OCCAR (Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation), on behalf of the French and Spanish Armament General Directorate, the DGA (Direction Générale de l’Armement) and the DGAM (Dirección General de Armamento y Material) has awarded a contract to Airbus Helicopters for the development, production and initial in-service support of the Tiger MkIII attack helicopter upgrade programme. The […]
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The closure of Russian airspace is causing considerable changes in Finnair’s traffic. Finnair has called employee representatives to discuss plans regarding possible furloughs of up to 90 days, which, if implemented, would impact Finnair flight crews. The estimated need for additional monthly furloughs for pilots ranges from 90 to 200 and for cabin crew from
Accelya, a leading provider of technology solutions to the global airline and travel industry, has announced the appointment of Jim Davidson as its Chief Executive Officer. Davidson succeeds John Johnston, who transitioned from the CEO position in November but continues as a special advisor to the Accelya Board of Directors. Davidson will assume the position
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GKN Aerospace engineers in Trollhättan, Sweden, have successfully tested a new lightweight demonstrator of a Turbine Rear Structure (TRS) as part of the Clean Sky-2 Engines research Programme. The purpose of a TRS is to manage the flow from the engine’s low-pressure turbine and maximise the axial thrust. It is a key component in improving
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Tradewind Aviation has signed an order for 20 new PC-12 NGX aircraft, expanding its fleet of Pilatus PC-12s to 38 – one of the largest in the global aviation industry. The first single-engine turboprop is slated for delivery in the third quarter of 2022, with the remaining orders scheduled to deliver over the next five
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StandardAero has signed a volume purchase agreement with Gogo for delivery of AVANCE L3 and L5 systems, opening up more availability for operators seeking installations. StandardAero offers Gogo AVANCE L3 and L5 installation slots for Dassault Falcon, Bombardier, Hawker, Gulfstream, Embraer and Citation business jet operators from the U.S. and Canada. Upgrades are managed at
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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released the February update to its long-term forecast on air travel. It is now expected that 4 billion travellers will be flown, globally, in 2024 with any multi-sector connecting trips counting as one. That figure is approximately 103% of the total number of air travellers in 2019. While
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Mesa Air Group has named Christian Daoud as its new Vice President of Maintenance and Technical Operations. Daoud is currently Senior Director of Technical Operations at Mesa and first worked for Mesa as a Lead Aircraft Mechanic in 2006. He will be taking over from Chris Toro and reporting directly to Executive VP and COO Brad Rich.
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Etihad Airways has reported its business results for 2021, recording a strong recovery in passenger operations along with a significant improvement in financial performance, posting a much-reduced loss of US$476 million for 2021 (2020: US$1.70 billion). The airline carried 3.5 million passengers in 2021, with an average seat load factor of 39.6%. Passenger loads doubled
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Sabre Corporation, a leading software and technology provider that powers the global travel industry, has successfully closed the previously announced agreement to sell its AirCentre airline operations portfolio to CAE, a technology leader in digital flight and crew operations. The transaction, valued at US$392.5 million (£293 million), includes the Sabre AirCentre product portfolio, related technology
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