26 February 2015

AWAS to acquire portfolio of four narrowbody aircraft from BOC Aviation

AWAS has agreed to acquire a portfolio of four late-model narrowbody passenger aircraft from BOC Aviation; three 737-800s and one A320-200. These aircraft are all subject to long-term leases with their respective airlines. Ray Sisson, President & CEO AWAS commented,  “Acquisitions in the secondary market are a key pillar of AWAS’ growth plan. This is […]

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Major players once more take opposing sides on US Open Skies agreement with Gulf carriers

It seems claims that Gulf carriers received government aid in excess of US$40bn to operate competitively will not go away. For Delta, United and American Airlines, the Open Skies Agreement, which was signed between the UAE, Qatar and the US nearly 20 years ago, is seen as an uneven playing field where government aid enabled

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Royal Jet awards SR Technics contract for twelve CFM 56-7B engines

Royal Jet, the Middle East’s foremost private charter company, headquartered in Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has awarded SR Technics, one of the world’s leading technical providers of solutions to airlines, a five-year contract to maintain, repair and overhaul their CFM56-7B engine fleet.The CFM56-7B engines are currently in service on Royal

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Fokker and SASMOS celebrate inauguration of Indian Joint Venture

Fokker Elmo, a business unit of Fokker Technologies and SASMOS HET Technologies formally inaugurated their joint venture for the production of Electrical Wiring Interconnection Systems (EWIS) for aircraft and engines, thus supporting the “Make in India” policy. The inauguration has taken place at the Joint Venture facility in Whitefield, Bangalore. The current SASMOS facility employs

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Sagem's WEFA system to transmit maintenance data on A320 family jetliners is certified

Airbus has certified the WEFA system made by Sagem (Safran), intended to remotely track the situation and maintenance status of Airbus A320 commercial jetliners. The certification from Airbus opens a potential market of several thousand aircraft for Sagem. Sagem’s WEFA system (Wireless Extension For ACMS/Aircraft Condition Monitoring System) allows airlines to remotely manage their flight

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Rolls-Royce opens Turbine Blade Casting Facility

Rolls-Royce marked the official opening of its new £110m Advanced Blade Casting Facility (ABCF). When fully operational in 2017, the 150,000 ft² (14,000 m²) facility in Rotherham will employ 150 people and have the capacity to manufacture more than 100,000 single crystal turbine blades a year. These blades will feature in a wide-range of Trent

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ST Engineering’s Aerospace arm sets up companies

Singapore Technologies Engineering (ST Engineering) announced that its indirect associated company, Total Engine Asset Management (TEAM), has set up wholly-owned subsidiaries, TEAM France 01 S.A.S. and TEAM France 02 S.A.S in France. TEAM France 01 and France 02, with share capital of €230,001 (approximately S$352,385) and €70,000 (approximately S$107,247) respectively, will focus on supporting TEAM

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LCI to lease six AW139s to Australian Helicopters

LCI, the aviation leasing arm of the Libra Group, has concluded an agreement to lease six new AgustaWestland aircraft to Australian Helicopters, a member of the Babcock Mission Critical Services Group. The AW139s will be progressively delivered to Australian Helicopters through 2015 and 2016 and, following arrival in Australia, will be modified for Emergency Medical

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