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LATEST NEWS
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Wednesday, October 12th, 2022
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In a first-of- its-kind arrangements, Delta Air Lines (Delta) is teaming up with Joby Aviation to deliver transformational, sustainable home-to-airport transportation to customers, initially in New York and Los Angeles.
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The joint venture will see a Joby-operated service integrated into Delta’s customer-facing channels, providing customers who travel with Delta through New York and Los Angeles the opportunity to reserve a seat for seamless, zero-operating-emission, short-range journeys to and from city airports when booking Delta travel.
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Delta has invested an initial US$60 million in Joby and, providing all subsequent milestones are met, will invest a total of US$200 million in the first eVTOL company to be granted a G-1 (Stage 4) Certification Basis for its aircraft by the FAA having also recently received its Part 135 Air Carrier Certification.
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Joby’s zero-operating-emission eVTOL aircraft is designed to fly fast, quiet and sustainable trips in and around cities. The aircraft has flown more than 1,000 test flights, demonstrating its range, speed, altitude and low noise profile. The joint venture will also run alongside Joby’s standard airport service in priority markets. The partnership will be mutually exclusive across the US and UK for five years following commercial launch, with the potential to extend that period. (£1.00 = US$1.14 at time of publication).
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Emirates has announced that it is upgrading capacity on its Narita-Dubai route with the deployment of its flagship A380 from November 15, as Japan scraps the daily arrival cap and lifts the COVID-19 testing and self-quarantine protocols for inbound travel. Following the Japanese government’s announcement last month to ease the entry restrictions, Emirates has seen a spike in bookings for flights to its gateways - Narita and Osaka.
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The reintroduction of the Emirates A380 to Narita also underscores the airline’s long-standing commitment to Japan’s tourism and travel sector. By providing more capacity, the airline aims to serve the pent-up demand for travel into Japan along with providing choice and flexibility for travellers through its daily service to Osaka EK316/317, operated by the Boeing 777.
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AerCap Holdings N.V. (AerCap) has reported its major business transactions for the third quarter 2022:
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AerCap has signed 184 lease agreements, including 30 wide-body aircraft, 104 narrow-body aircraft, three regional jets, 23 engines and 24 helicopters.
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The company completed 34 purchases for 15 aircraft (including 12 Airbus A320neo-family aircraft and one Airbus A220 aircraft for AerCap’s owned aircraft portfolio and two aircraft for AerCap’s managed aircraft portfolio), 16 engines and three helicopters.
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AerCap executed 37 sale transactions for 21 aircraft (including four Airbus A320-family aircraft, two Airbus A320neo-family aircraft, one Airbus A330, two Boeing 737NGs, two Boeing 777-200ERs, two Boeing 767-300ERs, one Boeing 737-800BCF and three Boeing 747-400Fs from AerCap’s owned aircraft portfolio and four aircraft from AerCap’s managed aircraft portfolio), 13 engines and three helicopters.
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The company signed financing transactions for approximately UD$1.4 billion.
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Pratt & Whitney and Frontier Airlines (Frontier) have welcomed the arrival of the carrier's first Airbus A321neo aircraft, outfitted with Pratt & Whitney GTF™ engines.
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In recognition of the companies' relationship, Frontier asked Pratt & Whitney employees to name the first three aircraft. The first plane was named "Frederick the Bald Eagle" in honour of the company's founder Frederick B. Rentschler, recognizing the nearly 100-year history of the engine maker. The aircraft features Pratt & Whitney's hallmark bald eagle on the tail and marks the first of 144 A320neo-family aircraft – 134 purchased and ten leased – for which Frontier has selected the GTF engine. In the coming months, Frontier will reveal two additional aircraft named after other Pratt & Whitney pioneers, each with its own unique tail design.
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Rentschler founded the Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Company in Hartford, Conn. in July 1925. He had a vision for viable commercial aviation: the best planes can only be built around the best engines. The company's first product, designed by the end of that year, was an air-cooled, radial piston engine named the Wasp. The engine transformed the aviation industry and is the only aircraft engine to be designated an historic landmark to this day. The GTF engine extends Rentschler's vision and spirit of innovation with its geared fan design. It has saved airlines more than 800 million gallons of fuel and over eight-million metric tonnes of CO2 since it entered service in January of 2016.
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The Korea Coast Guard has accepted the delivery of its third S-92® search and rescue helicopter built by Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company.
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The expansion of Korea Coast Guard’s S-92 fleet increases its capability to conduct maritime security, safety and life-saving missions for the people of Korea.
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The Korea Coast Guard has completed 195 rescues and has flown more than 2,700 flight hours since 2014. The global fleet of S-92 helicopters recently achieved two-million flight hours in a variety of missions including search and rescue, oil and gas transportation and VIP transportation in 28 countries.
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Moment, a French company specialising in digital services for the air transport industry, has been selected by Hans Airways, the UK’s newest start up carrier, to supply its portable IFE system for onboard entertainment. Moment’s Flymingo box will be fitted aboard its first Airbus A330-200 ahead of the company’s revenue operations.
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Hans Airways is a privately-owned UK start-up, originally founded in October 2019. It is a hybrid, long-haul model which intends to operate from the UK’s Birmingham Airport to India, initially serving the Indian diaspora’s needs in Europe - then moving on to North America.
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Through the portable W-IFE solution Flymingo Box, Hans Airways’ passengers will be able to connect with a variety of premium content, including films, TV shows, infotainment or games streamed directly from passengers’ own devices. Flymingo presents a compact and powerful server. As an autonomous solution, Flymingo Box adapts to non-connected environments and does not require any additional connectivity, operating with its own Wi-Fi network.
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Hans Airways is progressing with its plans to commence scheduled services later this year. Its aircraft feature a cabin layout of 275 economy- and 24 premium-economy-seats.
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Kellstrom Aerospace Group, a leader in aviation life-cycle cost management solutions, has released that Orlando Fernandez has joined the company’s leadership team as Chief Financial Officer.
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Fernandez has over 25 years of executive experience working with global companies in diverse industries, including aviation distribution, consumer goods manufacturing and perishable goods distribution. Prior to joining Kellstrom, he served as Chief Financial Officer of the aviation segment of VSE Corporation. Before joining VSE, he held a variety of financial management positions at Boeing Distribution Services.
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Satair, an Airbus services company, has renewed its agreement with Vision Systems covering the worldwide distribution of Solar Protection Systems for the cockpit and cabin that can be installed across Airbus, Boeing, and ATR platforms.
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Satair has been a distributor of Vision Systems solutions since 2011 and an appointed warranty administrator for the manufacturer. This renewal will secure airlines a global inventory on a short lead time, of roller shades and sun visors.
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Thomas Lagaillarde, HO Product Management, Satair, says, “We continuously expand our portfolio of innovative products, and we are happy to keep offering Vision Systems’ solar protection solutions, which will help our airline customers enhance their cabin and cockpit experience.”
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