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Irish Lessor Amadeo, formerly Doric Air Leasing, has firmed up an order for 20 Airbus A380s. Signed at the Singapore Airshow on February 12, the order confirmed an MoU for the aircraft which was announced at last June’s Paris Airshow. Amadeo had previously acted as an asset manager to airlines on their A380 purchases, and

Singapore Airlines and Airbus have signed an MoU at the Singapore Airshow to establish a flight training joint venture in Singapore. The facility, to be called Airbus Asia Training Centre (AATC), will initially operate from the SIA Training Centre near Changi Airport before moving to a new dedicated facility at Seletar Aerospace Park, and will

Hawker Pacific has signed a deal with Embraer Executive Jets to provide support services for Legacy 450 and 500 business jets in the Asia-Pacific region. Signed on the sidelines of the Singapore Airshow, the agreement extends Hawker Pacific’s experience of supporting Phenom and Legacy models in the region. “We have been working closely with Embraer

ATR has ended the 2014 Singapore Airshow with 28 firm orders and 20 options on its books. The regional turboprop manufacturer logged two new orders during the show, and revealed the identity of a third. UAE based lessor Dubai Aerospace Enterprise ordered 20 ATR 72-600s and took and 20 options, while Spain’s Binter Canarias ordered

The Virgin Independent Pilots Association (VIPA) has submitted a list of key recommendations to the federal government’s review of Australian air safety, including the fast-tracking of a second airport for the Sydney basin. Representatives from VIPA met with members of the Aviation Safety Regulation Review (ASRR) in Brisbane on February 12 to present their submission

The Australian Federation of Air Pilots (AFAP) which represents most of Tigerair’s pilots has reached a tentative agreement with the airline on a new enterprise agreement. The agreement comes in the wake of threats by the pilots to conduct industrial action on February 7 following a breakdown in talks between the parties. The planned action