20 June 2011

TAECO opens sixth hangar in Xiamen

Taikoo (Xiamen) Aircraft Engineering Company Limited (TAECO) opened its sixth maintenance hangar at Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport today. The US$73.5 million investment in the new hangar facilities underpins the Company’s confidence in serving the burgeoning demand for aircraft engineering services worldwide. The new 45,790 square-metre hangar is fully equipped to accommodate two wide-body aircraft, enabling […]

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Aircelle signs nacelle services agreement with SIA Engineering Company

Aircelle, Safran group, has expanded its global maintenance network into Asia Pacific Region through an agreement with SIA Engineering Company Limited (SIAEC) for the repair, overhaul and services of Aircelle engine nacelles of SIA’s fleet and related operators, as well as other legacy customers of SIAEC. This Services agreement combines the nacelle OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer)

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Boeing and AVIC to open Manufacturing Innovation Center in China

Boeing and Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC), China’s largest state-owned aviation company, will open the AVIC-Boeing Manufacturing Innovation Center (MIC) in Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, China. Geng Ruguang, executive vice president of AVIC, and Ray Conner, vice president and general manager of Boeing Commercial Airplanes Supply Chain Management & Operations, signed the agreement on behalf of

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SAS places an order with Airbus for 30 Aircraft powered by LEAP engines

SAS has placed an order for 30 Airbus A320neo with an option of an additional 11 Airbus A320neo with first delivery from the second half of 2016 and final delivery during 2019. SAS has selected CFM International’s advanced LEAP engine to power these 30 new Airbus A320neo aircraft scheduled to begin delivery in 2016.  The engine order is valued

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Boeing and Air Lease Corporation sign agreement for up to 33 Airplanes

Boeing released that Air Lease Corporation (ALC) will purchase up to 33 airplanes. The agreement calls for 14 firm orders and four options for Next-Generation 737-800s, as well as five 777-300ERs (Extended Range) and four 787-9 Dreamliners. ALC also agrees to exercise options on six airplanes from last year’s 60 737-800 order.

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Boeing signs orders and commitments for 17 747-8 Intercontinentals

Boeing signed orders and commitments for 17 747-8 Intercontinentals.  Placed by two undisclosed customers, the combined deals are valued at $5.4 billion at list prices. One carrier has committed to 15 of the new passenger version of the 747-8 while another carrier placed an order for two. “These orders for the 747-8 Intercontinental mark a major

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GECAS signs firm order for 60 Airbus 320neo aircraft

GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS),  signed a firm order for 60 Airbus 320neo Family aircraft at the 49th LeBourget airshow. GECAS has selected CFM’s LEAP-X engine for all 60 A320neo aircraft. The deal was announced  by Norman C.T. Liu, President and CEO of GECAS and John Leahy, Airbus Chief Operating Officer Customers. This new order brings

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IBA announces further sales of A320 material from stage two lots of remaining Alitalia assets

The International Bureau of Aviation (IBA) has completed additional sales of inventory material from the remaining assets of the old Alitalia operations.  This was the most substantial package of A320 rotable parts that IBA have offered for sale so far. The Lots were sold to AvTrade, following competitive bidding for a range of assets. Ben Jacques,

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AWAS delivers new A320-200 aircraft to Frontier Airlines

AWAS has delivered a new Airbus A320-200 to Frontier Airlines, an operating unit of Republic Airways Holdings, Inc., headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. This latest delivery is one of three A320 aircraft delivered by AWAS this year and supports a major fleet optimization program launched by Frontier and its parent company, Republic Airways Holdings, Inc.

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