ExecuJet MRO Services Middle East has received approval from India’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to perform line and base maintenance on Falcon 2000 ‘Classic’ aircraft. ‘Classic’ refers to the first model of Falcon 2000, which is equipped with a Collins Proline 4 Avionics System and powered by CFE738 engines. CFE was a joint […]
In April 2022, Eve and Falcon Aviation Services (Falcon), a business aviation services operator in the Middle East and Africa region, have signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) for up to 35 electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. With deliveries expected to start in 2026, the partnership will introduce the first eVTOL touristic flights
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Saab has received an order from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration, FMV, relating to future fighter aircraft development. The contract includes studies on future combat air capabilities. The study is preparatory in nature and its purpose is to widen the work on how future combat air capabilities can be developed and realised. The order value
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On 14 June, Terminal 4 will reopen to travellers for the first time in over two years as part of Heathrow’s long-standing plan to ramp up airport capacity ahead of the summer. Qatar Airways will be the first to move, followed by around 30 airlines over the following month. The move will allow Terminal 4 airlines
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3TOP Aviation Services (3TOP), a fast-growing aviation asset acquisition and management company specialising in aftermarket inventory support solutions, has announced the acquisition of two Boeing 737-900 aircraft bearing MSNs 33646 and 33648, to support growing demand from its global customer base. Chris Emechete, CEO at 3TOP, comments: “With the pandemic now increasingly in our rear-view
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Finnair carried 778,300 passengers in May, which was 840.3% more than in May 2021. The number of passengers in May 2022 was 14.4% more than in April 2022 (month-on-month figures are not fully comparable as there was one fewer day in April). The overall capacity, measured in Available Seat Kilometres (ASK), increased in May by
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Azorra, the commercial aircraft lessor providing lease, financing and asset management solutions with a focus on regional, crossover and small narrowbody aircraft, has completed the acquisition of a 37-aircraft portfolio formerly owned by Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC). The portfolio is comprised of 29 Embraer E-Jets and seven ATR and Q400 turboprops leased to 13 different
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Rolls-Royce has announced that Liebherr-Aerospace (Liebherr-Aerospace) will provide a pneumatic four-valve package for the Pearl® 10X engine which will power the Dassault Aviation Falcon 10X business jet. The agreement between Rolls-Royce and Liebherr-Aerospace further strengthens the presence of the latter in the engine market. The Dassault Pearl 10X is the most powerful of the Pearl
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Philippine Airlines (PAL) has signed an extension to its flight-hour support contract with Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance for the GE90 engines powering its Boeing 777 fleet, as well for the CFM56-5B engines fitted on its Airbus A320 aircraft. Following a successful restructuring process in 2021, the Philippine flag carrier has established a
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Southwest Airlines and the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association (AMFA) have reached a tentative agreement for Southwest’s aircraft appearance technicians. “This agreement rewards our appearance technicians for the contributions they make to our company’s success,” said Adam Carlisle, Vice President Labor Relations at Southwest Airlines. “It’s also a result of the hard work exemplified by both
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