Since December 1, SAS has introduced plastic-free food packaging across its flights departing from Copenhagen, Oslo, Arlanda and Gothenburg

SAS concludes lessor negotiations as part of chapter 11 process

SAS AB has reached agreements with two additional lessors, Air Lease Corporation and Jackson Square Aviation, representing 13 aircraft in the aggregate, to amend the terms of existing aircraft and equipment lease agreements. With these agreements, SAS concludes its lessor negotiations as part of the chapter 11 process. In total, SAS has reached agreements with […]

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Air Lease Corporation reports activity update for fourth quarter of 2022

Aircraft & Engines

Air Lease Corporation (ALC) has posted an update on aircraft investments, sales and significant financing activities occurring in the fourth quarter of 2022. As of December 31, 2022, ALC’s fleet was comprised of 417 owned aircraft and 85 managed aircraft, with 398 new aircraft on order from Boeing and Airbus set to deliver through 2028.

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First Boeing 737 MAX 8 takes to the skies in China since 2019

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Having grounded the Boeing 737 MAX 8 in 2019 after fatal crashes in 2018 and 2019, the Chinese government has finally lifted its restrictions on the aircraft and a Boeing 737 MAX 8 took off from Guangzhou for a flight to Zhengzhou this Friday, January 13, based on information obtained from Flightradar24. Operated by China

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Jon O’Connell joins Blueberry Aviation’s team

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Blueberry Aviation has added Jon O’Connell to its commercial aircraft team as Commercial Director Asia-Pacific. O’Connell has over 30 years’ experience in aircraft leasing, trading, finance, marketing, technical evaluation and management and has worked in senior leadership positions for airlines, aircraft manufacturers and leasing companies in various global locations during his extensive, international career in

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WorldACD Air cargo trends for past five weeks still show no upswing in demand at the start of 2023

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The latest preliminary figures from WorldACD Market Data indicate that, consistent with a continued softening of market conditions, global air cargo tonnages has shown no signs yet of a post-holiday-season recovery, whereas last year there was already an upswing by the end of the first week of the year. Figures for week one (January 2-8th)

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easyJet opens first continental European maintenance hangar at BER airport

MRO & Production

easyJet, Flughafengesellschaft Berlin Brandenburg (FBB) and the Brandenburg state government have celebrated the opening of the easyJet maintenance hangar at Berlin Brandenburg Willy Brandt Airport (BER). The new hangar, which started construction in September 2021, will provide easyJet with the capacity needed to ensure it can operate in the most efficient, safe and competitive way.

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Parker Meggitt and Airbus team up to develop eBuffer in support of ZEROe demonstrator

MRO & Production

Parker Meggitt, a business segment of Parker Hannifin Corporation, a global leader in motion and control technologies, has announced a partnership with Airbus to develop an energy buffer (eBuffer) in support of the ZEROe aircraft demonstrator. Parker Meggitt is working with Airbus to build energy storage equipment that will support electric propulsion. The eBuffer will

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FAA system outage results in over 9,000 flights delayed and 1,300 flights cancelled in U.S.

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It was on Tuesday afternoon in the U.S. that air traffic controllers discovered a glitch with the computer system that would require an entire reboot. The problem was discovered to be a corrupt file in the main Notice to Air Missions, or NOTAM. A corrupt file was also found in the backup system. The NOTAM

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LCI to acquire up to 40 Chaparral (VTOL) aircraft from Elroy Air

Aircraft & Engines

LCI, a leading aviation company and a subsidiary of Libra Group, has signed an agreement with Elroy Air, developer of advanced autonomous cargo aircraft systems, to acquire up to 40 of the company’s Chaparral vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft. LCI’s investment in Elroy Air’s system underpins the company’s long-term commitment to sustainable growth and

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ELFC appoints Avril Comerford to Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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Independent spare engine leasing company Engine Lease Finance Corporation (ELFC) has named Avril Comerford to the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer with overall responsibility for the Finance function,replacing Declan Sheedy who is departing the company after 19 years of service to pursue other opportunities. Comerford has 20+ years of experience in

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SAS concludes lessor negotiations as part of chapter 11 process

Air Lease Corporation reports activity update for fourth quarter of 2022

First Boeing 737 MAX 8 takes to the skies in China since 2019

Jon O’Connell joins Blueberry Aviation’s team

WorldACD Air cargo trends for past five weeks still show no upswing in demand at the start of 2023

easyJet opens first continental European maintenance hangar at BER airport

Parker Meggitt and Airbus team up to develop eBuffer in support of ZEROe demonstrator

FAA system outage results in over 9,000 flights delayed and 1,300 flights cancelled in U.S.

LCI to acquire up to 40 Chaparral (VTOL) aircraft from Elroy Air

ELFC appoints Avril Comerford to Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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