An Air Tanzania Airbus A220-300 5H-TCH (msn 55047) aircraft owned by Air Tanzania Company Limited (ATCL) was seized in the Netherlands on December 2nd by a Swedish investor EcoEnergy over the revocation of land title for a multibillion-dollar sugar project in Bagamoyo, Tanzania. The loss of land for the bioelectricity project in which the Swedish…
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Air Côte d’Ivoire Expands its Fleet & Network with Modern Airbus A330neo Aircraft
Air Côte d’Ivoire, the national airline of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, has signed a firm order for two A330neo aircraft to support its growth strategy. The agreement was announced at Airbus headquarters in Toulouse, in the presence of Amadou Koné, Minister of Transport of Côte d’Ivoire, Laurent Loukou, CEO of Air Côte d’Ivoire, General…
H130/EC130 T2
Airbus’ single-engine H130 (previously known as the EC130 T2) is in widespread use with sightseeing services, charter operators and emergency medical services. Hover ceiling OGE 2,957 mHover ceiling IGE 3,429 mFast cruise speed 237 km/hMax* range with standard fuel tanks at SL 606 kmMax* endurance with standard fuel tanks SL 4 hr, 00 minFlight envelope…
Airbus H125/Eurocopter A350
The H125 is a member of Airbus’ rugged and proven Ecureuil familyconsisting of (AS350, AS355, AS550, AS555, H125, H125M, EC130, H130) that are found in nearly 120 countries around the world. Some 1,100 H125/AS350 B3e rotorcraft currently are in service worldwide, and are primarily used for high-performance missions in high and hot conditions. The H125…
First A380 powered by 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel takes to the skies
Airbus has performed a first A380 flight powered by 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). Airbus’ A380 test aircraft MSN 1 took off from Blagnac Airport, Toulouse, France at 08h43 on Friday 25 March. The flight lasted about three hours, operating one Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engine on 100% SAF. 27 tonnes of unblended SAF were provided…
Kenya’s Astral Aviation to add A320P2Fs, eyes widebodies
News Kenya’s Astral Aviation to add A320P2Fs, eyes widebodies Astral Aviation will become the A320-200(P2F)’s global launch operator after it announced it would lease two aircraft of the type from ST Engineering through Vaayu Group. The first of the pair, msn 2737, is currently completing its P2F conversion process at Singapore Seletar ahead of its delivery to Kenya…