Lockheed Martin Begins T-50A Flight Operations in Greenville, South Carolina
The Lockheed Martin T-50A is soaring over Greenville, South Carolina with flight operations now underway.
Milestone Aviation Names Daniel Rosenthal President and CEO
Milestone Aviation (“Milestone”), a GE Capital Aviation Services company (“GECAS”) and the global leader in helicopter leasing, today announced that President Daniel Rosenthal has been named President and Chief Executive Officer, effective January 1, 2017. Richard Santulli, GE Officer and Milestone Chairman, will leave GE but continue to serve Milestone in an advisory capacity. Rosenthal, 41, has spent … Read more
Andreas Otto Confirmed as CCO of Austrian Airlines
The Supervisory Board of Austrian Airlines confirmed Andreas Otto (54) as the airline’s Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) and extended his mandate, which would have expired in 2017, until 2022.
World’s First CS300 Arrives in Riga
Today, on November 30, 2016, the Latvian airline airBaltic welcomed the world’s first Bombardier CS300 aircraft in Riga. Martin Gauss, Chief Executive Officer of airBaltic: “We are proud to welcome our very first CS300 aircraft and to be the first airline in the world to take delivery and launch commercial operations of the CS300 – … Read more
Wizz Air finalizes financing deals for 10 aircraft
Wizz Air announced today that it had concluded a sale and lease back deal with Bank of Communications and Financial Leasing Co., Ltd (‘BoComm’) as well as have finalizing an earlier announced operating lease deal with BOC Aviation Limited (‘BOC Aviation’) for the financing of a total of ten new aircraft. The airplanes are planned … Read more
Steady progress continues for Malaysia Airlines Berhad for quarter three 2016
Malaysia Airlines Berhad (“MAB”) has announced its latest quarterly update, in line with its commitment to good corporate governance and transparency.
Skyways Technics becomes new member of the ATR MRO Network
ATR has announced that Skyways Technics, based in Sonderborg, Denmark and specializing in aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO), has joined its network of recommended aircraft maintenance centers.
Liverpool Airport embarks on £4m latest phase of terminal improvement works
The latest phase of development work aimed at further improving the customer experience for departing passengers, is now underway at Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LJLA).
EU Renewable Energy Directive Must Prioritize Sustainable Aviation Fuels
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) welcomed the European Commission’s revision of the Renewable Energy Directive (RED) to incentivize sustainable fuels, and urged policy-makers to go even further in prioritizing their use for air transport. The largest user of renewable fuels, the road transport sector, has increasing options to move towards electrification; however, aviation has … Read more
Eastern Airways Joins Embraer’s Pool Program
Embraer announced today that Eastern Airways, the most recent operator to join the E-Jet family, has signed a Flight Hour Pool Program contract.