5 January 2009

Goodrich and Rolls-Royce complete engine controls joint venture

Goodrich Corporation and Rolls-Royce Group have completed the formation of a joint venture company to develop and supply engine controls for Rolls-Royce aero engines. The transaction closed on December 31, 2008. The joint venture company, Rolls-Royce Goodrich Engine Control Systems Limited, operates as Aero Engine Controls. Each of the contributing companies owns 50 per cent […]

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AerCap signs $1.4 billion facility agreement for A330 financing

AerCap Holdings has signed a facility agreement with Calyon S.A. and other banks and financial institutions, outlining the terms pursuant to which the European Export Credit Agencies may provide guarantees on up to $1.4 billion of financing. This represents a significant portion of the remaining financing needed for the Airbus A330 order delivering between 2009

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Air New Zealand test flight proves viability of Jatropha Biofuel

The world’s first commercial aviation test flight powered by the sustainable second-generation biofuel jatropha has been successfully completed in Auckland. More than a dozen key performance tests were undertaken in the two hour test flight which took-off at 11:30am (NZ time) from Auckland International Airport. A biofuel blend of 50:50 jatropha and Jet A1 fuel

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Delta Air Lines completes offering of common stock

Delta Air Lines has completed its offering of common stock. The company sold 18,172,219 shares of common stock through a continuous offering program equity distribution agreement with Citi, generating gross proceeds of approximately $196 million. All of the shares of stock sold in this offering were withheld, as the employee portion of withholding taxes on

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Frontier Airlines shows net profit for November 2008

Frontier Airlines Holdings filed its Monthly Operating Report for November 2008. Frontier reported a consolidated net profit of $2.9 million and an operating profit of $2.5 million for the month. Included in Frontier’s operating profit were non-cash mark-to-market losses on fuel hedge contracts of $2.0 million. Frontier’s cash position increased to $53.4 million for November

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Saudi Arabian Airlines selects Hamilton Sundstrand to install APU on A320's

Saudi Arabian Airlines has selected Hamilton Sundstrand to install its APS 3200 Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) on the airline’s new fleet of 50 Airbus A320 series aircraft. Hamilton Sundstrand has delivered more than 1,500 APS 3200 APUs to more than 70 airlines for their fleets of Airbus A320 aircraft.

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