Dohop and Air Transat add three new carriers to connectair by Air Transat

Dohop partner Air Transat has announced the arrival of three new partner airlines to connectair by Air Transat. By connecting Air Transat to Azores Airlines, Loganair, and SKY express, passengers can now book and travel to more than 240 additional destinations. Launched in November 2021, connectair by Air Transat is Dohop’s latest airline-owned virtual interline […]

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AviaAM Leasing acquires Boeing 737-800 for passenger-to-freighter conversion

MRO & Production, Top Stories

AviaAM Leasing, a global aviation holding company engaged in tailored aircraft leasing and trading services, continues its Passenger-to-Freighter (P2F) conversion project, acquiring one more Boeing 737-800. Since the beginning of AviaAM Leasing’s Passenger-to-Freighter (P2F) conversion project in March 2021, when the first Boeing 737-800 was acquired, the company has been successfully expanding the list of

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Embraer successfully delivers 14 jets in the first quarter of 2022

Aircraft & Engines

Brazilian planemaker Embraer has announced that in the first quarter of 2022 it delivered six commercial jets and eight business jets (of which six were light and two were large). The company currently has an order backlog to the value of US$17.3 billion (£13.3 million). Embraer also confirmed that in 2021 it sold 56 Phenom

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Lessor Nordic Aviation Capital achieves confirmation of reorganisation plan

Financial

Nordic Aviation Capital Designated Activity Company (NAC) has released that the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia has confirmed the company’s plan of reorganization, which should enable the company to emerge from Chapter 11 before the end of May. The plan was approved by the court with the consent of the company’s

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Lockheed Martin posts first-quarter 2022 net income of US$1.7 billion

Financial

Lockheed Martin Corporation has reported first-quarter 2022 net sales of US$15.0 billion, compared to US$16.3 billion in the first quarter of 2021. Net earnings in the first quarter of 2022 were US$1.7 billion, compared to US$1.8 billion in the first quarter of 2021. Cash from operations was US$1.4 billion in the first quarter of 2022, compared to

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Bombardier designates Wichita site as its new U.S. headquarters

Other News

Bombardier will begin a new era in Wichita, U.S. Bombardier’s footprint in Wichita includes an expanding service centre that supports Bombardier’s entire family of Learjet, Challenger and Global business jets. The site also continues to operate one of the leading flight test centres that performs testing and certification of aircraft upgrades on all new Bombardier

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SKYSIDE launches in Vienna

Other News

This April, a new aircraft management and charter operator/broker has launched operations in Vienna, Austria. SKYSIDE is open for business offering aircraft management, charter options, CAMO services and aircraft delivery as part of an integrated asset management strategy. Thorsten Kinzl, Manager of Skyside said: “We decided for Vienna as the place of business for our

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Thales will continue providing maintenance and repair services for its avionics equipment installed on China Eastern Airlines' flee

After March crash, China Eastern will fly its 737-800s again

Aircraft & Engines, Top Stories

Four weeks ago, the crash of a China Eastern Airlines (China Eastern) Boeing 737-800 which killed all 132 passengers and crew on board saw the carrier suspend all flights involving its fleet of 223 of the aircraft. Having carried out extensive systematic tests on each aircraft to include structural checks and airworthiness data, a final

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Air Canada flies more than 100,000 customers again in a single day

Airlines & Routes

Air Canada has flown more than 100,000 customers in a single day for the first time since early in the pandemic as passenger loads continue to rebound with customers returning to travel. The last time Air Canada carried more than 100,000 customers in one day was March 13, 2020. During the pandemic passenger loads fell

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BOC Aviation appoints new Head of Treasury

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BOC Aviation has announced the appointment of Chan Mui Sin as Head of Treasury, with effect from April 18, 2022. Mui Sin replaces Peter Davis who will remain with the company until his retirement on May 31, 2022, to ensure a smooth transition. In her new role, Mui Sin will oversee all treasury functions of

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