February 10, 2014

Singapore's A*Star and Airbus to collaborate on research in aviation

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The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) in Singapore inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Airbus at the 3rd Aerospace Technology Leadership Forum on February 10th. The MoU signed between Airbus and A*STAR will facilitate collaboration in areas of mutual interest, including data analytics. A*STAR’s extensive capabilities in data analytics solutions can be […]

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Virgin America reports January 2014 operational results

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Virgin America reported its preliminary operational results for January 2014. The airline’s January traffic rose 10.9% on 3.7% more capacity, compared with the same month in 2013. Load factor in January was 76.3%, up 5.0 points from the same month a year earlier.

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Volaris to lease 16 more new aircraft

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Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion (Volaris), the ultra-low-cost airline serving Mexico, and the US, has signed a letter of intent with a leading aircraft lessor for 16 aircraft, comprised of ten new A320neo and six new A321neo, driving fleet growth while significantly enhancing efficiency. These NEO aircraft, powered by Pratt & Whitney’s PW1100G engines, will

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American Airlines Group reports January traffic results

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American Airlines Group’s total traffic was up 3.8% versus January 2013, while total capacity was up 2.3% versus January 2013. Total passenger load factor was 80.3% for the month of January, up 1.2 points versus January 2013.

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UTC Aerospace Systems awarded Royal Australian Air Force contract for C-130 wheels and carbon brakes

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UTC Aerospace Systems was awarded a contract to provide the Commonwealth of Australia upgraded wheels and brakes for their C-130 aircraft. The new UTC Aerospace Systems C-130 wheels and brakes feature the latest in technology and industry-leading innovation. The carbon brakes use proprietary DURACARB carbon heat sink material that provides eight times longer life than

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Boeing selects Monarch Aircraft Engineering to provide GoldCare to Norwegian Air International

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Monarch Aircraft Engineering (MAEL) has been selected by Boeing to provide GoldCare support to Norwegian Air International’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner operation at London Gatwick Airport in the UK. MAEL’s experienced engineering team will commence support services in the second quarter of 2014 with the first of four Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft entering into an initial

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P&W marks opening of new MRO and engineering facility at Singapore Seletar Aerospace Park

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Pratt & Whitney marked the official opening of Pratt & Whitney Component Solutions, the company’s new repair and engineering facility at Singapore’s Seletar Aerospace Park. The new flagship facility performs certain PW4000 engine component repair and will house various office support departments, including the company’s recently established regional office, and Global Services Engineering – Asia,

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Boeing forecasts $1.9 trillion 20-year market for new airplanes in Asia Pacific

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Boeing (BA) says strong economic and passenger growth will be main drivers of new airplane demand in the Asia Pacific region. Boeing estimates the region’s airlines will need an additional 12,820 airplanes valued at $1.9 trillion, representing 36% of the world’s new airplane deliveries over the next 20 years. “Asia Pacific economies and passenger traffic

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Delta names Gil West executive vice president and chief operating officer

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Delta Air Lines’ (DAL) Board of Directors approved the appointment of Wayne Gilbert “Gil” West to executive vice president and chief operating officer effective March 1, 2014. West will succeed Stephen E. Gorman who will retire after leading Delta’s operations divisions since 2007.

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SuperJet International and PowerJet announce completion of first ever export credit financing for a Sukhoi Superjet 100

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The first ever export credit financing package for the Sukhoi Superjet 100 was completed in December 2013 at delivery of the fourth out of twenty Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) regional jets ordered by the Mexican airline Interjet. The aircraft was financed through a multilateral export credit guaranteed by Coface, SACE and VEB for the French,

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