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BBAM Adds Up to 12 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighters: 1/20/2021 8:45:36 AM; Boeing [NYSE: BA] and BBAM Limited Partnership announced the lessor is expanding its 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighter fleet with six firm orders and six options.
Qatar Airways Becomes The First Global Airline In The World To Achieve A 5-Star COVID-19 Airline Safety Rating By Skytrax: 1/18/2021 8:04:41 PM; Qatar Airways has become the first global airline in the world to achieve the prestigious 5-Star COVID-19 Airline Safety Rating by international air transport rating organisation, Skytrax.
Pratt & Whitney Canada Named Canada’s Top Aerospace R&D Investor for 2020: 1/18/2021 7:40:23 PM; Pratt & Whitney Canada - a business unit of Pratt & Whitney, a division of Raytheon Technologies Corp. (NYSE: RTX) - is honoured to have been named the top 2020 investor in Canada’s Aerospace Research & Development sector and the fourth largest R&D investor overall in the country, improving on its fifth place overall ranking the previous year.
Air New Zealand supports ESR to get smart with saliva: 1/18/2021 7:34:18 PM; Starting next week, Air New Zealand employees who are currently undertaking regular surveillance testing under the Ministry of Health testing order will be invited to participate in the study.
Air New Zealand - a year not so much in the air: 1/15/2021 3:20:14 AM; Air New Zealand reflects on some of the numbers from a most extraordinary 2020. During New Zealand’s Alert Level 4 lockdown, 67 of the airline’s aircraft were grounded, and by the end of 2020, the 15 strong Boeing 777 fleet had been sent to long term storage facilities in Auckland, Roswell, New Mexico and Victorville, California.
easyJet cabin crew to be fast tracked to support the NHS vaccination programme: 1/15/2021 3:17:53 AM; Following easyJet’s recent offer of help to the UK Government, easyJet cabin crew are being recruited and fast tracked to support the NHS as part of the vital nationwide effort to distribute the Coronavirus vaccine.
IATA Welcomes US Pre-Departure Testing Order: 1/15/2021 3:10:26 AM; The International Air Transport Association (IATA) welcomed the announcement by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that it will require all travelers to the US to show proof of a negative COVID-19 test undertaken within three days prior to their departure to the US.
Qatar Airways Earns Highest Diamond Standard Status In The Global APEX Health Safety Powered By SimpliFlying COVID-19 Audit: 1/14/2021 4:53:55 PM; Qatar Airways is proud to announce that it has achieved Diamond Standard in the Airline Passenger Experience Association’s (APEX) Health Safety Powered by SimpliFlying audit.
Aon launches fuel price insurance product for shipping and aviation industries: 1/12/2021 12:09:01 PM; Aon plc (NYSE: AON), a leading global professional services firm providing a broad range of risk, retirement and health solutions, today announced the launch of its new fuel insurance solution, designed to help companies protect against rising fuel costs. Backed by AAA-rated credit insurance, the coverage will be activated if the cost of fuel rises and exceeds an agreed …
Lufthansa raised 500 million euros in aircraft financing in the second half of 2020: 1/8/2021 3:19:48 PM; Since July 2020, Deutsche Lufthansa AG has raised a total of around 500 million euros by using aircrafts as security in eight financing transactions.
Air France awarded 4-star "Covid-19 airline safety rating" by SKYTRAX: 1/8/2021 3:18:19 PM; Air France has been certified with the Covid-19 Airline Safety Rating following the global audit conducted by the international air transport rating agency Skytrax.
Enders Diagnostics and Swissport Open Pre-Departure PCR Testing Facility at Zurich Airport: 1/6/2021 6:35:57 PM; From Thursday, 7 January 2020, Ender Diagnostics, offers a PCR test innovation at the newly opened pre-departure testing facility operated by Checkport at Zurich Airport in Switzerland.
Bombardier Announces Completion of Previously Announced Acquisition and Gains Full Ownership of Aircraft Service Centre in Berlin: 1/4/2021 4:04:51 PM; Bombardier today announced the completion of the previously announced acquisition of all the issued and outstanding shares of the aircraft service centre in Berlin that it did not own.
oneworld, SkyTeam and Star Alliance support Worldwide Airport Slot Board recommendations: 12/24/2020 3:49:16 AM; Global alliances urge slot relief measures to protect consumer choice and preserve international connectivity oneworld, SkyTeam and Star Alliance support calls for governments to implement recommendations for slot relief measures for Northern Summer 2021 issued by the Worldwide Airport Slot Board (WASB), comprising Airports Council International (ACI World), IATA, and …
Xwing Launches Regional Air Operations and Delivers its First COVID-19 Vaccines: 12/23/2020 12:06:17 PM; Xwing today announces it has successfully completed, through its subsidiary, its first delivery of COVID-19 vaccines in the US. The company received FAA approval in late-November and started piloted commercial cargo operations on December 1.
Airbus delivers the first A400M to the Belgian Air Force: 12/22/2020 10:59:57 AM; The Belgian Air Force has taken delivery of its first of seven Airbus A400M military transport aircraft. The aircraft was handed over to the customer at the A400M Final Assembly Line in Seville (Spain) and subsequently performed its ferry flight to the 15th Wing Air Transport in Melsbroek (Belgium), where the aircraft will be based.
Air New Zealand welcomes customers for busiest week: 12/22/2020 10:52:51 AM; The airline is expecting to welcome more than 170,000 customers on its domestic network this week across 2,589 flights. The busiest day is expected to be Christmas Eve, with the airline operating more than 420 flights – the most popular route being Auckland to Christchurch.