Avion Express, a European narrow-body ACMI operator and member of global aviation services group Avia Solutions Group, has announced the continuance of its successful partnership with Sky Cana, a start-up airline headquartered in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The companies have been in partnership for a few years and now the ACMI airline has signed a […]
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Delta Air Lines (Delta) has posted its financial results for the March quarter of 2022. The company reported an adjusted operating loss of US$793 million excluding a net gain of US$9 million and a pre-tax loss of US$1.2 billion with an adjusted pre-tax loss of US$1.0 billion, excluding a net expense of US$164 million. Adjusted operating
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Frankfurt Airport (FRA) has welcomed some 2.9 million passengers in March 2022 – an increase of 217.9% compared to the same month last year. The lifting of pandemic-related travel restrictions only gradually started in March 2021. In the reporting month, FRA benefited from increasing travel demand, particularly to holiday destinations inside and outside Europe. Compared
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Elbit Systems UK and KBR Inc’s joint venture, Affinity Flying Training Services (Affinity), has embarked on a series of battery-powered flight tests for the UK Ministry of Defence to assess the feasibility of environmentally friendly alternatives to current military aircraft. The concept of trialling zero-emissions aircraft and the subsequent pathfinder, was brought to the Ministry
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Airbus has completed wind tunnel testing of its eXtra Performance Wing demonstrator in its quest to quickly test and accelerate new technologies that will decarbonise the aviation industry. The eXtra Performance Wing project, launched last September, takes inspiration from nature to improve wing aerodynamics and performance that is intended to be compatible with any future
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VINCI Airports is delivering a new phase of modernisation works at Belgrade Airport, that aim to increase the airport’s efficiency and environmental performance, in accordance with its commitment towards its grantor, the Serbian public authorities. The airport’s new pier (Pier C) is now open for service. With a surface area of 13,600 m², it provides
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Reliance Aircraft International (Austin, TX) has released that it has acquired Suncoast Landing Systems Corp. (Suncoast) (in Medley, FL) and formed Suncoast Landing Systems LLC. Established in 2005, Suncoast has capabilities to overhaul and repair commercial landing gear. The management team of Victor Ortega and Larry Wernath will continue to run the day-to-day operations. “We are excited
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While multiple Russian airlines have been banned form operating in the 27-nation bloc as a consequence of sanctions relating to the conflict in Ukraine, the EU commission has added 21 Russian carriers to a list of those banned from operating in the bloc as they no longer meet international safety standards. “The Russian Federal Air
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SmartSky Networks, the innovative air-to-ground (ATG) inflight connectivity provider, has announced that Jet It, the North Carolina-based private aviation operator, is selecting SmartSky’s inflight connectivity service for its fleet of private jets. Jet It will be the first operator to install and use SmartSky’s LiTE configuration designed specifically for light jet and turboprop aircraft. The
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AerCap has released its major business transactions for the first quarter of 2022: the company signed 102 lease agreements, including ones for 14 wide-body aircraft, 62 narrow-body aircraft, two regional jets, eight engines and 16 helicopters. AerCap completed 25 purchases for 23 aircraft (including 15 Airbus A320neo-family aircraft, one Airbus A220 aircraft and four Boeing
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