Heike Tamm, Author at AviTrader Aviation News

Pratt & Whitney and JetBlue sign long-term service agreement for 230 V2500® engines

JetBlue Airways and Pratt & Whitney have signed a 13-year EngineWise® fixed-price agreement for 230 V2500® engines that power the airline’s A320ceo Family fleet. JetBlue operates a fleet of 193 Airbus A320ceo Family aircraft powered by the V2500 engine. The airline has also ordered 85 GTF-powered Airbus A320neo Family aircraft, of which ten have already […]

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IBA appoints Phil Talbot as Chief Technology Officer

People

IBA has appointed Phil Talbot as Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Talbot has over 20 years’ experience in financial services and asset management technology with substantial expertise in business analytics, data research, AI, Big Data and cloud infrastructure. He will be responsible for managing the development of IBA’s leading aviation intelligence platform, IBA.iQ, as well as

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IAG Cargo reports 33% increase in second-quarter 2020 revenues

Financial

IAG Cargo has reported its second-quarter 2020 results (Q2 2020), reporting commercial revenues of €369 million over the period from April 1 to June 30, 2020, an increase of 33.1% on the same period in 2019 at constant currency. Overall yields for the quarter were up 224.7% to the same time last year at constant currency, reflecting the extra

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New BAA Training center in Spain will include Boeing 737 MAX 8 Full Flight Simulator

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BAA Training is going forward with its expansion in Spain. The global aviation training provider is establishing a 5,300 m² training center near Barcelona–El Prat Josep Tarradellas Airport. The new facility will become a home to Boeing 737 NG, Airbus A320ceo/neo and a new type for the company – a Boeing 737 MAX 8 full-flight

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AVATAR Partners debuts Avatar CONNECT AR solution

Information Technology

AVATAR Partners, an innovator in virtual, augmented and mixed reality (extended reality or XR, collectively) software solutions for heavy-duty industry and defense, has introduced its new Avatar CONNECT solution. Avatar CONNECT is designed to deliver a highly user-friendly, robust and low-cost way to connect remote team members via real-time collaboration anywhere in the world and

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Oriens Aviation places first enhanced Pilatus PC-12 NGX in the U.K.

Aircraft & Engines

Oriens Aviation, the exclusive sales and service center for Pilatus Aircraft in the British Isles, delivered the newest ‘third-generation’ Pilatus PC-12 NGX to a private customer based in north-west England on July 30, 2020. With its stylish executive six-to-eight-seat interior layout, the aircraft is ideal for business and leisure use. Three years in the making,

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Boeing to end production of 747 by 2022

Aircraft & Engines, Top Stories

The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have continued to hit the world’s second-largest planemaker to the point where it is now further revising output schedules. Growing hostilities between the U.S. and China have now seen the latter shelve plans to purchase larger jets from the U.S., which has caused further problems for Boeing. The 777X

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AerCap posts second-quarter net income of US$246 million, cancels order for 15 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft

Financial

AerCap has posted second-quarter net income of US$248 million compared with US$331 million for the same period in 2019. Basic lease rents were US$948 million for the second-quarter of 2020, compared with US$1,077 million for the same period in 2019. The decrease was primarily due to lease restructurings, transitions and the impact of airline bankruptcies.

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CDB Aviation delivers three Airbus A320neos to new customer Frontier Airlines

Aircraft & Engines

CDB Aviation, a wholly owned Irish subsidiary of China Development Bank Financial Leasing (CDB Leasing), has commenced the deliveries of three Airbus A320neos to a new customer, Denver-based low-fare carrier Frontier Airlines as part of a sale-and-leaseback transaction. The LEAP-1A engine-powered aircraft, delivering from Airbus’ A320 Family jetliner final assembly line in Mobile, Alabama, are

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JetBlue deploys Honeywell’s Ultraviolet Cleaning System

Other News

Honeywell’s new UV Cabin System has been put into service as part of a pilot program by JetBlue Airways, marking the first time a U.S. airline has implemented this Honeywell technology. In clinical studies, ultraviolet light has been found to be capable of significantly reducing certain viruses and bacteria when properly applied at prescribed levels.

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