Airbus has achieved on schedule certification for its new fuel-saving Sharklets for the A320 with CFM engines. This certification received from the European airworthiness authorities (EASA) will be followed very soon by the US FAA. For the flight test campaign, A320 Family aircraft with both CFM56 and V2500 engines have recently taken to the skies […]
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Qatar Airways and Airbus have signed an amendment to convert its existing firm order for twenty (20) A350-800s, forty (40) A350-900s and twenty (20) A350-1000s to forty three (43) A350-900s and thirty seven (37) A350-1000s. Qatar Airways’ total order for A350 XWB aircraft remains at eighty (80) aircraft.
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Aircastle Limited released that Nigel Harwood joined the Company as Executive Vice President, Asia-Pacific. Mr. Harwood will be heading Aircastle’s new business efforts in the Asia-Pacific region and will be based in Singapore.
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Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS), the Scandinavian flag-carrier has entered into a $125.2m senior secured loan facility covering three A330-300 aircraft (s/n’s 496, 515 and 568) with an East Asia-based Global Insurance Company as sole facility provider. Tranches covering the two Aircraft have been drawn down as the initial ECA-backed loans matured, with the third and
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Gama Group, the global business aviation services provider, announced the award by Transport Canada of a Foreign Air Operator Certificate (FAOC) enabling Gama Aviation to operate flights to, from and within Canada. The award of a Canadian FAOC to Farnborough, UK based Gama Aviation Ltd is part of its programme of continuing investment in expanding
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FL Technics, a global provider of integrated aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul services, successfully expands its landing gear activities by closing a recent set of deals worth over €1million. Launched as a separate division in the beginning of 2012, FL Technics Landing Gear has successfully conducted a number of Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 landing
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Nayak Aircraft Services has designed an external muffler for declining the hangar noise pollution generated by the Avionics Cooling System for a/c types B737 CL and NG, other models will follow. The handling is pretty simple due to the light weight and small dimensions. Easily docked to the Avionic Extraction Valve and easily retracted, no
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GE Capital Aviation Services Limited (GECAS) delivered a new leased Airbus A330-300 aircraft to XL Airways France. The aircraft comes from GECAS’ existing order book with Airbus and expands the airline’s fleet. This is the first A330-300 joining the XL Airways France fleet.
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Component Control reported that Turbopower LLC, a leading aero engine MRO company that services the PT6A/T and T56/501D engine platforms, has selected Quantum Control to manage its comprehensive MRO and part sales services. Turbopower serves the worlds military operations, commuter airlines, business aviation, charter taxi, emergency medical services, and utility freight providers through its state-of-the-art
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The delivery of Doric’s 18th Airbus A380 under management on November 30th concluded the aircraft acquisitions for the Doric Alpha EETC transaction closed in June this year. Doric’s aviation portfolio now comprises 35 aircraft valued at about $7bn. Doric Nimrod Air Finance Alpha Limited (Doric Alpha) took delivery of its fourth and final Airbus A380
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