Chief Executive Officer and President – A Portrait AF Amsterdam, July 5th 2021–John L. Plueger is Chief Executive Officer, President, and Member of the Board of Directors of Air Lease Corporation. Air Lease Corporation is a leading aircraft leasing company principally engaged in purchasing commercial aircraft and leasing them to its valued airline customers worldwide.…
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By: Maycol Vargas Sources: Travel + Leisure, BNN, PAX Amsterdam, June 29, 2021 — Canada has announced that fully vaccinated Canadian citizens will suffer less restrictions when returning from travel. Following the announcement, airlines are ramping up their schedules for a turnaround, planned for the northern hemisphere summer. WestJet airline announced plans to restart dozens…
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By: Maycol Vargas Source: Embraer Amsterdam, June 24th, 2021 – The airline Helvetic Airways receives its first aircraft model E195-E2 from Embraer. This is the first of four new aircrafts, model E195-E2, ordered from Embraer headquartered in São José dos Campos – São Paulo – Brazil. The company is expected to receive the other three…
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Solution: Embraer source: simple flying Amsterdam, 25 May 2021– Just a couple of weeks ago, Alexis von Hoensbroech, CEO of Austrian Airlines, expressed some concerns regarding the future of the regional aircraft segment. The catchy title of the Simple Flying article sounded even stronger, and obviously we here at Embraer didn’t like that sound very much. Luckily for Embraer,…
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Paris Montreal on cooking oil Anton Foek Amsterdam, 18 May 2021 – Air France-KLM has launched its first long-haul flight with so-called SAF. This is a sustainable jet fuel made by the French oil and gas group Total from used cooking oil. The material was mixed with normal kerosene before the flight from Paris to…
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Destination Portugal By Maycol Vargas Amsterdam, May 16, 2021 – Headquartered at London Luton Airport (LTN), easyJet announced last Thursday [ May 13th ] that 105,000 extra seats were added on flights between the UK and Portugal. The release of this statement places easyJet, which provides low-cost transportation, as the airline that offers the largest…
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Responsibilities for a New World Part III Amsterdam, May 13th 2021–Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAFs)—including biofuels—are made from a variety of raw materials including waste fats and oils, vegetable oils, wood chips or even household waste But, as things stand, first-generation biofuels lack the sustainability that would make them a true game-changer. They remain expensive—two to…
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First Airbus A321 Long Range (LR) aircraft delivery. Amsterdam May 11th 2021– JetBlue (NASDAQ: JBLU) today announced it has taken delivery of the airline’s first Airbus A321 Long Range (LR) aircraft, with tail N4022J arriving at JetBlue’s home at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) Terminal 5 this afternoon. This A321LR was assembled at the…
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BA and ZeroAvia Amsterdam, May 15th 2021– British Airways’ owner AIG recently became the first European airline Group to commit to powering 10 percent of all of its flights with sustainable aviation fuel by 2030. The group will purchase one million tonnes of sustainable jet fuel per year enabling it to cut its annual emissions by two million tonnes…
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A Beautiful Scoop for ZeroAvia Amsterdam, May 14th 2021– ZeroAvia is a leader in zero-emission aviation, focused on hydrogen-electric aviation solutions to address a variety of markets, initially targeting 500-mile range in 10-20 seat aircraft used for commercial passenger transport, package delivery, agriculture, and more. Based in London and California, ZeroAvia has already secured experimental certificates…
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