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Finnair Boosts Reliability of Regional Fleet with ATR Global Maintenance Agreement

WIL BALDWIN May 27, 2020

ATR and one of its long-standing customers, the Finnish airline Finnair, signed a 10-year Global Maintenance Agreement (GMA). Through this package, Finnair and Nordic Regional Airlines (NoRRA) – who operates Finnair’s regional ATR traffic –…

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First Cessna Skycourier Twin Utility Turboprop Takes Flight

WIL BALDWIN May 18, 2020

Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, today announced the successful first flight of its new twin utility turboprop, the Cessna SkyCourier. The milestone flight is a significant step toward entry into service for the…

ATR Releases 2019 Results

WIL BALDWIN May 14, 2020May 14, 2020

ATR performed well in 2019. We received 79 orders and delivered 68 aircraft for a book-to-bill of more than one. The turnover for the year was $1.6 billion and was boosted by a strong performance…

Air New Zealand Dreamliner to Connect South Island Exporters

WIL BALDWIN May 14, 2020May 14, 2020

Air New Zealand will fly its 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft between Christchurch and Auckland three times a week to help transport cargo from the South Island to the rest of the world. Air New Zealand General Manager Cargo Rick Nelson…

Embraer Delivers 5 Commercial and 9 Executive Jets in 1Q20

WIL BALDWIN May 14, 2020May 14, 2020

Embraer (NYSE: ERJ) delivered a total of 14 jets in the first quarter of 2020, of which five were commercial aircraft and nine were executive jets (five light and four large). As of March 31st,…

Azul Airlines to Delay 59 Embraer Airplanes Until After 2024

WIL BALDWIN May 14, 2020

SAO PAULO, May 14 (Reuters) - Brazilian airline Azul SA said on Wednesday it had agreed with planemaker Embraer SA to delay the delivery of 59 E2 jets, with a list price of 24.5 billion…

Qantas Pauses Airplane Deliveries from Airbus and Boeing

WIL BALDWIN May 10, 2020May 10, 2020

Qantas planes are seen at Kingsford Smith International Airport in Sydney, Australia SYDNEY (Reuters) - Qantas Airways Ltd <QAN.AX> said on Monday it had advised Airbus SE <AIR.PA> and Boeing Co <BA.N> that it did…

Former Garuda Indonesia CEO Jailed for Eight Years for Bribery

WIL BALDWIN May 8, 2020

AKARTA (Reuters) - An Indonesian court on Friday jailed Emirsyah Satar, a former chief executive of Garuda Indonesia, for bribery and money laundering related to procurement of planes and engines from Airbus and Rolls-Royce, his…

JetBlue To Require Customers to Wear Face Coverings During Travel

WIL BALDWIN April 28, 2020April 28, 2020

JetBlue (NASDAQ: JBLU) today announced that starting May 4 all customers will be required to wear a face covering during travel. The policy comes after the airline began requiring all crewmembers to wear face coverings…

Airbus to Furlough 3,200 Staff at Broughton Factory in Wales

WIL BALDWIN April 28, 2020April 28, 2020

LONDON (Reuters) - Airbus <AIR.PA> will furlough around 3,200 staff at its Broughton factory in Wales, the European planemaker said on Monday after it warned staff that the coronavirus crisis had put its survival at…