The third Boeing C-17 Globemaster III airlifter for the Indian Air Force (IAF) departed for India Aug. 20 from the company’s Long Beach facility. It joins the first and second India C-17 airlifters, which arrived in June and July, respectively. Boeing is on track to deliver two more C-17s to the IAF this year and […]
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SR Technics has signed two contracts with easyJet to provide line maintenance services on the airline’s entire Airbus A319 and A320 Swiss registered fleet. With a three-year contract extension for Geneva and a new three-year contract for Basel, SR Technics will support a total of 22 aircraft in Switzerland. SR Technics’ Swiss line maintenance organization
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On August 22, 2013, the Aviation Register of the Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC AR) issued a Supplement to the Type Certificate for RRJ100-95LR aircraft — Long Range version of Sukhoi Superjet 100. IAC AR confirmed the SSJ100 LR’s compliance with the Interstate Aviation Committee’s current aviation regulations. This will allow Russian airlines to operate the
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Opting for the advantage of geographical proximity, Safran Engineering Services (Safran) opened an engineering center in Mobile (Alabama), in order to strengthen its collaboration with Airbus. Before relocating to Alabama, SEngS was already putting its expertise at the disposal of the local Airbus teams. In 2011, the European airframer decided to transfer the design of
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Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation announced a revamped schedule of the Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) program. First flight is slated for 2Q CY2015, with first delivery in 2Q CY2017. Prior to this adjustment, first flight was scheduled for 4Q CY2013, and first delivery between summer CY2015 and 1Q CY2016. In the course of developing the MRJ with
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GE Aviation has begun testing on its new composite fan blades for the GE9X, the next-generation GE90 engine that will power Boeing’s 777X aircraft. This validation test is the first of several testing programs GE has planned this year for the GE9X fan module. The first round of fan blade tests occurred in June at
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Atlasjet, one of the fastest growing airlines of the region, and Turkish Technic have signed a contract for comprehensive component support for the airline’s A320 family fleet for a term of five years extendable to ten years. With the addition of Atlasjet, Turkish Technic now supports 15 Airlines and more than five hundred aircraft all
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Finnair has resolved to issue a €150m fixed rate unsecured bond. The funds will be used for general corporate purposes. The bond matures in 5 years and pays an annual coupon of 5%. The bond offering was significantly oversubscribed and allocated to more than 100 investors. The Company will apply for the listing of the
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GA Telesis has acquired a significant Bombardier Q400 inventory of new, overhauled, serviceable rotable and expendable material with a value of $15m. The material is available for immediate purchase and the sales & marketing efforts will be led by the GA Telesis supply chain and global sales teams respectively. All of the components have been
