Greece will not cut the price of a deal with Germany's Fraport to lease some of its airports, the head of the country's privatization agency told a newspaper on Monday, despite reports that the German firm was seeking better terms. The government chose the airport management group and its Greek partner, energy firm Copelouzos, last year as the preferred bidder to operate 14 regiona...
Airbus faces a double test of confidence in the A380 superjumbo in the coming months as Singapore Airlines ponders whether to renew its first lease while the planemaker seeks to bolster new sales, a leading industry banker said. The Southeast Asian airline was the first to fly the world's largest airliner in 2007 and a 10-year lease for its first aircraft expires in 2017. Airlines...
An American Airlines captain became gravely ill and incapacitated while flying from Phoenix to Boston and later died, but his first officer safely diverted and landed the nearly 150-passenger plane, an airline spokeswoman said. Passengers on the flight were told the pilot was sick and it was making an emergency landing in Syracuse, and they later learned of his death in a scenario tha...
Astra Aviation has signed a ground handling agreement with National Aviation Services (NAS) in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire. The agreement states that NAS will provide all physical ground handling, whereas Astra will handle and coordinate customer requests, managing the administration of payments for the airport, handling, navigation and crew costs. “We wanted to work with Na...
Air Botswana has announced its plans to renew its fleet as well as expand on its routes by 2017. The airline told ch-aviation that it plans to phase out its three ATR42-500s, one ATR72-500 and two ARJ-85s, with either the A319-100 of the A320 stepping in as replacements. Air Botswana announced in 2012 that it had plans to expand its routes, covering destinations such as Nairobi J...
Golden Wings Aviation South Africa has added its first Dash Q300 to its fleet, the first of its type in the airlines fleet. Golden wings also currently operates a Fokker 70 for its affiliate Golden Wings Aviation Sudan.
Nile Air plans to link Europe to Sharm el Sheikh and Hurghada as part of a plan that sees the airline acquiring widebodies by 2020. The airline told ch-aviation that its European routes would operate using a combination of chartered and scheduled flights. Nile Air will be taking delivery of its fifth and sixth A320-200’s in May and July of next year to help with the new pla...
Guinean start-up WawJet plans to acquire B737 Classics for regional operations, ch-aviation reports. Founder and chief executive officer, Alpha Diallo, told Routes Online that he plans to operate a fleet of B737-300s and B737-400s WawJet plans to use Conakry as its primary hub, with no released launch date.
Fast jet has announced a change of directorate as Nick Caine, chief financial officer, leave the company. The search for Caine’s successor is underway as he plans to return to Australia next year to continue his career nearer to his family and home. “Nick has made an invaluable contribution to the development of fastjet, in particular in restructuring the finance func...
Rolls-Royce has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with AerCap and South African Airways for TotalCare Flex. Rolls-Royce will support Trent 500 engines for three AerCap Airbus A340’s operated by South African Airways with TotalCare Flex, which is designed for owners and operators of mature engines. “We are proud to have a global leader in the lessor market such as A...
Air Partner has successfully delivered 90 tonnes of food to the Central African Republic as part of the United Nations MINUSCA Project. Air Partner delivered the aid on behalf of Ecolog International in supports of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) project. “We are delighted that we were able to le...
French ACMI, regular flight and charter airline, Air Méditerranée, has chosen AJW Aviation to provide full power-by-the-hour services for seven A321 Airbus aircraft. Four of the aircraft operate out of Paris CDG, two in Middle East and one in Moldova, and together the fleet flies an extensive route network across Europe, North and West Africa, and the Middle East....
Lightweight metals leader Alcoa (NYSE:AA) has signed an approximately $1 billion contract with Airbus for high-tech, multi-material aerospace fastening systems. The deal is Alcoa’s largest fastener contract ever with the aircraft manufacturer. Alcoa’s fasteners fly on every Airbus platform. “Alcoa is proud to partner with Airbus to provide breakthrough technologies for some of...
Today, Rolls-Royce announced the company will invest nearly $600 million to modernize its manufacturing operations in Indianapolis and to conduct technology research, ensuring that Indiana remains a leader in the aerospace industry for decades to come. The modernization plan will enable the company to become more competitive by replacing outdated facilities and accelerating the introduction of...
Etihad Airways has been named Best Airline – Business Class at the 26th Annual TTG Travel Awards 2015. The prestigious award, voted for by the readers of TTG Asia, TTG China, TTG India, TTG mice, TTG-BT Mice China, TTG associations and TTG Asia Luxury, was presented to the airline at a gala ceremony in Bangkok last week. Peter Baumgartner, chief commercial officer at Etihad Airwa...
Emirates has unveiled its highly anticipated television commercial (TVC) featuring Hollywood actress, director and producer Jennifer Aniston. This marks the first time Emirates has collaborated with the international star in a global digital and TV campaign. The Golden Globe and Emmy award-winning actress showcases her impeccable comedic timing in the global airline’s light-heart...
Thales has been awarded a contract to supply one ILS/DME and all related services for Najaf Al-Ashraf International Airport in Najaf. The city of Najaf, situated in southern Iraq is the site of the Imam Ali Shrine and is an important religious destination, playing host to millions of pilgrims each year. Najaf Al-Ashraf airport has therefore been experiencing significant traffic growth in recent...
Air Partner has transported 90 tonnes of aid from Belgium to the Central African Republic to support the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA). Air Partner chartered a Boeing 747 Freighter from Liege Airport to fly the supplies to M’Poko International Airport in Bangui, the capital of the Ce...
Volga Dnepr Group’s says its growing third-party logistics division in Russia and the CIS has organised the delivery of over 190 tonnes of shipments for project engineering company, Telekom-Zapad. The cooperation started with Volga-Dnepr delivering a shipment of cable samples to Yakutsk in the Russian Far East, located 450 kilometres south of the Arctic Circle, using bellyhold c...
Airbus said it won orders for a further 121 aircraft last month, including the sale of 110 A321neo jets to low-cost carrier Wizz Air, taking the number of gross orders for the first nine months of the year to 875 planes. The European planemaker said on Monday that it delivered 446 aircraft to customers between January and September, including 19 Airbus A380 superjumbos. Net orders after canc...
Stable market reactions to any interest-rate increase by the US Federal Reserve are crucial, Oxford Economics has warned. David Goodger – director for Europe at the forecasting specialist's Tourism Economics subsidiary – expects the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates in December. However, the increase will "moderate" as the Fed will be realistic abo...
