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Jet Aviation expands FBO footprint with purchase of KLM Jet Center
Jet Aviation has bolstered its already extensive global fixed base operation network with the acquisition of the KLM Jet Center facilities at Amsterdam Schipol and Rotterdam The Hague airport.
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UN court orders USA to lift sanctions affecting Iran air safety
International Court of Justice judges have ruled that the US government must lift sanctions against Iran which pose a threat to civil aviation safety. The ruling follows consideration of measures imposed by President Donald Trump’s administration in May this year, when the USA withdrew from participating in a multinational deal on Iran’s nuclear programme.
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Virgin Atlantic 747 flies from Orlando to London on waste-gas biofuel
UK long-haul carrier Virgin Atlantic has flown a Boeing 747 from Orlando, Florida, to London Gatwick on a blend of waste-gas biofuel produced by New Zealand-based LanzaTech, using an alcohol-to-jet (AtJ) process. The flight was performed by aircraft tail number G-VROM, operating as VS16, which arrived into Gatwick at 08:50 local time on Oct. 3.
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Romania’s Civil Aviation Group Air acquires Air Moldova
Civil Aviation Group, a consortium comprising Romania-based LCC Blue Air and a group of investors from the Republic of Moldova, will take over Air Moldova after the government put its loss-making national carrier up for privatization in August. Blue Air confirmed to ATW the consortium made the winning bid for Air Moldova.
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American to boost services from DFW; add Mexico, Cuba flights
American Airlines plans to add new service to Mexico and Cuba, increase frequencies to several other destinations, and bolster regional flying from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) as part of its summer 2019 schedule.
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French La Compagnie to launch A321neo flights in April 2019
Paris-based all-business-class airline La Compagnie will introduce the first of its two incoming Airbus A321neos in April, configured with 76 lie-flat seats in a two-by-two layout.
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Japan’s Nippon Cargo Airlines resumes European services
Japan’s Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) is resuming flights to Europe, as it gradually restores services following its grounding earlier this year.
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Austrian Airlines, Air Canada to expand joint venture
Star Alliance members Austrian Airlines and Air Canada will expand their transatlantic joint venture from April 29, 2019. Lufthansa subsidiary Austrian Airlines will launch new daily Vienna-Montreal Boeing 767-300ER services from April 29, which will operate 5X-weekly in the winter season.
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Aurigny takes second new Dornier 228
Ruag Aviation has disclosed the delivery of a Dornier 228 to Channel Islands operator Aurigny Air Services. The Swiss manufacturer says it handed over the 19-seat turboprop (G-ETAC) on 7 September from its German assembly line in Oberpfaffenhofen near Munich, and that the aircraft is the second newly built Dornier 228 in Aurigny's fleet.
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New Delhi finalising 'revival package' for Air India
India's government is finalising a revival package for Air Indiathat will include financial assistance and a strategy aimed at making it a more competitive carrier. "The revival package is in its final stages right now and as part of that revival package, we are also looking at what we should do financially for Air India," minister of state for civil aviation Jayant Sinha said on 1 October.
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Air Canada to drop three US cities
Air Canada will end service to the US cities of Harrisburg, Rochester and Syracuse, effective 1 November, the airlines confirms.
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Manchester Airports Group, China firm bid for Sofia Airport
Manchester Airports Group (MAG) will partner with China’s Beijing Construction Engineering Group (BCEG) to bid for the concession to operate Bulgaria’s Sofia Airport, as the country’s government has opened the tender process.
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Radical redevelopment of Terminal space planned for Gadalajara gateway
Mexico's Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport has turned to UK company, The Design Solution (TDS), is help it revamp the commercial space in its terminal.
Airport operator, Grupo Aeroportuario Del Pacífico (GAP), wants TDS to come up with some radical new designs that will transform the retail and F&B offerings at the gateway serving Mexico’s second-largest city.
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Imperial Duty Free expands operation at Moscow-Sherementyevo
Imperial Duty Free JSC (IDF) has expanded its operations at Moscow¬–Sheremetyevo International Airport to cover more than 10,700sqm of outlets across two terminals.
In the brand-new Terminal B, the venture between the Russian gateway and Gebr Heinemann, has opened ten new shops (Main Shop, Gate Shop, Arrivals Shop, Fashion & Accessories and Watches & Jewellery (Boutique, Max Mara, Hugo Boss, Paul & Shark, CK Underwear, Traveller Concept and Kids Shop).
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Global climate action by airports up 25 per cent in the past year
246 airports are now actively engaged in addressing their impact on climate change, with 48 now carbon neutral and 44 offsetting 672,000 tonnes of CO2.
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UK in talks to buy Boeing E-7 Wedgetail Early Warning and Control aircraft
The British Ministry of Defense (MOD) is in talks with Boeing to acquire the E-7 Wedgetail Airborne Early Warning and Control System. The MOD said after a market analysis and discussions with providers of other systems it had concluded the E-7 Wedgetail was the most cost-effective aircraft available and potentially could be used in collaboration with Australia, an ally and member of the “Five Eyes” intelligence sharing treaty.
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MD Helicopters confirms Kenyan, Lebanese MD530 deals
MD Helicopters has confirmed orders from Kenya and Lebanon for a total of 12 MD530 light scout attack helicopters. The deal with Kenya covers six MD530Fs, and the deal with Lebanon six MD530Gs, says MD Helicopters.
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