June 21, 2011

Construction of Lufthansa Technik's new maintenance hangar at BER officially under way

The construction of Lufthansa Technik AG’s new maintenance hangar at the future Airport Berlin Brandenburg (BER) is officially under way. The Hamburg-based company is investing 16 million Euro in the new hangar, which will be able to accommodate up to five short-haul and medium-haul aircraft. Alternatively it will be possible to maintain one widebody aircraft up …

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Héroux-Devtek to manufacture landing gear for C-130J aircraft

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Héroux-Devtek, a leading Canadian manufacturer of aerospace and industrial products, has been awarded a seven-year contract by Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company to manufacture the landing gear for the C-130J Super Hercules aircraft. Under the terms of the agreement, Héroux-Devtek will manufacture and assemble the landing gear for Lockheed Martin’s global production of C-130J aircraft and …

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CAE awarded contracts for six full-flight simulators

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CAE sold six CAE 7000 Series Level D full-flight simulators (FFS) at the Paris Air Show, to airline customers in Asia, Europe and North America. CAE will provide a Boeing 787 FFS to British Airways, FFSs for the Airbus A330 and Boeing 737NG aircraft to Garuda Indonesia, an FFS for the Airbus A380 aircraft to Skymark Airlines, an …

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China Eastern joins SkyTeam

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China Eastern and its subsidiary Shanghai Airlines officially joined the SkyTeam global airline alliance at a ceremony held in Beijing on June 21st. In welcoming these Shanghai-based airlines, SkyTeam cements its position as the region’s leading airline alliance, offering 10% more daily departures to and from the Greater China region. China Eastern becomes the 14th airline …

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US Airways announces $388 million aircraft financing

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US Airways released that it intends to make an offering, subject to market and other conditions, of Class A and Class B enhanced equipment trust certificates (the “Certificates”) in the aggregate principal amount of approximately $388 million. The Company intends to use the proceeds from the offering to refinance five Airbus aircraft currently owned by …

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Air Austral finalizes purchase and Fleet Management agreements

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Air Austral and the Engine Alliance have finalized agreements for the purchase of GP7200 engines and a 10-year Fleet Management Agreement to cover the maintenance, repair and overhaul of the engines that will power Air Austral’s two A380 aircraft. The total value of the deal is worth more than $240 million at list prices. Air …

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Sikorsky delivers six S-76C++ Helicopters to SonAir

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Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. reported the baseline delivery of six S-76C++ helicopters to SonAir Servico Aereo S.A. for support of offshore oil operations in Angola. SonAir has been flying Sikorsky products for more than 15 years. Currently, SonAir owns 15 S-76 aircraft for offshore oil missions in Angola and has contracted for three new S-76C++ helicopters for search …

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JetBlue to revise fleet delivery schedule

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JetBlue Airways announced a network-driven revision and extension of its A320 delivery schedule, including: A new order for 40 A320neo aircraft, offering up to 15% in fuel savings and increased range. Deferral of eight A320 aircraft from 2014-2015 to 2017 to smooth out aircraft deliveries, reducing capital commitment over the near term. Of the 52 …

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Pratt & Whitney's signs multiple contracts for EcoPower engine wash

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Pratt & Whitney signed multiple contracts at the Paris Air Show, for its EcoPower engine wash. Monarch has signed an exclusive three-year agreement for Pratt & Whitney’s environmentally friendly EcoPower engine wash service. The washes will be performed by Pratt & Whitney Global Service Partners at Manchester, London Luton and London Gatwick Airports. ABX Air, Inc. has signed …

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Sikorsky Aerospace Services and RUAG Aviation agree on opening CSC in Switzerland

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Sikorsky Aerospace Services announced the signing of an agreement with RUAG Aviation to designate its Alpnach helicopter facility in Switzerland as an authorized Customer Service Center (CSC) to support the Sikorsky S-76 helicopter platform. RUAG’s Customer Service Center will offer Sikorsky S-76 helicopter operators complete aftermarket support – including Sikorsky trained local maintenance personnel for on-site comprehensive …

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