Onex Corporation has agreed to acquire a 50% interest in BBAM, the world’s third largest manager of commercial jet aircraft, for $165m. The transaction is expected to close by the end of 2012 subject to certain conditions and approvals. Onex will acquire a 35% interest in BBAM from BBAM’s management team and a 15% interest […]
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Airbus has successfully completed the main structural assembly and system connection of A350 XWB ‘MSN-001′ – the first flight-test aircraft. The aircraft was shown on its wheels for the very first time moving out of the main assembly hall (Station 40) at the recently inaugurated “Roger Béteille” A350 XWB Final Assembly Line in Toulouse. It
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Iraqi Airways, the national carrier of Iraq, has taken delivery of its first A330-200 becoming a new operator for the type. This will be the first Airbus widebody aircraft to be operated by Iraqi Airways. The carrier already operates two A321 aircraft. Accommodating a two-class configuration of 24 business and 264 economy seats, the aircraft
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Hawthorne Global Aviation Services was selected as an authorized Honeywell Avionics dealer, providing installation, sales and service for a full range of Honeywell Avionics products at its FBO and Part 145 repair station located at Long Island MacArthur Airport in Islip, NY. As an authorized Honeywell Avionics dealer, Hawthorne offers a range of avionics installation
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Northrop Grumman Corporation’s (NOC) aircraft systems repair station in Rolling Meadows has been granted Part 145 certification by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). The company’s repair station was established to meet regulatory requirements for customers operating aircraft under civil aviation rules. Opened in 2009, the station services Northrop Grumman’s infrared countermeasures systems.
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Boeing projects the world’s airlines should see reasonable liquidity and pricing for new-aircraft delivery financing in 2013 even as jet builders ramp up production to meet demand, the manufacturer announced in London on December 4th, in issuing its fifth annual finance market forecast. “We expect that despite economic and political challenges, global air travel will
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The U.S. Navy exercised a 2013 contract option for the procurement of 52 GE F414 engines in support of the Navy’s planned procurement of F/A-18E/F Super Hornets and EA-18G Growlers. This contract option follows the Navy’s decision to purchase 82 F414 engines earlier this year. Options for the Navy could increase the total buy to
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A new Full Flight Simulator (FFS) for training on the SSJ100 aircraft arrived for installation at the SuperJet International (SJI) Training Center in Venice (Italy), close to the International Marco Polo airport. The SSJ100 simulator, produced by L3 Communications, formerly Thales, fully replicates the aircraft cockpit with state-of-the-art visual and motion system, enabling pilots to
FL Technics, a global provider of integrated aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul services, and Ariana Afghan Airlines, the national carrier of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, have announced the signing of the Letter of Intent in relation to a comprehensive long-term strategic cooperation between the two companies. The new partnership will begin with the establishment
Boeing reached a record for year-to-date 737 deliveries with the delivery of the 377th Next-Generation 737 on December 4th. The delivery of the airplane, a 737-900ER (Extended Range) with Boeing Sky Interior for United Airlines, topped the previous record of 376 deliveries set in 2010. In October, the 737 also broke its own record for
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