10 February 2010

AFI KLM E&M modifies Dragon Air Leasing A320 for Chinese Airline

Dragon Aviation Leasing recently commissioned engineering and cabin modification work on an Airbus A320 from AFI KLM E&M on behalf of its Juneyao Airlines client. At the customer’s request, AFI KLM E&M successfully took up the challenge of delivering the aircraft two weeks ahead of schedule while complying with the standards set by the European […]

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Messier-Bugatti carbon brakes chosen to retrofit Aeromexico

Aeromexico has retrofitted its first B737-700 with Messier-Bugatti (Safran group) carbon brakes, as part of a large-scale program to upgrade its entire fleet of 36 Boeing 737-700 and -800 Next-Generation twinjets with Messier-Bugatti carbon brakes. This program marks the first actual replacement of steel brakes on B737NGs already in service.

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Alabama Aircraft announces three-year extension of current union contract

Alabama Aircraft Industries announced that AAII and the International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW), Local No. 1155 have agreed to extend, with no changes in pay or benefits, its current collective bargaining agreement for another three years through March 21, 2013. The extension will allow the Company to control

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Sky announces A320 sale/leaseback with Avianca

Sky Holding Company announced the delivery of one Airbus A320-214 to Aerovias del Continente Americano S.A. (“Avianca”), Colombia’s leading airline. This transaction represents a continuation of Sky’s long relationship with Avianca and the first sale/leaseback transaction of Sky’s new fleet, which is being built in partnership with Oaktree Capital.

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AAR estimates impact of Mesa's bankruptcy on third quarter results

AAR released that results for the third quarter ending February 28, 2010, will be unfavorably impacted by approximately $0.10 diluted earnings per share as a result of Mesa Air Group January 5, 2010 Chapter 11 filing under the United States Bankruptcy Code. The impact mostly reflects the Company’s estimated loss on pre-petition trade accounts receivables

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Tracer Repair & Overhaul and Messier Bugatti complete ownership transaction of MBT

Tracer Repair & Overhaul, a provider of commercial aviation aftermarket parts and military aviation wheel and brake repair and management services, announced the sale of its remaining shares in Messier-Bugatti-Tracer (MBT) to Messier Bugatti, a division of SAFRAN. Messier-Bugatti-Tracer (MBT), a joint venture of Tracer R&O and Messier Bugatti, was formed in 2003 and has

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