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CDB Aviation has delivered an Airbus A320neo to Turkish Airlines. The transaction marks the introduction of the inaugural A320neo to the carrier’s fleet. “We are delighted to be leasing Turkish Airlines’ first A320neo, which will contribute toward growing and modernising the carrier’s flight operations on both domestic and international routes,” stated Paul Boyle, CDB Aviation’sRead More

ExecuJet South Africa, part of the Luxaviation Group, is celebrating charter fleet expansion and growing recognition of the company’s outstanding safety standards. ABombardier Global Express joins ExecuJet’s charter fleet and will be based at Lanseria International Airport, near Johannesburg. The aircraft can carry up to 13 passengers and offers a range of 4,800 nautical miles.Read More

Ethiopian Aviation Academy (EAA) and UTD Aviation Solutions, a US based Aviator and ASA (Aviation Suppliers Association’s auditing process) company, have signed an MOU to promote the Academy jointly in the Americas. According to the MOU signed at Ethiopian Airlines headquarters, UTD Aviation will spread information across US and Latin American markets, about the wideRead More

Emirates Group posted a profit of Dh1.7 billion ($ 456 million) for the financial year ended March 31, 2020, down 28 percent from last year. The Group’s revenue reached Dh104.0 billion ($ 28.3 billion), a decline of 5 per cent over last year’s results. The Group’s cash balance was Dh25.6 billion ($ 7.0 billion), upRead More

Aircraft Propeller Service (APS) is growing its Asia-Pacific footprint with a new propeller maintenance contract and plans to open a facility in the region in 2020. Under the five-year contract APS will provide comprehensive propeller maintenance support to Lion Air Group on 80 ATR 72 turboprops, which are currently operated by its subsidiaries Malindo Air andRead More

His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, on Monday, phoned Emirati astronauts Hazzaa AlMansoori and Sultan AlNeyadi, to learn about their final preparations for the September 25 mission to the International Space Station, ISS. “Your historic expedition to the ISSRead More

The apparent loss of India’s first moon lander Vikram has cast a pall on the country’s Chandrayaan-2 lunar mission, but Prime Minister Narendra Modi has told the nation’s space agency it must forge ahead. In a heartfelt 25-minute speech at the Indian Space Research Organisation’s Control Centre in Bengalaru late Friday (Sept. 6), Modi sought to boostRead More