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Udacity | December 08, 2022

Global aerospace pioneer Airbus has created a world-class Digital Academy to empower its employees with data-driven skills, as part of its mission to invest in its people and nurture internal talent amid the industry's skills shortage. The Digital Academy, created in partnership with digital talent transformation platform, Udacity, has generated a 237% return on investment through productivity gains and cost avoidance so far. Working closely with Udacity's talent transformation team sinc...

COMMERCIAL AVIATION

CDB Aviation | January 05, 2022

CDB Aviation, a wholly owned Irish subsidiary of China Development Bank Financial Leasing Co., Ltd. (“CDB Leasing”), announced the completion of deliveries of a fleet of fifteen new Boeing aircraft to U.S.-based United Airlines Holdings, Inc. (“United;” NASDAQ: UAL). The sale and leaseback transaction covered a fleet of two 787-9 Dreamliners and thirteen 737 MAX 8 aircraft, which were delivered between 2020 and 2021. “We want to thank me...

COMMERCIAL AVIATION

ZeroAvia | February 08, 2023

On February 07, 2023, one of the leaders in developing zero-emission solutions for commercial aviation, ZeroAvia, announced a collaboration agreement had been signed with Shell, Rotterdam The Hague Innovation Airport (RHIA) and Rotterdam The Hague Airport, and the companies will develop flights to European destinations, with a concept and demonstration of operations for hydrogen in airports by the end of 2024, getting prepared for commercial passenger flights by 2025. This colla...

BUSINESS AVIATION

China Eastern Airlines Global | November 08, 2022

China Eastern Airlines (CEA) signed an engine maintenance contract with Pratt & Whitney on Nov. 5, the opening day of the fifth China International Import Expo (CIIE), which is the first civil aviation purchase order inked at this year's CIIE The contract is for the maintenance of CEA's V2500 engines of over 50 Airbus A320 aircraft, with an estimated contract value that accounts for over 50 percent of the total value of CEA's deals at the annual import-themed trade fair. C...