Canadian ultra low-cost carrier (ULCC) Flair Airlines will entrust EPCOR, the AFI KLM E&M subsidiary based in Amsterdam, for its Boeing 737 APU support. Flair Airlines is expanding with the addition of 13 new Boeing 737MAX 8 aircraft in 2021. Currently the...
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Lufthansa Cargo acquires another Boeing 777F
Another brand-new Boeing 777F aircraft is being added to Lufthansa Cargo's freighter fleet. Delivery of the aircraft is expected before the end of this year. A total of fifteen full-freighters will then be in service for Lufthansa Cargo's customers. "We are very...
Luke Bugeja appointed CEO of Ferrovial Airports
Ferrovial has appointed Luke Bugeja as CEO of Ferrovial Airports, in place of Jorge Gil, who has held that position since December 2012 and will remain on for several months to ensure a smooth handover. Bugeja has over 30 years' experience in the aviation industry and...
JET MS pens new agreement with The Allen Groupe
Jet Maintenance Solutions (JET MS), which provides integrated aircraft maintenance, repair, and overhaul solutions for business and regional aircraft, has penned a new agreement with the European-based professional aircraft detailing company The Allen Groupe. The...
Volga-Dnepr Technics Moscow get new locations for providing Boeing 777-200/300 (GE 90) maintenance
Volga-Dnepr Technics Moscow, MRO provider of foreign aircraft maintenance in Russia, has received Bermuda Civil Aviation Authority (BCAA) approval for Boeing 777-200/300 (GE 90) maintenance provision at Domodedovo (Moscow) and Krasnoyarsk airports. The company, which...
Dublin Aerospace announces €2.66m profit
Dublin Aerospace, the aviation maintenance company based out of Dublin Airport, has reported a profit for its 2020 financial year (FY), ended 30 September, 2020. Turnover at €42.8 million was €8.2 million lower than the previous financial year, a 16% decrease....
Volga-Dnepr Group and Astral Aviation Limited ink new MOU
Volga-Dnepr Group (the Group) and Astral Aviation Limited (Astral) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the aim to foster cooperation in the humanitarian sector. A new level of cooperation will strengthen the capabilities of both parties and will...
Lufthansa Technik supports Flair Airlines’ Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft
Lufthansa Technik and Canadian ultra low-cost carrier Flair Airlines have signed a comprehensive Total Component Support (TCS) contract covering repair and overhaul of components for the airline's fleet of Boeing 737MAX 8 aircraft. Up to 24 aircraft from the airline's...
Heathrow to open “red list” terminal
London Heathrow airport is preparing to open a dedicated terminal for passengers arriving from high-risk “red list” countries to help alleviate queuing. An arrivals space for red-list passengers will be opened in Terminal 3 from June 1, moving to Terminal 4 as soon as...
MTU Maintenance signs 8-year extension of GBSA for CF34 engines
MTU Maintenance signed an agreement for an eight-year GE Branded Service Agreement (GBSA) extension for CF34 engines with GE Aviation. The GBSA enables MTU to continue serving as an authorized service provider through 2030 for CF34-3, CF34-8C, CF34-8E, and CF34-10E...
ATRAN Airlines to lease two more 737-800BCFs
ATRAN Airlines has taken delivery of a 737-800 Boeing Converted freighter (BCF) from GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) and a second is slated to deliver later this month to the scheduled express cargo carrier, which is part of the Russia-based Volga-Dnepr Group....
LOTAMS to build modern widebody hangar in Poland
In the first quarter of next year, the construction of a modern wide-body aircraft technical base in this part of Europe will begin in Jasionka, Poland. The investor, LOT Aircraft Maintenance Services (LOTAMS), belonging to the Polish Aviation Group, will select the...