17 March 2015

Lessor Palma orders fifth Bombardier Q400 NextGen turboprop airliner

Lessor Palma Holding has signed a firm purchase agreement to acquire an additional dual-class Q400 NextGen aircraft. Under a joint venture between Palma and Ibdar Bank BSC (“Ibdar”), the firm-ordered aircraft will be leased to RwandAir of Kigali, Rwanda. RwandAir currently operates two dual-class Bombardier CRJ900 NextGen regional jets, and with the lease of the […]

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New airline flymojo signs LOI for up to 40 Bombardier CSeries airliners

Fly Mojo and Bombardier have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) for the sale and purchase of 20 CS100 aircraft with options for an additional 20 CS100 aircraft. The announcement was made in parallel with the Government of Malaysia’s announcement at LIMA on a new airline, flymojo, which will be based out of Johor Bahru,

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Starbow becomes first Ghana-based Q400 operator

Starbow became the first Ghana-based operator of the Q400 turboprop when it launched service with a Q400 NextGen aircraft, wet-leased from Falcon Aviation Services of Abu Dhabi. The aircraft is one of six that Falcon ordered from Bombardier in 2014. As announced in July 2014, Falcon and Bombardier have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)

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French General Directorate for Armament (DGA) took delivery of 2 upgraded AS532 Cougar for French Army Aviation

Airbus Helicopters was awarded with an ambitious modernization program, by the French General Directorate for Armament, for the 26 Cougar aircraft that are operated by the French Army Aviation. The upgrade includes, in particular, a new avionics suite and an exceptional automatic pilot similar to that of the H225M (formerly the EC725) which brings a

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Precision Aviation Group obtains Part 145 CASA & EASA approval in Australia

Precision Aviation Group, a leading provider of products and value-added services to the worldwide aerospace and defense industry, has obtained Part 145 approval from the Civil Aviation Service Authority (CASA) and European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) in Australia after working closely with officials for the past 12 months. “PAG Australia has taken care of our

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Boeing delivers first South Carolina-built 787-9 Dreamliner

Boeing has delivered the first 787-9 Dreamliner assembled at its North Charleston, S.C., facility to United Airlines. The airplane also marks a milestone for the 787 program as the 250th Dreamliner to be delivered. In the first quarter of 2013, Boeing South Carolina teammates began fabrication, assembly and integration of the aft and mid fuselage

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Dr. Johannes Bussmann new Chairman of the Lufthansa Technik Executive Board

As of April 1st, 2015, Dr. Johannes Bussmann will become Chairman of the Executive Board of Lufthansa Technik AG, replacing August Wilhelm Henningsen, who is retiring after fourteen years at the helm of the company. Johannes Bussmann, who holds a doctorate in aerospace engineering, has been a member of the Executive Board since September 2012

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Air China to open Beijing – Minsk – Budapest service

Air China plans to start Beijing – Minsk – Budapest services from May 1st, 2015, meeting the needs of more travelers to Europe. The four-time weekly Beijing-Minsk-Budapest services CA721/722 are operated on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. The route is to be operated with Airbus A330-200, which all classes of service are outfitted with personal

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PART considers expansion to meet storage demand

PART, (Pacific Aerospace Resources & Technologies, LLC) has inducted six Boeing wide-body aircraft into long term storage with contracts to induct at least six more by late spring. In response to the fast growth of PART’s customer base, “We are actively exploring land improvement projects to dramatically increase the area available for aircraft storage” stated

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Lufthansa Technik increases revenue in 2014

In fiscal year 2014, the Hamburg-based Lufthansa Technik Group achieved a result just under last year’s record level, with increased revenue of €4.3m. The annual accounts of the 22 consolidated Lufthansa Technik Group companies show an operating result of €392m. Currently Lufthansa Technik looks after 800 customers and a total of 3,200 aircraft. In 2014,

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