBO services in EMEA & Asia.
Canadian-based Flying Colours Corp., the global aviation service company specialising in interior completions, maintenance and refurbishments, continues to strengthen its presence in Asia as it prepares to deliver three more new aircraft to the region. The latest trio of Bombardier Challenger 850 aircraft will bring the total number of aircraft completions delivered to the region
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Eurocopter India, a subsidiary of Eurocopter, announced its first bookings in India for 2012. Comprising light and medium class helicopters, the bookings included an AS350 B3e, an EC135 and an EC155. Signed against the backdrop of India Aviation 2012 in Hyderabad, these helicopters will be delivered in corporate configuration within this year.
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GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) announced delivery of a new Boeing 737-800 aircraft to Panama’s Copa Airlines to expand its fleet. The aircraft comes from GECAS’ existing order book with Boeing.
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Commsoft’s OASES software went live on the nine widebody aircraft of Portugese ACMI operator Hi Fly. The challenging implementation covered a fleet of three basic Airbus types (A310, A330, A340), including five major sub-types (A310-300, A330-200, A330-300, A340-300, A340-500) powered by five major engine types from four different engine manufacturers. Its difficulty was increased by
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To support the growing number of ATR aircraft in Africa and to anticipate the associated development potential, ATR, the European manufacturer of turboprop aircraft, has just opened a new training center for pilots and maintenance technicians in Johannesburg, South Africa. This is the very first training center to be opened by ATR on the African
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According to Airbus’ latest market forecast, Indian carriers will require 1,043 new passenger (1,020) and freighter (23) aircraft valued at $145bn between now and 2030 to satisfy surging annual demand. India’s market for new aircraft makes it the world’s fourth largest in both number of aircraft and value. Indian annual passenger traffic growth rates of
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Air Berlin PLC was able to increase turnover by 13.7% to €4.23bn in the reporting year 2011 (previous year: €3.72bn) and the number of passengers by 1.2% to 35.3m (previous year: 33.6m). Operational expenditure at the EBITDAR level increased by 20.6% from €3.16bn to €3.81bn. The increase in expenditure would have been distinctly lower without
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Norwegian Air Shuttle, the third largest low-cost airline in Europe, is the newest GoldCare customer, with a 12-year agreement that covers the airline’s future 787 Dreamliner fleet. Norwegian has three 787-8s on firm order, with commitments to lease three additional 787s. Norwegian has selected GoldCare Enterprise, which encompasses the complete parts, engineering, and maintenance solution.
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