Azzora has taken delivery of its first A220-300 aircraft which will be leased to Breeze Airways © Airbus

Azorra takes delivery of first A220 aircraft, leased to Breeze Airways

U.S.-based aircraft lessor Azorra has taken delivery of its first A220-300 aircraft. The aircraft, delivered from the Airbus facility in Mirabel, Quebec, Canada, will be leased to Utah-based Breeze Airways. This is the first aircraft delivered out of the 22 A220-300s ordered by Azorra. The addition of Azorra’s capabilities in the regional airline segment is […]

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Heart Aerospace ES-30 aircraft © Heart Aerospace

Heart Aerospace opens U.S. R&D hub

MRO & Production

Swedish hybrid-electric aeroplane maker, Heart Aerospace, has opened a new research and development (R&D) hub in the United States. This strategic move comes as the company prepares to enter a new phase of hardware testing in developing its first regional hybrid-electric aeroplane, the ES-30. The Los Angeles-based R&D hub will focus on advancing Heart’s hybrid-electric

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The Registry of Aruba has type validated Gulfstream’s G700 jet

Gulfstream G700 earns EASA certification

Aircraft & Engines

Gulfstream Aerospace Corp., has released that the all-new Gulfstream G700 has received European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) type certification, following the aircraft’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) type certification on March 29, 2024. “The Gulfstream team is proud to add EASA to our growing G700 certification accomplishments,” said Mark Burns, President of Gulfstream. “During the

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SIA Group posts record full-year net profit of SG$2,675 million

Financial

SIA Group (SIA) has posted its highest full year operating and net profits in the Group’s history as robust demand for air travel drives record passenger revenue and load factors. The demand for air travel remained buoyant throughout FY2023/24, boosted by a rebound in North Asia as China, Hong Kong SAR, Japan, and Taiwan fully

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Portugal to build new international airport in Alcochete

Other News

Portugal will construct a new international airport in the municipality of Alcochete, across the River Tagus from Lisbon, Prime Minister Luis Montenegro announced on May 14, after decades of debate over the location, REUTERS news agency reported. The new airport will be situated at the site of a military airfield in Alcochete, about 40 km

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All Boeing 777s at SWISS have been equipped with AeroSHARK © SWISS

AeroSHARK rolled out to entire SWISS Boeing 777 fleet

MRO & Production

Over the past one and a half years, SWISS International Air Lines (SWISS) has equipped its entire Boeing 777-300ER fleet with AeroSHARK, the sharkskin technology from Lufthansa Technik and BASF. The AeroSHARK surface film mimics the flow-optimising characteristics of sharkskin. Applied to the fuselage and engine nacelles, it reduces drag during flight, promoting lower fuel

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Finnair to resume flights to Tartu, Estonia

Airlines & Routes

Finnair has suspended flights to Tartu for a month to introduce an approach solution that does not require a GPS signal at Tartu airport. Previously, the approach methods at Tartu airport were GPS-based, and GPS interference in the area occasionally prevented aircraft from approaching and landing. Consequently, Finnair suspended flights between Helsinki and Tartu from

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February 2024 Air Travel Consumer report released

Traffic

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has released its Air Travel Consumer Report (ATCR) for February 2024, detailing airline operational data on on-time performance, mishandled baggage, and mishandled wheelchairs and scooters. The ATCR aims to provide consumers with information on the quality of airline services. In February 2024, only 0.6% of flights were cancelled, significantly

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Norwegian and Strawberry agree on jointly owned loyalty company

Other News

Norwegian and Strawberry have finalised an agreement to create a joint platform for their loyalty programmes, Norwegian Reward and Strawberry, which together boast 10 million members. Following an initial announcement in June last year, the arrangement has now been fully formalised, and the jointly owned company is operational. The value proposition for both members and

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Commercial Jet gains 737 MAX certification

MRO & Production

Commercial Jet Services LLC (Commercial Jet) has released that its Dothan, Alabama MRO facility has received certification for the Boeing 737 MAX-series aircraft. This certification enables the company to offer full maintenance, modification and overhaul services for the MAX-series aircraft. Commercial Jet’s Miami, FL MRO facility already has the capability to service the 737 MAX

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Azorra takes delivery of first A220 aircraft, leased to Breeze Airways

Heart Aerospace opens U.S. R&D hub

Gulfstream G700 earns EASA certification

SIA Group posts record full-year net profit of SG$2,675 million

Portugal to build new international airport in Alcochete

AeroSHARK rolled out to entire SWISS Boeing 777 fleet

Finnair to resume flights to Tartu, Estonia

February 2024 Air Travel Consumer report released

Norwegian and Strawberry agree on jointly owned loyalty company

Commercial Jet gains 737 MAX certification

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