Doric Asset Finance took delivery of its 11th A380. The aircraft with the manufacturer’s serial number (MSN) 083 was acquired by the German closed-end fund SKY CLOUD III. The Airbus A380 is on lease to Dubai-based carrier Emirates for a period of 12 years. The purchase price of the aircraft was $234m. The long-term loan of up to […]
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Inmarsat a leading provider of global mobile satellite communications services, announced the selection of Gogo as its partner to bring Inmarsat’s Global Xpress satellite service to the commercial airline market. Gogo will be a service provider, distributing Global Xpress service to the global commercial aviation market. Inmarsat has also selected Gogo’s business aviation subsidiary, Aircell, as
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Aviation Partners (API) confirmed that Transport Canada granted Canadian Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) approval for its High Mach Blended Winglets on the Falcon 900 Series. FAA STC was received in September and EASA approval is expected imminently.
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AMR Corporation, the parent company of American Airlines and American Eagle, filed voluntary petitions for Chapter 11 reorganization in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. AMR’s Board of Directors determined that a Chapter 11 reorganization is in the best interest of the Company and its stakeholders. The chapter 11 process enables American Airlines
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Porter Airlines accepted two new Bombardier Q400 NextGen aircraft, bringing the company’s fleet to 26. Porter, one of the largest operators of Q400 aircraft, placed the $61m order for the two aircraft in March 2011. Porter has four outstanding options for Q400 NextGen aircraft, which it anticipates exercising within two years.
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With the first flight of Emirates’ Airbus A380 from Dubai to Munich, airberlin technik expands its range of capability to include the double-deck aircraft. In future, the EASA Part 145 certified maintenance company will perform the transit check every day, while the aircraft is on the ground at the Bavarian capital city. At the Munich location, airberlin
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Delta Air Lines board of directors named David G. DeWalt as its newest member, effective immediately. DeWalt served as president, chief executive officer and director of McAfee, a security technology company, from April 2007 until February 2011 when McAfee was acquired by Intel Corporation. In May 2011 he was appointed by President Obama to serve on the
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ANA and Air Nippon Co. (“ANK”) announced that, in a decision made at the meetings of their respective Boards of Directors held on November 25, 2011, the companies have decided to merge and signed a merger agreement. In accordance with the ANA Group FY2011-2012 Corporate Strategy, the Company is working to review its Group operating structure. As part
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Starting from the first of December Baltic Ground Services will provide one of the largest Russian carriers, Transaero, with passenger and aircraft handling services, ticketing and fuelling services in the International Vilnius Airport. According to the newly signed agreement Baltic Ground Services will serve the company’s Boeing 737-500 aircraft which is operated on the route
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Eurocopter delivered the first of six EC145s ordered to date by the Kazakh Ministries of Defense and Emergencies. A total of 45 of the helicopters are to be purchased, and will be assembled by the new joint venture Eurocopter Kazakhstan Engineering, in which Eurocopter and Kazakhstan Engineering have a 50/50 share.
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