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DAILY AVIATION NEWS ALERT

February 13th, 2024
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Passenger traffic at Fraport Group's airports worldwide continues to grow

Frankfurt Airport begins year with continued passenger growth

Some 4.1 million passengers travelled via Frankfurt Airport (FRA) in January 2024, an increase of 11.1% year-on-year. Passenger numbers for the month in review were still 12.6% below the figure for January 2019 before the pandemic. Cargo volumes in Frankfurt rose significantly in January 2024, climbing by 8.8% year-on-year to 154,296 metric tonnes. The number of aircraft movements also grew by …
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Robert Palmer joins Porter Airlines as Chief Financial Officer

Robert Palmer has joined Canadian carrier Porter Airlines as its new Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Palmer has a robust industry background, most recently with The Calgary Airport Authority as its Vice President, Commercial, Strategy and Chief Financial Officer. His responsibilities included long-term planning, capital requirements, budgeting, internal controls, treasury and reporting. This experience complements previous time spent …
Ryanair has signed a six-year partnership agreement with Skytanking Aviation Services © Ryanair

Ryanair teams up with Skytanking Aviation Services for ground handling

Ryanair has entered into a ground handling partnership with Skytanking Aviation Services, effective from April 2024. This collaboration, spanning six years, will provide crucial ground handling services to support Ryanair's expanding operations, particularly at key airports like Eindhoven in the Netherlands. With over 3,600 daily flights and more than 183.5 million passengers annually, Ryanair emphasises the need for efficient and …
One student from each school will receive a CA$1,500 scholarship to assist with the cost of their education to become AMEs © CNW Group/Air Canada

Air Canada unveils scholarships for aspiring aircraft maintenance engineers

Air Canada has signed agreements with seven colleges across the country to provide scholarships to students who self-identify as women or visible minorities who are pursuing studies as Aircraft Maintenance Engineers (AMEs). This new scholarship strengthens Air Canada's commitment to supporting access for under-represented students in this highly desirable career path. One student from each school will receive a CA$1,500 scholarship to …
Rendering of vertiport for Lilium Jet operators

Lilium designates Orlando, Florida, vertiport as key network hub

Lilium N.V., developer of the all-electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) Lilium Jet and global pioneer in regional air mobility (RAM), has announced its designation of the future Orlando International Airport (MCO) vertiport as a network hub for Lilium Jet operators in central Florida. Lilium also announced its support for Florida House Bill 981, which proposes the designation of the …
Pratt & Whitney advances Next-Gen adaptive propulsion with U.S. Air Force

Pratt & Whitney completes key design review on next-generation adaptive propulsion offering

Pratt & Whitney has completed a critical assessment of its next-generation adaptive propulsion (NGAP) offering with the U.S. Air Force, moving the programme closer to completing its detailed design review. The team is now working towards ground testing of its NGAP prototype, referred to as XA103, which is expected to occur in the late 2020s. "We are embracing digital transformation …
Joramco celebrated the completion of the 100th C-check for Ryanair

Ryanair extends maintenance partnership with Joramco for next decade

Ryanair has announced the extension of its maintenance agreement with Joramco, the MRO provider based in Jordan and the engineering arm of Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE). The agreement entails undertaking ten lines of heavy maintenance for the next ten years at Joramco’s facility in Amman, Jordan. This extension provides flexibility for Ryanair as it expands its fleet to over 800 …

Ryanair extends maintenance partnership with Joramco for next decade

Joby Aviation secures agreement to launch air taxi service in UAE by 2026

Bombardier achieves strong financial performance in 2023, sets ambitious targets for 2024

ECS Group and Thai VietJet Air to grow cargo operations

Hungary's C-390 Millennium makes maiden flight

Avianca successfully migrates to AMOScloud

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