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Grand Cru Airlines chooses OASES from Commsoft

Commsoft’s MRO IT system, OASES, has been chosen by the Lithuanian-based operator, Grand Cru Airlines. Grand Cru is EASA AOC and PART 145 certificate holder, providing dry lease and aircraft management solutions in fast-growing, emerging markets. It will be using OASES to support its two Boeing 737-300 airliners and an Airbus A320-231. The contract with […]

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ATR creates integrated Leasing, Asset Management and Freighter department

ATR has created a new Leasing, Asset Management & Freighter department which has the priorities of managing sales to the leasing community and facilitating the placement of new or used ATR aircraft by lessors. It also provides a full range of asset management services, including the support for freighter conversions. Additionally, it will deliver associated

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Etihad Cargo and Royal Air Maroc Cargo to increase cooperation

Etihad Cargo and Royal Air Maroc Cargo have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) which will see the two airlines cooperate in a number of areas including network development, freighter deployment and increasing traffic on several trade lanes over the next nine months. The MOU was signed at Royal Air Maroc’s headquarters in Casablanca. The

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EASA launches Airworthiness Convergence project with Ukraine

On June 7, a new chapter in EU-Ukraine aviation relations has started, with the official launch of a new cooperation project between EASA and SAAU (State Aviation Administration of Ukraine) in the area of airworthiness. The three-year project, managed by EASA, is designed to support the implementation in Ukraine of EU airworthiness rules, and thus

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American to invest US$1.6bn to grow presence at LAX

American Airlines will continue its investment at LAX, committing more than US$1.6bn over the next 15 years. The investment will go toward improvements of Terminals 4 and 5. American’s letter of intent sets the framework for negotiation of a new 15-year lease agreement and features airport improvement projects that would be made possible by the

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SereneAir becomes latest member of the Commsoft OASES community

OASES, Commsoft’s MRO IT system, has been chosen by SereneAir to support the airline’s three Boeing 737-800s. SereneAir becomes the first customer for Commsoft in Pakistan. Headquartered in Islamabad, it is a newly launched, privately owned airline, that began operations in January 2017 and is currently flying to five destinations across the growing aviation market

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New York JFK international airport to enhance security with Thales

John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) Terminal 4 is planning to modernise their Security Operations Center (SOC) with Thales – a world leader in airport security, providing smart airport solutions. This three-year contract is part of an extensive security modernization project at JFK Terminal 4 to enhance the situational awareness of its security operations. Thales

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AIA increases offer for Athens Airport 20-year concession

With a current 30-year concession for Athens Airport due to end in 2026 Athens International Airport SA (AIA) has increased its offer for a 20-year extension to the concession, which would take the term up to 2046. The offer has been increased to €600 million, with net proceeds of €483.87 according to The Hellenic Republic

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Passenger demand up in April – Middle East laptop ban having negative effect

According to the International Air Transport Asociation, passenger numbers announced for April have revealed that revenue passenger kilometers (RPKs) rose 10.7% compared to April 2016, the highest rate hike in over six years. April capacity in available seat kilometers (ASKs) rose 7.1% compared to April 2016, while load factor increased 2.7% to 82%, a record

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