United States Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick says Rolls-Royce will be able to sell its engines to Boeing tariff-free, as will other United Kingdom-based aircraft parts manufacturers. The UK "sells Rolls-Royce engines to Boeing," Lutnick said during a May 8 televised media briefing from the Oval Office. "We've agreed to let Rolls-Royce engines and those kind [...]
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Norway's Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries will convert 50% of its loan to Norwegian Group, the parent of Norwegian Air Shuttle AOC and Norwegian Air Sweden AOC, into equity, acquiring a 6.37% stake in the company. According to an Oslo stock market filing, 65,582,436 newly issued shares will be delivered no later than May [...]
ITA Airways (AZ, Rome Fiumicino) is considering adding new long-haul routes as it plans to achieve profitability in 2027, chief executive officer Joerg Eberhart said in the interview with the Corriere della Sera daily. The airline is evaluating five new long-haul routes, mainly to North America. ITA is also keen on starting new services to [...]
Virtual carrier Västflyg (Trollhättan) aims to launch the route Stockholm Bromma-Visby before the summer, the company said in a press release, adding that it is looking into around 50 weekly departures. Earlier, it announced a June start to Bromma-Växjö flights, with 24 weekly departures. The announcement comes just months after Västflyg vowed to continue operating [...]
If parts suppliers increase prices rapidly, Air France-KLM will respond “aggressively”, group CFO Steven Zatt said during an investor call following the company’s latest financial results. Commenting on the worldwide tariffs announced by United States President Donald Trump, Zatt noted that it is still too early to tell but opined that the US, as an [...]
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DV Aviation, a Part 91 aircraft management specialist, has acquired Basin Aviation (Midland Airpark), a Texas-based Part 135 and fixed-base operator (FBO). In a social media announcement, DV Aviation said the acquisition expanded the company's presence in West Texas, enabling it to offer both charter and FBO services at Midland Airpark. Basin Aviation's Part 135 [...]
VistaJet Group Holding has added a Citation XLS+ to the United Kindom market through a partnership with SaxonAir Charter (SXN, Norwich International). “Welcoming this Citation XLS onto a United Kingdom certificate, in partnership with Saxon Air, allows us to offer domestic services on the Vista Members fleet," said Nick Van der Meer, chief operating officer [...]
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