American Eurocopter announced that Med-Trans Corporation, headquartered in Dallas, Texas, a leading provider of air ambulance programs throughout the United States, has signed an agreement to purchase up to 16 EC135 helicopters. The order includes 10 firm bookings and options for an additional six helicopters. The new EC135s will help Med-Trans sustain its market growth […]
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SAS continues to renew its aircraft fleet and has signed an agreement to sell four MD-82/87 aircraft. The purchaser also has an option on a further 19 MD-82s and 10 spare engines from SAS. Assuming that the option is exercised, this will complete the phase-out of the SAS MD-80 aircraft fleet, which was one of
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ARINC Incorporated has signed a Letter of Intent with Virgin Atlantic Airways to supply its new on-board Wi-Fi solution, Cabin Connect, to the airline. Virgin Atlantic is the first customer to sign for the new offering and will introduce the service to its passengers on a trial basis on three Airbus A330 aircraft commencing in
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Austrian carrier InterSky, INTRO Group, -major shareholder of the airline (49%)-, and the European turboprop aircraft manufacturer ATR signed a contract for the purchase of 2 ATR 72-600s, valued at some $47m. The first of the 70-seat ATR 72-600s will be introduced in December this year, with the second one following in March 2013. These
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On September 11th, Ameco Beijing completed a 3C check for a Boeing 767-300 aircraft of Business Air. It is the first cooperation between Ameco Beijing and Business Air. Business Air is a Thai charter airline and started international charter services in November 2009 with destinations mainly in China, Singapore, South Korea and Japan. Business Air
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Comlux The Aviation Group announced the Grand Opening of the new completion hangar of Comlux America. With its new facilities located on the Indianapolis International Airport airfield, Comlux America has established itself as one of the most unique and modern completion centers Instituted solely for the cabin outfitting of Airbus Corporate Jets and Boeing Business
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Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) announced a further strengthening of its top management team. Kim Graven-Nielsen has been appointed Chief Executive Officer, having served as adviser and Vice Chairman of the company since 2009. Kim previously served as CEO in, among others, Thomson-Thomson Inc. and Esko-Graphics and lived abroad for several years. He has also held
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British Airways Engineering, a leading Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul (MRO) provider, has signed a letter of intent with Airline Services Components Limited and Messier-Bugatti-Dowty (Safran group) to partner in the provision of wheels and brakes support services to the civil aviation industry. Subject to contract negotiations, the partnership will see the companies collaborate in the
The first tests of the air conditioning system, cabin pressure control system, bleed air system and wing anti-ice system for Bombardier’s CSeries family of aircraft have started at Liebherr-Aerospace Toulouse SAS, Toulouse (France). These components are part of the CSeries airliner’s integrated air management system and are also being delivered to Bombardier’s facilities in Mirabel
