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Air France-KLM to explore short-haul entertainment and connectivity options

Air France-KLM already offers connectivity on board KLM’s new Boeing 787s after a successful trial on two 777-300 aircraft. The airline’s ambition is to have its aircraft connected and to offer both connectivity and forms of entertainment to its passengers throughout their journey. The Air France-KLM group is continually researching and testing several options. In fact, […]

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Boeing announces 4,000 jobs to be cut by mid-year in Commercial Airplanes unit

Boeing has announced the Company’s intention to cut 4,000 jobs by mid-year in its Commercial Airplanes unit, stating that involuntary layoffs would be “only ….as a last resort.” Reductions are expected to include “hundreds of executives and managers” the company confirmed in an email statement, with the clear intention to achieve the job cuts “through

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Alaska Airlines to form new subsidiary – McGee Air Services

Alaska Airlines plans to form a wholly owned subsidiary called McGee Air Services, a dedicated airline services company that combines deep industry experience with a singular focus on providing best-in-class airline services. Initially, the company will provide airline services for Alaska Airlines. McGee Air Services will operate as a vendor to Alaska Airlines and will

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Brussels Airport reopening date after explosions still uncertain

After last Thursday’s tragic events in Brussels, including two bombs which exploded at Brussels Airport taking the lives of eleven victims, no confirmation has yet been made as to when the airport will reopen. While the main structure of the building has been inspected by engineers, technicians and independent specialists and it has been confirmed

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Republic Airways and Delta Air Lines reach comprehensive agreement on long-term commercial relationship

Republic Airways Holdings has reached agreement with Delta Air Lines, to holistically restructure the parties’ codeshare relationship. The motion filed in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York is a significant first step towards achieving the goals established at the outset of this case, and upon approval by the court,

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IATA becomes complainant in EC investigation

IATA (International Air Transport Association) has become a formal complainant in an investigation being performed by the EC’s Directorate General for Competition (DG-COMP) in relation to suspected abuse of dominant positions by aircraft equipment manufacturers. Last year, questionnaires were sent out by the DG-COMP to a number of industry stakeholders in which they asked for

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Worldwide drone sales could reach US$36.9bn by 2022

Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) or drone sales continue exponential growth with analysts forecasting global sales to reach a staggering US$36.9bn in just six years. Already one of the world’s leading manufacturers of hobby drones, DJI, generated revenue of US$1bn in 2015 alone. As a consequence of drone systems leading the way in aerospace manufacturing, many

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HYDRO Systems opens another US-based Service Center

HYDRO Systems USA, launched a new Service Center located minutes from Dulles International Airport, just outside of Washington, DC. This is HYDRO’s second US-based service center focussed on maintenance, repair and recertification of aerospace Ground Support Equipment (GSE) and maintenance tooling. The facility is located near the Airbus Americas facility in Ashburn, VA to provide

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GOL engages SkyWorks Capital

GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes, has hired SkyWorks Capital, a specialized financial advisory firm, to assist the Company in discussions with its aircraft lessors with the objective of renegotiating certain commercial terms of the leases. The engagement of SkyWorks is part of the Company’s business plan and is consistent with previously disclosed measures aimed at optimizing

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