18 February 2008

TAM incorporated a new Airbus A320 to its fleet, brought directly from the factory at Toulouse, France. With this aircraft, TAM now has 103 Airbus models – 15 A319s, 71 A320s, 3 A321s, 12 A330s and 2 A340s. The arrival of the new airplane reinforces TAM’s policy of operating a fleet with a low average

Iberia has signed agreements with the Spanish airline Air Comet to maintain its aircraft and engines at the Iberia Maintenance facilities in Madrid. The two contracts have a three-year term. The first covers maintenance, inspection, and repair of the CFM56-5C engines used on Air Comet

PowerJet, a joint-venture between Snecma (SAFRAN Group) and NPO Saturn announced the first successful results of its SaM146 engine flight test program. The flight test campaign started on December 6, 2007 on LII Gromov

Singapore Aero Engine Services Private Limited (SAESL), which specialises in the maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) of Rolls-Royce Trent aero engines, on February 18th broke ground on the site for a new two-storey, 12,000 Sq M development located at Calshot Road in Changi, Singapore. The new development, to be built at a cost of SGD60M

International Aero Engines reported Singapore-based low-cost airline group Tiger Airways had chosen the V2500 to power 20 Airbus A320 family aircraft. All engines will be of the SelectOne build standard and will be backed by a long-term V2500Select agreement. The combined engine purchase and aftermarket agreement is valued at $580 million to IAE. Tiger Airways