AWAS

flightglobal | August 21, 2017

Middle Eastern lessor Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) has completed its acquisition of AWAS. DAE signed a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of the AWAS group of of companies from funds managed by Terra Firma Capital Partners and the Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board in April....

airwise | August 21, 2017

Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) has completed the acquisition of Dublin-based aircraft lessor AWAS in a deal that will more than triple the size of the company's fleet. DAE announced in April that it would acquire the AWAS group of companies from private equity investors Terra Firma Capital Partners and the Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed....

Simple Flying | January 13, 2020

Gulf Air has partnered up with Etihad to share benefits across both loyalty programs. Members of Etihad Guest, the loyalty program of Etihad, can now use their membership to redeem benefits across Gulf Air, the national carrier of Bahrain. Likewise, those frequent flyer members of Gulf Air’s Falconflyer program can now use their points across Etihad’s vast network....

FlightGlobal | January 13, 2020

Airbus has started operating the first of the six BelugaXL high-capacity transports it is building to facilitate production ramp-up. The A330-based aircraft completed its first operational flight on 9 January, says the airframer. EASA certification was secured in November 2019, following a test campaign of more than 700h across some 200 flights since the first in July 2018. All six BelugaXL freighters will be operating by the end of 2023, Airbus indicates. The Rolls-Royce Trent 700-powered aircr...