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Air Lease Corporation Announces Lease Placement of Three New Airbus A350-900 Aircraft with Air France

Source: Air Lease Corporation Air Lease Corporation announced long-term lease placements for three new Airbus A350-900 widebody aircraft with Air France. The aircraft are scheduled to deliver to Air France in the second quarter of 2024 from ALC’s order book with Airbus. “This strategic lease placement of three new A350-900s is another important step in the long-haul fleet modernization of Air France,” said Steven Udvar-Házy, Executive Chairman of Air Lease Corporation.  “The Air France-KLM Group is our largest European airline leasing customer, encompassing not only Air France and KLM, but also includes Transavia Netherlands and Transavia France.  ALC also has nine new Airbus A321neo aircraft delivering to the Group between late 2023 and 2026, and five Boeing 737s delivering to [...]

2023-03-07T20:58:55+02:00March 8th, 2023|AIRLINES, News, SUPPLIERS|

Avolon delivers first A320neos to ITA Airways

Source: Avolon Avolon, the international aircraft leasing company, has delivered 3 new Airbus A320-200neos to ITA Airways. A further 2 aircraft will be delivered later in the year, supporting ITA Airway’s target for its portfolio to comprise 80% new generation fuel efficient aircraft by 2026. The newly delivered aircraft are the first A320neos in ITA Airway’s fleet. Carrying the company’s striking new blue livery, these aircraft will support its short and medium haul services in the 2023 summer season. Paul Geaney, President and Chief Commercial Officer, Avolon commented: “We are delighted to support ITA Airways with the delivery of the first A320neos in their fleet. One of our core commitments is to help customers make the transition to fuel efficient new [...]

2023-03-07T18:57:41+02:00March 6th, 2023|AIRLINES, News, SUPPLIERS|

Sabre announces CEO succession plan

Source: Sabre Sabre Corporation, a leading software and technology company that powers the global travel industry, announced that Sean Menke, currently Chair of the company’s Board and its Chief Executive Officer, will transition to be solely Sabre’s Executive Chair of the Board, effective April 27, 2023. At that time, Kurt Ekert, currently President of Sabre, will also become the company’s Chief Executive Officer, reporting to the Board of Directors. Ekert has also been nominated as a director for election at Sabre’s 2023 Annual Meeting, to be held on April 26, 2023. These moves are being made as part of the company’s and the Board of Directors’ ongoing succession planning. Menke joined Sabre in 2015 serving as president of its largest business [...]

2023-03-02T19:47:05+02:00March 2nd, 2023|News, SUPPLIERS|

Martin Larose appointed CEO of H55

Sourc: H55 The Canadian born Martin Larose has a successful track record in various positions in the aviation and automotive sectors H55 develops certified electric propulsion and battery systems, currently being used in a wide variety of aviation applications H55 S.A. has appointed Martin Larose as Chief Executive Officer, assuming responsibilities as of 1 March 2023. The nomination of Martin Larose will enable H55 to respond to a fast-growing market demand for its products and solutions. With the size of the company doubling every year, certification and commercialization of its full electric propulsion system foreseen by the end of 2024, a customer service organization currently being put in place, and the setting up of automated production facilities in Switzerland and [...]

2023-03-01T05:43:47+02:00March 1st, 2023|News, SUPPLIERS|

Chinese airports and airlines invest heavily in it for passenger experience ahead of robust travel recovery

Source: SITA Automating the passenger journey with self-service, biometric, and touchless technologies is a key priority as international travel resumes With the easing of travel restrictions, China is now gearing up for a strong post-pandemic recovery of air travel. To facilitate this recovery and power the continued growth of China’s significant domestic air travel market, the region’s airlines and airports are investing heavily in IT to streamline the passenger experience and fortify operations against disruption. This is according to SITA’s newly published 2022 Air Transport IT Insights report, which shows all of China’s leading airlines and 86% of airports expect their IT spend to remain the same or increase from 2022 to 2023. Automating the full passenger journey Leading Chinese airports [...]

2023-03-01T05:32:54+02:00February 28th, 2023|AIRPORTS, News, SUPPLIERS|

Pratt & Whitney Canada Celebrates One Billion Flying Hours and 60 Years of PT6 Innovation

Source: Pratt & Whitney Canada Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC), a business unit of Pratt & Whitney, has achieved one billion flying hours since the formation of the company nearly 100 years ago, in 1928. P&WC engines power missions across a diverse portfolio – including Business Aviation, General Aviation, Regional Aviation, Helicopter Aviation and Auxiliary Power Units. Over this time, more than 110,000 engines have been produced, with over 66,000 currently in service powering our 16,000+ customers. "Aviation has the power to change the world. Our engines power aircraft that benefit millions of people every day," said Maria Della Posta, President, Pratt & Whitney Canada. "Every second, a P&WC-powered aircraft takes off or lands somewhere on the planet, whether they're [...]

2023-02-24T20:03:23+02:00February 24th, 2023|News, SUPPLIERS|

Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc 2022 Full Year Results

Source: Rolls Royce Improved orders, revenue, profit and cash flow in 2022 Strong new order wins in Civil Aerospace and Defence and a record order book in Power Systems Underlying operating profit of £652m, £238m higher than the prior year, with the increase driven by Civil Aerospace and Power Systems Free cash flow from continuing operations of £505m, £2.0bn higher than the prior year, led by engine flying hour recovery Net debt of £3.3bn, down from £5.2bn at end 2021, due to disposals and improved cash flow Focused on delivering significant performance improvement in 2023 and beyond Transformation programme in place to deliver further performance improvements from 2023, informed by rigorous benchmarking Underlying operating profit guidance of £0.8-£1.0bn and free [...]

2023-02-24T20:04:49+02:00February 24th, 2023|News, SUPPLIERS|

Digital border and airport technologies: smoothing the way for visitors to the World Cup

Source: SITA Today’s major world sporting events such as the 2022 World Cup in Qatar depend for their success on the ability of the host country to handle the sudden influx and exodus of tens of thousands of competitors, team support and equipment, officials, VIPs, media and, of course, spectators. It’s a testing time at the border and for even the largest of airports. For more than 35 years, SITA has been working alongside host countries and cities to help smooth the path for those involved in global sporting and religious events. We go right back to the 1984 Summer Olympic Games, for which SITA introduced the world’s first common use terminal equipment at Los Angeles International Airport. Welcoming millions [...]

2023-02-23T18:05:37+02:00February 22nd, 2023|News, SUPPLIERS|

Boeing Doubles Sustainable Aviation Fuel Purchase for Commercial Operations, Buying 5.6 Million Gallons for 2023

Source: Boeing Procurement will support flights for production, Boeing ecoDemonstrator, Dreamlifter and deliveries EPIC Fuels, Signature Aviation and Avfuel to supply SAF blend produced by Neste Boeing has agreements to purchase 5.6 million gallons (21.2 million liters) of blended sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) produced by Neste, the world's leading SAF producer, to support its U.S. commercial operations through 2023. These agreements more than double the company's SAF procurement from last year. "We are demonstrating our commitment to reduce our carbon footprint and catalyze the SAF industry," said Sheila Remes, Boeing vice president of Environmental Sustainability. "This SAF procurement makes up 25% of Boeing's total jet fuel needs for last year including our production, delivery, Boeing ecoDemonstrator, and Dreamlifter flights, and [...]

2023-02-16T19:23:33+02:00February 16th, 2023|MANUFACTURERS, News, SUPPLIERS|

Pratt & Whitney Canada and ATR Combine Efforts to Achieve 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel Readiness for PW127-Powered ATR Aircraft

Source: Pratt & Whitney Canada/ATR Pratt & Whitney Canada and ATR, the world's number one regional aircraft manufacturer, announced an agreement to collaborate on an initiative to achieve 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) readiness in PW127 series engines, including the new PW127XT powering next-generation ATR deliveries, by 2025. "Our collaboration with ATR will be underway throughout 2023 and 2024 and builds on our recent 100% SAF test flight with Braathens Regional Airlines, which was an industry first for regional aviation," said Anthony Rossi, vice president, Sales and Marketing, Pratt & Whitney Canada. "Alongside our efforts to continually enhance aircraft engine efficiency, SAF has a critical role to play on the journey to achieve the aviation industry's goal of net-zero CO2 emissions by [...]

2023-02-13T19:48:01+02:00February 13th, 2023|MANUFACTURERS, News, SUPPLIERS|